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December 4 - 10, 1997

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China on Trial: After the release of five films on the subject of Chinese oppression, the question is, When did Hollywood get so righteous?

Editorial: Petition heard

Letters: Comment from AsianWeek readers

Yellow Pearls: The fuss over the Asian economic flu

Emil Amok: Environmentalists are making immigrants the new scapegoat

Voices: Reclaiming Asian American support for affirmative action

Race Initiative Moves Out of Washington: White House seeks conservative support for dialogue as first town meeting is held

News Briefs: Wei Jingsheng to join Columbia, Congress retreats from immigration provisions, Colin Powell comes out for Bill Lann Lee, and more

Newsmaker: New York Judge Dorothy Chin-Brandt

Names in the News: Asian Americans on the move

Washington Journal: Report confirms bias in campaign-finance controversy

Hmong Desperate on Welfare Reform: Vets and advocates demand restoration of benefits

SFPD's finest, Berkeley students file affirmative-action petition, When tech support turns racist, Political Potstickers, On the Scene, and more

Celluloid China: Hollywood's take on Tibet, the Cultural Revolution, and more

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

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