Wu Faces Tough Competition in Fall
May 28, 2004
Democratic U.S. Rep. David Wu hasn’t faced a tough re-election campaign in recent years.
That could change this fall, when the Oregon congressional incumbent goes up against a well-financed Republican who rode a wave of anti-tax fervor to victory in her GOP primary race. Read more
Curbing Politics: SF Bar backs DA Harris’ anti-death penalty stance
May 28, 2004
The city’s leading professional organization for lawyers criticized California’s two senators and other public officials on May 18 for second-guessing the local district attorney’s decision not to seek the death penalty against a man accused of slaying a police officer. Read more
Taking Responsibility
May 28, 2004
My son and his class at Walt Whitman High School here in Maryland are about to go out into the world in a few weeks. After 12 years of schooling, they are ready to take responsibility for their own lives. Read more
Berkeley Students Denounce Professor for POW Memo
May 28, 2004
Some graduating University of California law students used their commencement Saturday to denounce a professor who helped the Bush administration develop a legal framework that critics say led to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners. Read more
New and Notable Books
May 28, 2004
SPIRAL
By Koji Suzuki, translated by Glynne Walley (Vertical, Inc.) Read more
Let Non-Citizens Vote
May 28, 2004
Estimates are that at least one in three residents of San Francisco is Asian Pacific American. However, APAs make up only one in six voters. A major reason for the disparity is that immigrants generally are required to have five years of residency to become citizens, who can then vote. Prolonging citizenship further is the reality that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services takes an additional two years to process naturalization applications. Read more
The Hes vs. the Bakers: Credibility and cultural values under scrutiny
May 28, 2004
A question mark still hangs over the head of Anna Mae He, the 5-year-old Memphis girl at the center of a custody fight between her biological parents and the couple who has raised her from birth. Read more
Our Memorial Day War
May 28, 2004
Memorial Day during peacetime is sad enough. The dead are a part of history mixed with sentiment that normally produces some sense of pride and patriotism.
Not this year.
Stephen Hsi-fen Soo, 1928 - 2004
May 28, 2004
Stephen Hsi-fen Soo, a Chinese American community leader and civil engineer, passed away on April 3. The native of Guangxi, China was 75. Read more
Sen. John Kerry: A Healthy Heritage
May 28, 2004
Since 1750, when the first Filipino seamen arrived in Louisiana, Asian Pacific Americans have been making enormous contributions to this country. Read more
Real People, Real Progress: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
May 28, 2004
There are two events in May that recognize the critical contributions of APAs. One is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which celebrates the accomplishments and people making a difference for APAs. The other was HIV Vaccine Awareness Day on May 18, which highlighted the need for an HIV vaccine and those searching for such a vaccine to prevent HIV. Read more
Picture This: Hiromi Oda and Kieran Ridge show San Francisco’s global village
May 28, 2004
Hiromi Oda and Kieran Ridge set out to photograph the world, and they found it in San Francisco. Read more