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	From ‘Oriental’ to ‘Asian American’ Philip Kan Gotanda returns to the turbulent 1960s By Terry Hong Special to AsianWeek When Philip Kan Gotanda sat down to envision his latest play, he thought he might try his hand at writing about “wealthy CEOs living in Silicon Valley.” For a playwright best known for capturing Asian Pacific American, more specifically, Japanese American life — The Wash, The Ballad of Yachiyo, Sisters Matsumoto — such a subject was certainly a departure. “But after interviewing several [CEOs], I couldn’t find anything of dramatic interest I wanted to write about. Remarkable folk, boring lives.” You gotta love that bluntness... COMPLETE STORY...		APAs in the Elections & Endorsements 2002: San Francisco and California (Feature) Columbus Day Dissent Strengthens Solidarity Between APAs and Indigenous Peoples (in National News) Honda Opposes Bush Administration’s Force in Iraq (in Bay Area News) Fashion and Compassion (in Business) Lowell High School Wins First Place in Dragon Boat Championship (in Sports) From ‘Oriental’ to ‘Asian American’ (in A&E) Emil Amok: Don’t Be Fooled By Kung Fool Company (in Opinion)

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Alice Tuan: A Voice Roaring in the New Millennium By Terry Hong Special to AsianWeek During the last year, Alice Tuan wrote five plays. “That’s what happens when you don’t get produced, you just keep writing more plays,” she laughs. While it’s hardly true that she hasn’t been getting produced — her works have played at such prestigious venues as the Berkeley Repertory Theatre and the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles — Tuan has done her fair share of waiting in the wings. After a decade of making waves in the theater world, Tuan is poised to become an ‘overnight sensation.’ Next Friday, her latest play, 4 Days in Red Gulch, will get its first workshop at the Taper’s New Work Festival...

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