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	Chinese American Advocates Dismayed at Anna Guo Ruling Anna Guo in the hospital with her father, Wei. Photo courtesy yellowworld.org. By Saykin Foo | Chinese American Citizens Alliance On Dec. 30, 2002, Judge Herbert Curtis, Superior Court Judge, of Ventura County, convicted Anna Guo of a felony assault on Officer Kristen Rupp with a steak knife. The Chinese American Citizen Alliance and its members are deeply dismayed at Judge Herbert Curtis’ ruling. The fact that a charge of an assault felony was made in the first place was disturbing enough, but to have the young girl found guilty is even more disturbing. At worst, Anna should have been charged with the misdemeanor of ‘brandishing,’ since she clearly had a big knife in her hand. Given the circumstances, as we understand them, we contend that Judge Curtis should have acquitted her. FULL STORY...		Korean Centennial (Feature) Communities Brace for Second INS Registration Deadline (in National News) Wins Workers Get $337,000 in Back Wages From Lockbox (in Bay Area News) Matsui Heads for the Bronx: Frog, Prince or Toad? (in Sports) Look Out! Films to see in 2003 (in A&E) Emil Amok: In Defense of the Short and Fat (in Opinion)

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Voices from the Community: It’s Not Yesterday’s Peace Movement By Rene P. Ciria-Cruz | Pacific News Service You don’t need a weatherman to see that grassroots opposition to a U.S. war with Iraq is gathering fast. Today’s peace movement already draws big protest crowds even before the shooting has begun, and its ranks are more diverse than the 1960s movement, which took a few years to grow. Fueling dissent is the perception that Bush’s call for a unilateral first strike against Iraq is arbitrary. Peace activists using technology nonexistent in the ’60s — like e-mail blasts and dedicated Web sites — are preparing a march in Washington D.C., on Jan. 18 – 20, hoping for crowds even larger than October’s demonstrations by tens of thousands in the nation’s capital, San Francisco and other cities. More...

Emil Amok: In Defense of the Short and Fat Emil’s still smarting from being called tubby. Floss Talk: Moving Past My Anger Sandy Liao moves to work through her anger. Lead Editorial Thank You Elaine Chao Letters to the Editor Red diaper doper babies and baseball’s hidden star.

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