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	APA Taxi Drivers Unite for Their Rights By Ji Hyun Lim AsianWeek Staff Writer An ornate dragon danced merrily. Loud, blaring music boomed out of large speakers and firecrackers exploded. Gathering in San Francisco Chinatown’s Spofford Alley, two dozen taxi drivers and community leaders celebrated the momentous inauguration of the San Francisco Asian Taxicab Association (SFATA) Saturday, Sept. 21. District 4 Board of Supervisors candidate Andrew Lee was master of ceremonies for the event, as translators and presenters spoke in English and Cantonese. Honored guests included Police Chief Prentice Earl Sanders, San Francisco Examiner publisher Florence Fang and the Taxicab Workers Union Chair Ruach Graffis... COMPLETE STORY...		Detentions Mount Amid Official Silence (Feature) South Asian Domestic Violence Workers Strategize (in National News) APA Taxi Drivers Unite for Their Rights (in Bay Area News) Fashion and Compassion (in Business) The Cricket Invasion (in Sports) Move Over Barbie, Say Hello to The Girls of Many Lands (in A&E) Emil Amok: Governor Davis: Taking Us for Granted? (in Opinion)

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