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May 25 - 31, 2001
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Reversed! U.C.’s Ban on Affirmative ActionRegents’ decision may improve diversity in school system, but does not change state law With last week’s unanimous decision by the University of California Regents to “rescind” the ban on affirmative action, people across California are talking about ways to bring diversity back to campuses, where race issues had become a taboo subject. For Asian Americans, who dominate the undergraduate populations at some U.C.s, the reversal of SP-1 and SP-2 will hopefully assure a faculty and staff more reflective of the student body. |
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Former Housekeeper Sues Deputy Korean Consul:
Korean official denies charges of enslavement and labor abuse.
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Japanese American intern resister receives honorary degree in humane letters from University of San Francisco.
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