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Letters to the Editor
Hate Crimes Are Wrong — Regardless of the Race of the Victims
In retrospect, he said his family is trying to understand the merchant and deal with their anger without hating back. “A black person did this to us but I can’t hate all black people. Our parents taught us right,” Soonthorn said.
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A Whole New Game
On Monday the San Francisco Board of Supervisor’s meeting commenced as usual, 2 p.m. sharp in the second floor legislative chamber of City Hall. This time, however, the scene had visibly changed. Mabel Teng was a no-show. Leland Yee beamed, perhaps basking in his re-election victory. And Michael Yaki was all giggles, cracking jokes and […]
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Asian Americans Need Not Apply
Here’s how I know it’s Christmas. This year, Bill and Hillary have taken the time from their busy schedules — what with Mr. President meeting with Mr. President-elect, and the first lady buying mansions and selling memoirs — to send along their annual politically correct “holiday” card.
Oh, I know they didn’t lick the envelopes themselves. […] -
My Life as Special Ed
By Edward Nieto/PNS
When I began school, I was put in a class with kids who also had similar troubles. I thought I was just extra smart because I was put in “Special” Education. Even more so because my name is Ed: get it, “Special Ed”?
When I started school I got moved up a grade quicker […] -
Could We See Our Own Checkpoint Charlie?
The presidential election is over, and George W. Bush has been declared the victor by the Electoral College. Leaders from all over the globe have called to offer him their congratulations. However, in the international press, the prevailing view seems to be that he is, to use the title of last week’s edition of The […]
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Wen Ho Lee Book to Be Written with Help of Helen Zia
California author Helen Zia will help former Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee, targeted in what originally was an espionage investigation, tell his story in a first-person book.
Stacy Cohen, a spokeswoman for the Lee family, said Friday they were “extremely happy’’ with the choice of Zia by the publishing firm Hyperion, a branch of ABC […] -
NYC Schools to Consider Offering English Immersion Choices
New York City’s schools chancellor will propose expanding bilingual education options for children with limited English, allowing immigrants to choose how quickly their kids face English immersion.
Harold O. Levy’s plan follows an October study revealing problems in the current program, including substandard teaching and keeping students too long.
Currently, enrollees who fail an English competence test […] -
Mistrial Declared in Case of Fatal Stabbing
Jury deadlocked over first-degree manslaughter charge
By Associated Press
A mistrial was declared Dec. 13 in the first-degree manslaughter trial of a Vietnamese American man from Seattle who fatally stabbed another man during a racially charged Fourth of July confrontation in Ocean Shores last summer.
Grays Harbor County Superior Court jurors deadlocked on whether Minh Duc Hong, 26, […] -
Org vs. Com
It’s the era of dot-com gentrification — Do you know where your local community arts organization is?
The first week of December saw a housewarming and a baby shower in the Asian American art organization family. This family traditionally has been and currently is in the front lines of the space war between community and poorly […] -
Community Baby
Locus arrives in Japantown
By Joseph Hong
Mobilized to action last April by the displacement of many Asian American art and community centers suffering from San Francisco’s skyrocketing rent, an all-volunteer group of mostly 20- and 30-something API artists and activists have formed a nonprofit organization dedicated to opening a flexible, multipurpose performance art space/resource center/café in […] -
Nomad Momma
Kearny Street Workshop moves … again
By Yi Hai Lai
On Dec. 7, friends, supporters and members of the Kearny Street Workshop (KSW) gathered for a house-warming party in its new space. In the wake of eviction madness in the South of Market, KSW, the oldest existing Asian Pacific American multidisciplinary arts organization, has recently moved in […] -
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Congrats to David for recieving the Asian American Bar's endorsement at event hosted by progressives Kamala Harris and Jeff Adachi.
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