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March 2 - 8, 2001

Internet Romance Gone BAD

Stories of online disaster dates

By Joseph Hong

The Internet provides the perfect medium for fantasy. Alone at the computer, you can log on to a chat room and instantly become anyone you (or others) want. On the other end, you imagine you’re hooking up with a Keanu Reeves or a Sung Hi Lee look-alike. Some of us are looking for love, and others seek friendships or maybe just a cyber “one-night stand.”

It can be a risky affair (pun intended). According to some psychologists, rarely does online chemistry transfer to old-fashioned love. Most online dates end in disappointment, despite, or because of, the expectation of love, romance, or sex. AsianAvenue.com, one of the most popular Asian American cyber meeting places, polled 21,489 of its 1,324,000 members and found only nine percent had successfully dated another member.

COMPLETE STORY...

In this Internet Romance Feature:
• Stories of Online Disaster Dates
LOL in CyberLove:
Kevin's lessons from a first and last date

We're Done Waiting: Wellesley women demand better diversity education
(in National News)

Same-Sex Partners in California Rally for Family
(in Bay Area News)

Broadband Technology: How fast is fast enough?
(in Business)

The Sweetest Taboo: Same-sex love in 16th-century Japan
(in A&E)

Emil Amok: A yellow silver screen
(in Opinion)

We’re Done Waiting:
Asian American women at Wellesley College demand better diversity education.

Washington Journal:
Pardons and Faith.
Columnist Phil Tajitsu Nash on how President Bush is blurring the Church/State line.

Census Update:
A Question of Identity.
Few chose multi-race category on U.S. Census.

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• Man Arrested in West Virginia Racial Beating
• Supreme Court to Rule on Deportation Dilemma
• Unprecedented Case of Asylum for Autistic Child
• Blast from the Past: The Asian refugee in America.
• Japanese American Immigrant Admitted to Bar Posthumously.
• New Law Will Eliminate Red Tape on Overseas Adoptions
• Fear of a White Nation in Australia
• U.S.-Bound Chinese Students Accused of Cheating
• The Quest for Yao Ming

The Right to Marry — Denied:
Same-sex partners in California rally for family.

Hmong American Teen Mothers:
Young women deal with two standards of marriage and motherhood.

Also in Bay Area & California News...
• Political Potstickers: Assembly Seat Race Shapes Up.



Check out our new online classifieds section, featuring job listings, announcements, and more.


How Fast Is Fast Enough?
Business writer Ron Chepesiuk investigates if broadband technology will deliver on its promises.

Sonic Bits of Solid Gold:
Silicon Valley inventor hopes to preside over the digital sound revolution.

Also in Business...
• Old-timers Dominate South Korea’s Internet Economy
• Pinching Pennies in Japan
• Common Cents: The 401(k)

The Sweetest Taboo:
Japanese filmmaker Oshima on same-sex love in the world of the 16th-century samurai.

Kimi Finds a Voice:
New Rugrats character voiced by blind actress Dionne Quan.

Also in Arts & Entertainment...
• S.F. International Asian American Film Fest: Top Picks
• On the Scene: Peninsula Pastimes.

Emil Amok:
A Yellow Silver Screen.
Columnist Emil Guillermo is looking forward to the S.F. Asian American Film Festival.

Lead Editorial:
Hit Return to Send (Some Love).
When was the last time you played solitaire with a real set of cards?

Also in Opinion...
• Voices from the Community: My American Beginning
• Letters to the Editor

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