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	Addicted to Big Money — and Bad Odds Asian Americans targeted by casino marketers By Neela Banerjee On a trip to a local casino to witness the problems of gambling addiction first-hand, Dr. Evelyn Lee made a disturbing observation: the majority of customers were Asian American. Moreover, the casino seemed to cater to the population with bilingual dealers and other Asian targeted perks. “The casinos are more culturally competent than most Bay Area hospitals,” said Lee, who as president of the San Francisco-based NICOS Chinese Health Coalition, an umbrella group consisting of more than 30 health and human service organizations, is working to bring this problem to light. COMPLETE STORY...		Ivy League Uproar: Student essay at Harvard incites a national debate (in National News) Japan's Financial Crisis: Is there a way out? (in Business) The First Steps: Young Japanese artists make their marks on the international map (in A&E) Emil Amok: The Plane, the Plane -- A theory of negative gravity. (in Opinion)

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Youth Together Rallies Against Violence in Richmond High By Ji Hyun Lim With the recent string of shooting rampages at places such as Columbine High School and Santana High School, school safety is no longer a given. Arguably, more youth than ever before, are aware of the realities of violence. That may ring especially true in the Bay Area. Richmond Police Department reported that in 2000, there were 137 cases of juvenile crime, involving homicide, assault with deadly weapons, or robbery, which victimized 107 individuals. In 1999, those numbers were even higher, with 165 youth involved in crime and 129 victims. Moreover, in recent years, there have been two to four homicides of Richmond students within a two-mile radius of their schools. COMPLETE STORY...

In Memory Of... James T. Yee, crusader for diversity in public TV, dies at age 53. U.C. Berkeley Releases Data on 2001 Admissions: More students than ever admitted. Honda’s Pell Grant Proposal Fails in Congress: Would have increased higher education loan limits. Political Potstickers: Donkeys in Disneyland. Columnist Samson Wong brings us the latest in amusement park politics.

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