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March 23 - 29, 2001

Transgender

A Walk of Life

At one of San Francisco’s most exclusive restaurants, *Natasha greets customers clad in one of her own designs. The fitted, spaghetti-strapped dress shows off Natasha’s ample breasts and svelte legs. The color, brown with a gold accent, matches her long, thick hair, highlighted and curled to perfection, and her dark eyes, which seem to draw patrons in. Her manners — and looks — make her one of the most popular waitresses at the night spot, earning on average $200 per shift.

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B-Ball Blunder: Racist NBA player yet to apologize
(in National News)

Equality for All: SFUSD plan targets racial disparities
(in Bay Area News)

Business in the Aftermath of Census 2000
(in Business)

Asian American Oscar predictions
(in A&E)

Emil Amok: Roundball Asian Gals and the Census
(in Opinion)

Fans Irked by Delayed Apology from Kings:
NBA Basketball bigot Jason Williams has yet to say he’s sorry.

Coffee Not Bombs:
Troubled Vietnam War veteran pioneers a Laotian export business.

Also in National and World News...
• Elections in Guyana Deepen Racial Conflict
• Sino-American Chess Tourney Opens Doors
• Walt Woodward, 1910 - 2001.
• Washington Journal: Open Letter to the Hispanic Community.

Census Watch 2000...
• Census Could Muddy the Race Waters
• Bayou Is Alabama’s Window on Asian American Culture
• Tiny Pennsylvania Town Is First With Asian Majority

New S.F. School Plan to Level the Field:
The school district introduces a draft of “Excellence for All.”

Help Us to Help Ourselves:
Skyline High School throws rally in support of proposed youth center.

Also in Bay Area and California News...
• Oakland Homebuyer Fair Draws Hundreds
• Blast from the Past: The Fight to Get into S.F.’s Public Schools.
• The API Insurance Gap
• Forgotten Healers: Reaching Out to Foreign-Trained Health Professionals
• The Glam-Cam: The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.



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The Business of Diversity:
Census 2000 shows that Asian America has bloomed ... will U.S. companies notice?

Daisywheel Inventor’s Spin on Life:
Silicon Valley leader chosen as “Outstanding Scientist and Engineer.”

Also in Business...
• South Korean Protesters Burn U.S. Flag
• Kofi Annan Urges Closer Africa-India Ties
• Common Cents

Oscars Roundup:
What’s in store for Ang Lee and Asian movies in the U.S.

Hot’n’Sour Dish:
It’s PuffyAmiYumi’s World – we’re just living in it.

Also in Arts and Entertainment...
• The Nature of Nature
• Neela’s LitPicks

Emil Amok:
Roundball Asian Gals and the Census. Columnist Emil Guillermo on women with balls and losing the ‘PI’ in ‘API.’

Voices from the Community:
Andrew Lam of the Pacific News Service explains why Buddhism will thrive despite the Taliban toppling in Afghanistan.

Also in Opinion...
• Lead Editorial: Marginalized Wisdom.
• Floss Talk: Vietnamese / Chinese / American ... and a Little Bit of French.
• Letters to the Editor

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