Starving in Silence Eating and body image disorders plague young Asian and Asian American women “Weight is nothing but a number, two or three digits on a scale,” says 19-year-old Susan,* laughing bitterly. “Yeah, I wish that was all it meant. But the scale will dictate my mood for the entire day. As long as it’s 100 or below, I’m happy, but as soon as the scale tips a little over 100, I’m devastated.” She flicks her cigarette—she started smoking to help curb her appetite. At 5’5”, this young Korean woman is already dangerously slim, but she insists, “I would, I will, do anything to be thinner. Diet pills, diuretics, laxatives, enemas, binging, purging, fasting, exercising. If it’s any way to stop the scale from tipping, I’ve tried it.” FULL STORY		Donna Karan Named in Sweatshop Suit (in National News) Newcomer High School Stays Put (in Bay Area News) Normalizing Trade With China (in Business) A Love With Limits (in A&E) Lead Editorial (in Opinion)

	Donna Karan Named in Sweatshop Suit Chinese American workers from Donna Karan-contracted factories allege labor violations and file a landmark lawsuit... Xerox Shooter Found Guilty Jury rejects insanity plea and deems Byran Uyesugi was sane during last year's fatal workplace rampage... More National and World News... • Bill Attempts to Stop U.S. Customs' Abuses • Wen Ho Lee's Day of Outrage • Clinton's API Cabinet Appointments • New York Hate Crimes Bill • Washington Journal			Newcomer High School Stays Put Plans to move the San Francisco school are dropped after a two-month battle... War Waged Over Memorial Statue Proposed Vietnam War memorial in Little Saigon leads to controversy and conflict between city officials and residents... More Bay Area and California News... • School Boundaries Suits Dropped • Chip Theft Trial Nears End • Political Potstickers

	Normalizing Trade with China What's in it for the Asian American community... More in Business... • Trend Track			A Love With Limits Jennifer Phang talks about her film Love Ltd... More in Arts & Entertainment... • John Fortes' Layers of Identity

	Lead Editorial Breaking stereotypes of the Asian American woman... Emil Amok For columnist Emil Guillermo, baseball brings back memories of his father... More in Opinion... • Floss Talk: Going to the Playground • Voices: The Sweatshop Labor Scam • Voices: Ode to the Hand-Written Letter			This Week's Calendar Arts, entertainment, and community events around the country, listed alphabetically by region and category

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