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November 26, 2004
NOV. 25, 1982
“Sen. Hayakawa to Resign”
Reliable Asian American sources privy to Republican Party affairs told AsianWeek that some party members are urging Sen. S.I. Hayakawa to resign before the end of the year to allow Sen.-elect Pete Wilson to replace him, thus allowing Wilson to enter his freshman year in the Senate as an incumbent with more clout and better committee assignments.
NOV. 30, 1984
“Study Finds High Rate of Interracial Marriage Among Nikkei”
The Journal of Marriage and the Family found that Japanese Americans in L.A. County had the highest rate of “outmarriage” (which includes marriage to other Asians) at 60.6 percent (with Chinese at 41.2 percent and Koreans at 27.6 percent). In Hawai’i from 1970 to 1980, Korean outmarriage rates were over 80 percent while Chinese rates were over 75 percent. Various historical influences are considered.
NOV. 29, 1985
“AIDS Researcher Probes Gay Asians’ Resistance”
It has been known for many months that gay Asians suffer from AIDS at lower percentages than other racial groups. It’s unknown if this difference is due to biological factors. Dr. Jay A. Levy said it was necessary to wait a year; some of the men from his research study had only recently contracted the virus, and it was possible that they would later show symptoms.
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