Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization
Bruce Bliatout is an American of Hmong ancestry, from Laos. Bruce’s professional work is in health and mental health services. Bruce has a background in public health, acupuncture, and hygiene, receiving his doctorate in public health from Tulane University. He started his career as the director of the Refugee Mental Health Program in Hawaii and served as the executive director of the Southeast Asian Refugee Federation in Portland. Bruce was also the refugee coordinator and assistant to City Commissioner Charles Jordan and Mayor Bud Clark. He held several managerial positions at Multnomah County Health Department until his full retirement in 2009.
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Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization
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The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) is a non-profit organization established in 1974 to serve immigrants and refugees in Portland, Oregon. Since its founding, IRCO has served more than 55,000 people through provision of programs and services that meet needs related to training and employment, health and aging, English language learning, naturalization and adjustment, community development, early childhood, parenting and youth development, education and interpretation and translation.