EDITORIAL: Hate crime circumstance.

LETTERS: Comment from AsianWeek readers

EMIL AMOK: My alien mom

YELLOW PEARLS: The merit myth

VOICES: A new agenda for U.S.-China relations

IMMIGRATION WARNING: Advocates predict consequences of Senate immigration bill

NEWS BRIEFS: Regents appeal affirmative action ruling, Hung jury in racketeering trial, Imperial tombs a hit

NEWSMAKER: Filmmaker Arthur Dong makes films that matter

NAMES IN THE NEWS: Asian Americans on the move

LAST CHANCE FOR REFUGEES: Thousands of Hmong refugees given another chance at resettlement

UNREST ON CAMPUS: Students demonstrate for ethnic studies programs

APA SUPERS: A new supermarket in San Diego caters to Asian American tastes

UCLA UPDATES ALMANAC: Good news in UCLA's new National Asian Pacific American Political Almanac

APA AGENDA: News from Asian American activists and advocates

RETURN TO LITTLE TOKYO: Second in a series on Asian American cultural centers

ARGUING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: Three new books take all sides in the debate

ROCK 'N' ROLL RELATIONS: Cousin trouble in The Year of My Japanese Cousin

SOCIAL NOTES: By Carolyn Gan

CALENDAR: Events around the country of special interest to Asian Pacific Americans