Think Out Loud

The Oregon Chinese Coalition knew what was coming. Many of the nonprofit’s board members have relatives in China, some in the epicenter of the initial COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan. Once it was clear that the virus had spread to the United States, the coalition wanted to help protect doctors and nurses caring for patients with COVID-19. It took almost a month, but the members were able to use connections with China and donations from around the state to get a shipment of more than 12,000 N95 masks from China and distribute them to Oregon hospitals. Oregon Chinese Coalition board member Qusheng Jin joins us to talk about this community effort.