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May 18 - 24, 2001

Chu Wins, Headed for Sacramento

Judy Chu. File Photo.
Battle between Asian, Latino candidates could hold lessons

By Michelle DeArmond/AP

Chinese herbalists hawk exotic roots along the main drags in the San Gabriel Valley. Aromatic taco stands and Spanish-language street signs dot the nearby thoroughfares in East Los Angeles.

Together these distinctly different cultures co-exist in a legislative district that many say represents the future of California and, eventually, the country. Whites and blacks are in the minority in this district, while the booming Asian and Latino populations are struggling side by side to get a political leg up.

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Also In Bay Area & California News

North East Medical Services Open in Visitacion Valley

By Ji Hyun Lim

When Norman Hui arrived in San Francisco as an immigrant, he saw many people in the Asian American community who couldn’t afford health care.

Now a dentist — and chair of the board of directors for North East Medical Services — Hui hopes to change that situation for a new generation of newcomers.

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Revolution in the Making:
The Communist party in the Bay Area releases a draft of its program.

Hmong Americans Go to Farming School:
Fledgling growers try their hand at agricultural training campus.

Judo Girls Go for the Gold, and Get It:
Champion Sayaka Matsumoto is a fighter who wins no matter what.

A Precious Mother’s Day Gift:
After a life of trauma, Vietnamese American woman graduates from U.C. Berkeley.

Political Potstickers:
State Assembly to Become More Asian? Columnist Samson Wong breaks down the numbers.


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