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December 15 - 21, 2000

Mixed Reactions to Wartime Slavery Settlement

Former forced laborers and prisoners of Japan during World War II.
By Joseph Hong

A landmark class-action settlement between Japan-based Kajima Corporation and nearly 1,000 Chinese nationals, whom the company imprisoned in labor camps during World War II, may set a precedent for other groups seeking reparations for Japanese wartime atrocities. However, some activists are questioning whether the agreement went far enough.

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Candlelight Vigil for Chanti Pratipatti
(in Bay Area News)

Sina.Com Stretches Across Chinese Communities
(in Business)

Festival of American Playwrights of Color
(in A&E)

Emil Amok: King Court
(in Opinion)

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Mineta to Step Down

Commerce Secretary reacts to outcome of presidential election

By Sam Chu Lin

On Tuesday Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta came to the Bay Area to swear in his son, David, to the school board for Brisbane, Calif.’s Jefferson Union High School District. At the ceremony, Norman Mineta got word that the U.S. Supreme Court had reversed Florida’s Supreme Court ruling to manually recount votes cast in the Nov. 2 election, thus ending Vice President Al Gore’s campaign for the presidency.

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No Small Fête:
Three Asian Americans win the American Association of People with Disabilities Leadership Award.

Vietnamese Americans Lack Vaccine for Hepatitis B:
New study shows this ethnic group has extremely low rates of vaccination.

Korean American Sworn in as Big Island Mayor:
Harry Kim is the first U.S. mayor of Korean descent.

Jury Selection Begins in Ocean Shores:
Murder trial proceeds in controversial case of race-related killing.

Washington Journal:
Celebrating the Art of Mine Okubo. Columnist Phil Tajitsu Nash explores the life of a pioneering Japanese American artist.


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