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January 15 - 21, 1998

PHOTO BY SHIRLEY NAKAO

Fred and Rosa: Two pivotal figures in the civil-rights movement, Fred Korematsu and Rosa Parks, met for the first time at an ACLU awards dinner in San Francisco in 1988.

Editorial: Free at Last

Letters: Comment from AsianWeek readers

Yellow Pearls: What's qualified?

Emil Amok: The many faces of Asian women

Voices: Testimony before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

APA Engineers Design Lunar Probe: Secrets of NASA's latest mission to the moon.

News Briefs: FBI reports 9,000 hate crimes in 1996, Widow to receive "Lost Commando" benefits, Race meeting in Phoenix, and more

Newsmaker: Journalist jailed in Korea

Washington Journal: DNC reverses its ban on contributions from non-citizens

Once a Fugitive, Now a Hero: Civil-rights pioneer Fred Korematsu is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor

Diversity update at the S.F. Fire Department, Community group backs freeze on water rates, What's up in the June ballot, Social Notes, and more

Calendar: Events around the country of special interest to Asian Americans

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