The Terminated
March 19, 2004
The arrival of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger brought a new spotlight on Sacramento and the Asian Pacific American state legislators interacting with him. Read more
Politics and the Culture War
March 19, 2004
Are you off-mike or on? It’s easy to tell in print. (Can you tell the difference, here? I’m off-mike. Just like John Kerry). Now I’m on-mike. Read more
We Have Won Before and Will Win Again
March 19, 2004
Thursday’s California Supreme Court ruling has put a halt to our efforts to issue same-sex marriage certificates for now, but we should not be deterred from our efforts to end discrimination against gay and lesbian families. Read more
UpFront News Briefs
March 19, 2004
OVERHEARD
“Sometimes my mom uses it as a coaster.”
— High school senior Andy Ng of Daly City, Calif., on the demise of the hard-bound encyclopedia. Digital versions of Britannica, World Book and Encyclopedia Americana are competing on the World Wide Web. Read more
Yee’s Lawyer Drafts Settlement Proposal
March 19, 2004
Lawyers for the Muslim Army chaplain accused of mishandling classified documents at Guantanamo Bay have proposed a settlement that would throw out the more serious charges and allow him to leave the Army with an honorable discharge. Read more
Chao Boosts Keystone State Jobs
March 19, 2004
Nearly $1 out of every $10 spent by the Bush administration to retrain workers who lost their jobs because of U.S. trade policy is going to Pennsylvania — a battleground state in the presidential election. Read more
Not for Sale: eBay halts auction of Vietnamese girls
March 19, 2004
EBay Inc. halted an auction this week and suspended a Taiwanese user who allegedly tried to sell three Vietnamese girls for a starting bid of $5,400. Read more
Weapons of Electoral Destruction
March 19, 2004
Australia has a unique way of guaranteeing that everyone votes. If you do not vote, you pay a fine.
For example, 2.2 million people voted in the Feb. 7 state elections in Queensland, and 200,000 were no-shows. They were sent letters asking why they had failed to perform one of the most important responsibilities in a democracy, and were given a chance to say why they had not voted. About 25,000 people will end up paying $37.50 each for not voting, adding about $1 million to the state treasury. As you can imagine, there are very few serial non-voters in Australia. Read more
Locke Favors Civil Unions Only
March 19, 2004
An ebullient Mary Li, a Multnomah County employee, held up the very first certificate — showing her and her partner’s name under the Oregon seal.
“I can’t describe how great it feels,” Li said. Read more
Pedo-profiting: The Selling of Cambodian Babies
March 19, 2004
| Above: Soum Savy, center, holds one of her two-month-old twins Feb. 1, 2004 in Laing Kout village, Kampong Cham province, Cambodia, 90 miles north of the capital Phnom Penh. Savy was asked if she wanted to sell her 2-month-old twins to a family overseas. She desperately needs the money, and has no idea how she will feed them, but the 40-year-old mother of nine said no. |
Chea Kim, the chief baby trader in this dirt-road village 90 miles from the capital, waits Read more
In-Fighting Disrupts Service: AIDS nonprofit sues former clients and board members
March 12, 2004
APICHA — the Asian/Pacific Coalition on HIV/AIDS — has educated and counseled hundreds of Asian Pacific Americans stricken with the disease since the organization’s founding in 1989.
But some contend the organization is failing its clients. Read more
About Face: Ancient medicine for modern skin problems
March 12, 2004
Jennifer Brophy believes good skin comes from the inside out. Rather than using alpha hydroxy acid, microdermabrasion or any of the other latest procedures, Brophy applies ancient techniques, such as acupuncture and chi nei tsang, to her clients wanting brighter, tighter and more beautiful skin. Read more
