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	Backstage with Gedde Watanabe Photo by Ji Hyun Lim. By Ji Hyun Lim Visions of awkward teens in braces, rolling eyes, and hyper-dramatic attitude abound in John Hughes’ coming-of-age cult film Sixteen Candles. Ahh, the 1980s and those painful images of adolescence are hard to shake off even now. Gedde Watanabe has a distinct set of scars from his role in the film. Watanabe is still identified and iconized as Long Duk Dong, the bowl-haired, accent-ridden foreign exchange student who stays with Sam’s family. There’s even a Web site for this caricature. “It’s very funny. It’s flattering,” Watanabe laughs. COMPLETE STORY...		GM Buyout: Takeover of Daewoo ignites protests and violence (in National News) Fighting for Their Jobs: Oakland teachers union leaders claim unfair firings (in Bay Area News) Voices from the Community: Cecilia Chung welcomes you to San Francisco Pride Week (in Opinion)

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