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Kids in the Halls of Justice: Gen X meets Gen Y in handcuffs for peace
Following the peace march and rally in San Francisco on Feb. 16, thousands of people continued to protest and hundreds clashed with the police. By the end of the day, 46 protesters had been rounded up, handcuffed and taken into custody inside San Francisco’s Hall of Justice.
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Borneo Project: People of the Forest Fight Back
Jok Jau Evong truly appreciated being in Berkeley this month. After all, the Malaysian government had confiscated his passport for nearly a decade.
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No Reprieve in Special Registration Program: Deadline extensions do little to allay fears
At 1 p.m on Friday, Feb. 21, Muhammad Nouman found himself standing alone in the near-empty Federal Plaza, in New York City, eyes wide. Though he had waited patiently in line since 9 a.m., Nouman had yet to reach the lobby of the Immigration and Naturalization Service office. And although service hours officially extend until […]
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New and Notable Books
Confinement and Ethnicity: An Overview of World War II Japanese American Relocation Sites
By Jeffery F. Burton, Mary M. Farrell, Florence B. Lord and Richard W. Lord (University of Washington Press: The Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies) -
‘Robot Stories’ Comes to Life
On Sept. 10, 2001, writer/director Greg Pak stepped onto the New York set of Robot Stories — his debut feature film — for his very first day of shooting. We all know what happened the next day. In the aftermath of Sept. 11, many New York-based film and TV productions shut down, but that […]
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Daytime TV’s APA: Lynn Chen makes herself at home on All My Children
Lynn Chen must have been born under a lucky star. This talented actress has recently landed a recurring role on the Emmy-winning soap opera All My Children, where she plays Regina, making her one of two Asian Pacific Americans featured in the storyline. The other is Ivan Shaw, who portrays the character of Henry.
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Living Large with the Ford Expedition
It is mid-morning in Dearborn, Mich., and more than a few automotive journalists are fighting the affects of jet lag as they listen attentively to Ford executives sing the praises of the all-new 2003 Expedition. I dutifully took both notes and photos of chassis parts, power folding seats and safety devices, but if you asked […]
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Bush vs. Saddam: Reality TV’s Finest Hour
Things are really getting personal now. It’s been said that the potential war is really a personal grudge match between President Bush and Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Commentators have, perhaps jokingly, suggested the two not drag us into war but settle the thing honorably.
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A Brutal Exodus
It is incredible how much immigration patterns and laws affect who we are as a community. From welcomed laborers to excluded laborers, separated families to professional flooding — Asian Pacific Americans are full of stories about how their family arrived here and survived here.
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Letters to the Editor
Some Shocking Headlines
DEAR EDITOR: We are alerting you to a disturbing front page headline that appeared in the Feb. 24 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle. It stated: “AIDS vaccine mostly a failure” with a subhead that read, “It helps some groups but doesn’t work across the board.” -
Internment: More Than Just a Government Mistake
This week commemorates the 61st anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, the presidential decree that imprisoned more than 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent in World War II concentration camps.
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SF Cops: Fish Stinks from the Head
Is it coincidental or was the departure of former Chief Fred Lau a harbinger of the downhill slide we’ve seen at SFPD?
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Dear Educator – I feel sad that you interpreted my mentioning Fu Man Chu as something negative. Your mention of Fu Man Chu, August 29, is what reminded me of the movie character.
Paul Corbero on Spanish Olympians - More Controversial Photos Uncovered
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I found your story exceptionally stimulating - I'm really waiting to reading more of your stuff
Greta Fitzpatrick on Daily Dose: 9/5/08
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I still don't believe we're "each other's afterthoughts" stats or not. It's a small percentage of AM and BW being attracted to each other, the main reason they never dared to date interracially was because they thought the other gender didn't find them attractive, many thought they were "alone" feeling attracted to BW or AM.
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Laine....I agree...wants to be an M.D. and then own a club?? I don't think she's a CAL student..her grammar isn't the best.
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ha, ha. this is funny. and might i add pretty terrible. whatever happened to manners. i know that people think cryingout for manners is like criticizing hip hop but this letter and scenario is not an instance of it's all good.
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Folks: Both "Honest Reader" and Dan are correct about Georgia attacking South Ossetia first, and, probably, about the casualty numbers as well.
Frank Eng on Eyes Pulled Back, the Chinese Look Intimidating
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Also, CS' comments relating this issue to unassimilated immigrants are way off the mark. The LPGA isn't dealing with a "microcosm of broader American issues.
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Respectfully, Bob M. and Doc are just plain wrong and all they're doing is restating the LPGA's faulty and false justification for this rule in place of actual arguments and reasoning.
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A partial victory. I hope this foolish ruling is rescinded completely and soon.
Joel on Lieu and Yee Help Rescind LPGA English Language Policy Penalty
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There are a number of half asian children and much like half white children, for the most part the children are offsprings of black men.
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