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	APA Male TV Anchors: Invisibility and Emasculation Asian Pacific American male anchor? Not in a maritime sense, mate. But as in news anchor, the guy behind the desk, shuffling paper, smiling in front of the robotic camera, reading the prompter, shuffling news script like a prop and tossing it so affably from local tragedy to sports, traffic or weather. The anchor is an American cultural icon. Walter Cronkite. Dan Rather. Tom Brokaw. Peter Jennings. So where’s the Asian Pacific American guy? Oh, yes. Let’s not forget to mention James Hattori, formerly a weekend anchor at KRON and now host of CNN’s tech show, and a few local exceptions in Los Angeles, guys who have ridden a TelePrompTer in their time. But as the major news anchor at their outlets? APA males just aren’t in that game... FULL STORY...		Watching the Sunset (Feature) Mass Privatization of Philadelphia Schools Worries APAs (in National News) Report Released on the Plight of the Asian Pacific American Worker (in Bay Area News) Ultimate Diversions: ‘Warcraft III’: Blizzard Does it Again (in Business) Fok Leads Golden State to Second Place Finish in Pro-Am (in Sports) From the Director’s Chair (in A&E) Emil Amok: APA Male TV Anchors: Invisibility and Emasculation (in Opinion)

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Floss Talk: Where Did the Stars Go? The clock ticked 2:42 a.m. early Monday morning. My alarm began to sound but instead of the usual snooze route, I arose out of bed to watch the peak of the summer meteor shower of Perseids. The name Perseids was named after the constellation Pegasus, which dates back all the way to 36 A.D. After doing research for a few days learning the background of the meteor shower, I picked up quite a few facts that intrigued me enough to actually want to stay up and watch the event live in action. This summer meteor shower is supposed to occur annually and can be seen all over the world in different regions. This year it is supposed to peak in the predawn hours of Aug. 12 and continue on through the next couple of nights. I’ve never watched a meteor shower before, so I thought it would be cool to check it out — kind of like one of the things you do once in your lifetime...

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