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	Emil Amok The Re-segregation of America Has it sunk in yet? There are 10,123,169 Asian Americans in this country! When you add all the mixed race, and other folks like my unique census grouping, TAFKAF, a.k.a. “The As-Panic Formerly known as Filipino,” there are nearly 12 million who can legitimately claim standing rights under some kind of Asian American umbrella. But don’t celebrate just yet. Now comes the hard part: How do we divide things up evenly? Who stays dry and who gets wet under our own umbrella? Forget about everyone else for now, those 270 million others of which 69.1 percent are white, 12.5 percent are Hispanic, 12.1 percent are Black, and .74 percent are Native American. Is this the new standard for a public institution to “look like America”? Are these the new numbers for how we divvy up dollars in government contracting and public schools? COMPLETE STORY...		New Bill a Hope for WWII POW Redress (in National News) California Assembly Members Create API Caucus (in Bay Area News) The Skyrocketing Cost of Employee Health Insurance (in Business) Himalaya: The Film (in A&E)

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Lead Editorial: Second Shot at the American Dream Every immigrant has dreamt the American Dream. The story of the man from a faraway land coming to the United States with just pennies in his pocket, working hard, and then making it big is a familiar cliché. Asian Americans in particular have held onto the notion, ever since people began emigrating from China in search of Gold Mountain. There’s another tale to be told, though, one that rarely gets repeated. When educated professionals arrive in the United States, they often face a riches-to-rags twist. COMPLETE STORY...

Floss Talk: Senior Stress -- Where Am I Headed? Youth columnist Raymond Li had his high school fun, but now he’s in big trouble. Letters to the Editor: Jason Williams’ Side Is Missing; Support of Chao a Questionable Move; Seeking Books About the Chinese American Experience; Transgender Community Faces Similar Problems Overseas.

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