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Feb. 23 - March 1, 2001
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By Ji Hyun Lim
Khai Chheangmay is a 46-year-old refugee, who arrived in the United States with physical and psychological scars from his experiences as a soldier who served the Lon Nok government in Cambodia. In April 1975, when the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia, Chheangmay was arrested, severely beaten and tormented, and thrown in a pile with the bodies of 80 dead soldiers. Khai escaped prison and returned home, but eventually ran away from his family, overwhelmed by fear and paranoia that he was constantly being chased and sought after. For three months, he lived underground like a wild dog, staying hidden during the day and coming out at night to look for food. The sight of a knife, gun, or wood stick gave him tremors.
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Executive Order 9066: Day of Remembrance
By Neela Banerjee
Celebrating the personal spirit and the interfaith community, this year’s Bay Area Day of Remembrance, held on Sunday, Feb. 18 at the AMC Kabuki 8 Theaters in San Francisco, continues the annual community ritual of remembering Executive Order 9066, which authorized the incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans in U.S. concentration camps during World War II.
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Blast from the Past:
Professor Bill Ong Hing on the history of the Day of Remembrance.
Activists Mount Valentine Protest:
The Gabriella Network takes a stand against the commodification of Filipina women.
Supes Roundup:
Fair Time for All.The last week in city policy-making.
Political Potstickers:
The Legacy of Candor. Columnist Samson Wong remembers the late Roland Quan. |
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