LETTERS: Comment from AsianWeek readers

EMIL AMOK: Fresh-kill practices

YELLOW PEARLS: Olympic feats

VOICES: Hiroshima remembered

OLYMPIC UPDATE: Silver and gold for Amy Chow, plus other APA results

NEWS BRIEFS: S.F. mayor urges veto of welfare bill, English-only bill draws fire, and more

NEWSMAKER: Marty Low looks to Chinese medicine to treat his HIV

NAMES IN THE NEWS: Asian Americans on the move

LOTUS FUND FALLOUT: Some politicians return Lotus Fund money, others wait and see

WASHINGTON JOURNAL: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard helps the APA community

WELFARE REFORM: APA advocates react with outrage to Senate passage of bill

APA AGENDA: News from Asian American activists and advocates

DEFINING JAPANESE AMERICAN: JACL National Executive Director Herb Yamaanishi looks toward the future

FOOD SHOW: Singapore banquet with chef Martin Yan

HELLO, CRUEL WORLD: Le Van Loc stars in Tran Anh Hung's Cyclo

SOCIAL NOTES: By Carolyn Gan

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