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	South Asian Community Condemns Sexual Assault By Ji Hyun Lim AsianWeek Staff Writer South Asian community organizations gathered at a press conference Sept. 4 in front of a Longs Drugstore in Palo Alto, Calif., to voice sympathy for a 15-year-old Muslim girl who was raped by Sanjay Nair, a 19-year old Hindu man who allegedly followed the victim to the basement bathroom of the store where they both work and sexually assaulted her. Though racial slurs were said during the incident, Nair may not be indicted for the original allegation of a hate crime but will be charged with a felony and assault with the intent to commit rape, the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office said... COMPLETE STORY...		2002 Elections: APA Voter Guide (Feature) WTC Architect’s Offices May Be Demolished (in National News) South Asian Community Condemns Sexual Assault (in Bay Area News) Ultimate Diversions: Kingdom Hearts (in Business) Chinese American Volleyball Tournament Comes to San Francisco (in Sports) Who’s Got Us? (in A&E) Emil Amok: Why They Hate Us So Much (in Opinion)

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Nepali Cyclist’s Personal Peace Mission Breaks in the Bay Area By Meg Dixit Special to AsianWeek “The earth is one house, and we are all family who must live in this house with peace and love,” said the 34-year-old Nepali cyclist during a short Bay Area stop at an afternoon pot-luck party in San Leandro’s Marina Park Sept. 8. “Despite all the religions that exist, we are all part of a global community,” explained the Nepalese missionary, who is now in the middle of his dream to bike approximately 390,000 kilometers around the world to spread his message of peace...

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