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	Peoples' Victory Celebration SF Poet Laureate Janice Mirikitani speaks. by Neela Banerjee Nearly a quarter century after the tenants of the International Hotel were violently evicted from their home in Manilatown, the community came together under sunny skies to celebrate. The all-afternoon event featured poetry, dance, traditional Asian music and impassioned speeches. COMPLETE STORY...		It's Designed to Break Your Heart (Feature) More Work to be Done, Says AAJA (in National News) Peoples' Victory Celebration (in Bay Area News) Get Ready for Cyberwars (in Business) Ironman (in Sports) Fade to Black With Auteur Wayne Wang (in A&E) It Takes Courage in This Business (in Opinion)

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California Not English Only By Paul Chavez/AP Four in 10 Californians speak a language other than English in the home — the highest such percentage nationwide, according to a new demographic survey. The Census 2000 Supplementary Survey released publicly on Aug. 6 also found that 8.6 million Californians — or 26 percent of the state’s 33 million residents — were born in a foreign country. More than 5 million people have not gained citizenship. COMPLETE STORY...

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