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June 8 - 14, 2001

Resurrection of the I-Hotel

San Francisco's epic neighborhood battle ends in ... victory?

By Neela Banerjee

Near the northeast corner of San Francisco’s Chinatown, at the junction of Jackson and Kearny Streets, an unruly chain-link fence surrounds a sunken, vacant lot. Brick foundations barely peek through the patches of yellowed grass, giving the hint that there was something here before. Cars come in and out of the $6-an-hour parking lot next door. To the left, the Trans-America building shoots high into the sky. Tourists pass by on their way to North Beach, pointing out the piles of trash that litter the lot. An elderly Asian man walks by, relying heavily on his cane, not even turning his head to look at the space that once was the thriving heart of one of the defining movements in Asian American history.

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Senate Bill Bans Burma
(in National News)

Learning Center Reaches Out in Oakland to Mentally Ill
(in Bay Area News)

New Business Deal to Import Chinese High Tech Workers.
(in Business)

Missing Persons:
The Existential Work of
Hiroshi Teshigahara

(in A&E)

Emil Amok: What Are Tiger Privates Doing in My Soup?
(in Opinion)

Senate Bill Bans Burma:
Legislation introduced to prohibit all imports from Myanmar to support the end of forced labor.

Prime Time Whitewash:
New report shows lack of diversity on TV affects children’s perceptions.

Also in National News...
• Judicial Watch Questions Matt Fong’s Loyalty:
• The OCA’s New Executive Director
• Duong Is New White API Initiative Director
• U.S. Officials Censor Embarrassing Book
• Third Kidnapper-Rapist Pleads Guilty
• Group Asks Bush for Better Fil-Am Veteran Benefits
• Taoist Leader Sues Portland INS
• Hmong Man a Step Closer to Release
• Washington Journal: Fifty Years Since McCarran-Walter

In Sports...
• Komine Shucks Hitters in the Cornhusker State
• AsianSportShots: Roundup of the latest on Asian American athletes.

In International News...
• Indonesia Ready for Impeachment Proceedings
• Chinese AIDS activist Blocked from U.S. Trip
• Great Britain, Great Problems
• Korean Activists Protest U.S. Protection of River Polluter

Neighborhood Learning Center Reachs Out to Oakland:
Nonprofit breaks stigma of mental illness and helps APIs return to their lives.

James Hahn Elected L.A. Mayor:
Longtime city attorney defeats former state assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa.

Also in Bay Area and California News...
• Trial Begins in Minority Contracts Case
• Longtime South Bay Postal Postal Employee Honored
• More Junior College Grads Entering U.C.
• California Schools Get Tech Info



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Exporting High Tech Talent:
Sino-American deal brings Chinese IT workers to U.S.

Next Magazine Expected to Shake Up Taiwan:
Hong Kong tycoon brings sensational, paparazzi journalism to the island.

Also in Business...
• Ethnic Businesses Grow with Communities in New Jersey

Missing Persons:
Pacific Film Archive’s timely series on the existential work of Hiroshi Teshigahara.

The Nijinsky of Butoh:
Master performer Akira Kasai returns with new life.

Also in Arts and Entertainment...
• Neela’s LitPicks: New books for you to read.
• On the Scene: Travelers Intrepid

Emil Amok:
What are tiger privates doing in Guillermo’s soup?

Lead Editorial:
Tax Cut Hurts Communities. The Bush administration’s tax bill is sending the wrong message and creating a long-term problem for community nonprofits.

Also in Opinion...
• We the Peepz: Cell Phones Make My World Go Round
• Voices from the Community: The Myth of a New Brown Race.
• Letters to the Editor: Comments from Our Readers.

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