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Getting Organized: While the ratio of union membership among Asian American workers is below that of the general population, leaders of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) are optimistic and point to many successes during the last year. APALA members meet in San Francisco next week.

Editorial: What to say about Jay Kim?

Letters: Comment from AsianWeek readers

Emil Amok: AAJA is absent

Yellow Pearls: Far from the truth

Voices:Desperately seeking a match

Kim Pleads Guilty to Illegal Contributions: California congressman focus of four-year investigation

News Briefs: Congress restores disability benefits for legal immigrants, Chinatown landmark to re-open, older immigrants and welfare, and more

Newsmaker: Jennifer Lim plays New York politics

Names in the News: Asian Americans on the move

Washington Journal: Senate hearings adjourn in a flourish of anti-Asian comment, plus highlights of the week's proceedings

Optimism Among the Unionists: APA labor leaders on the state of the unions as they gather in San Francisco for a national conference

Manilatown memories, S.F. elections chief resigns, Supervisor Leland Yee takes a hit, and more

Acting Like an Auteur: Playwright Isaac Ho is part of a new generation in Asian American theater

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

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