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	Pam Plumbs the Foreigner By Yafonne Pamela Z dives into an alien state in the world premiere of Gaijin, with three striking bay Area butoh dancers — Shinichi Momo Koga, Kinji Hayashi and Leigh Evans — who converge along different racial lines, from Japanese American, Japanese to Caucasian American. Together with Z, who is African American, the foursome united last weekend at Theater Artaud to create an evening of humor and reflection on alien consciousness. COMPLETE STORY...		Reversed! UC Ban on Affirmative Action (in Bay Area News) China Charges Detained Scholar with Spying for Taiwan (in National News) Emil Amok: Emil's International Incident, Part II (in Opinion)

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Hot'n'Sour Dish: The Dark Side of Bridget Jones’ Diary While all of the Hollywood gossip surrounding the recent film version of the best-selling novel Bridget Jones’s Diary is about the extra pounds actress Renee Zellweger packed on for the title role, Diary has a somewhat less glaring little secret — a hint of racism. COMPLETE STORY...

Happy Dancing: The Ali Khan Band remixes the world and transcends new world borders. The Buzz: The Yolk’s on You. Yolk magazine relaunches, and the wacky comedy of “Rock, Paper, Scissors.” Connecting Through Love: Anti-drug charity concert at Chabot College.

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