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	Emil Amok: Part I: My International Incident I didn’t want to start an international incident, but what do you expect from an amok with a knife? But first, let me explain why I’m in Hong Kong, SAR. The appendage stands for “Special Administrative Region,” which means it’s China and it’s not. It depends on how much money you have. I’ve been put to a special test for Asian American Heritage Month. It didn’t start out that way. It was quite innocent, really. Pacific News Service, the news organization for which I’ve hosted and produced the television program, NCM-TV: New California Media — The New America Now, has sent me to Asia to do stories in HK. COMPLETE STORY...		Pearl Harbor Movie Controversy Builds (in National News) Judy Chu Wins Assembly Seat (in California News) Will Sunshine Work With the Two Koreas? (in Business) Penn Masala: Cutie crooners bring Indian style to a-capella singing (in A&E)

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Iranian.com: A Special Virtual Community By Zara Houshmand/PNS Iranians in the United States are finally relaxing enough to poke fun at themselves. So what do they joke about? Iranians who are still trying to pass as Italians. Until recently, being Iranian in America has been no laughing matter. Since the hostage crisis in 1979, many have kept a low profile to avoid hostility. COMPLETE STORY...

Floss Talk: Children: Voices for Their Parents. Youth columnist Queena Lu doesn’t want to translate for her mom -- at least, not in the hospital. Letters to the Editor: Thanks for APA Heritage Month Issue; Responses to Hae Jin Choi; Guamanians Have Heritage, Too; Why the UC Regents Should Repeal SP-1.

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