LETTERS: Comment from AsianWeek readers

EMIL AMOK: The white Asians

YELLOW PEARLS: Beyond local news

VOICES: Re-examining Japanese Americans

CITIZENS BOOM: Record numbers apply for U.S. citizenship

NEWS BRIEFS: Matt Fong's ambition, Police baffled by slaying of scientist, 'Foreign babe,' and more

NEWSMAKER: James Hattori becomes one of the few Asian anchormen in U.S. television

NAMES IN THE NEWS: Asian Americans on the move

WASHINGTON JOURNAL: The Smithsonian goes all out for APA Heritage Month

DESIGNING WOMEN: Asian American women score big in the fashion biz

NEWSPAPER CRITICS: APA leaders denounce possible merger of San Francisco's dailies

APA AGENDA: News from Asian American activists and advocates

BIG PLANS FOR LITTLE SAIGON: Third in a series on Asian American cultural centers

DECLARE OF INDEPENDENCE: Asian Americans break through in independent rock

ON SCENE: By Gerrye Wong

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