Feb. 26, 1998
“Americans Skate to the Top in Nagano”
Michelle Kwan wins the silver medal and Tara Lipinski wins the gold in women’s figure skating at the Nagano Winter Olympics. It was the first 1-2 finish for U.S. women since 1956.
“I knew this competition was not a piece of cake,” Kwan said. “I came out of the rink feeling like I had done my best; there is nothing more I could have done. I truly know that.”
Feb. 24, 2000
“Two Sides of the Same (Mc)Coin:
Use of Racial Slur May Shed New Light on Candidate”
Presidential candidate John McCain apologizes for his use of the word ‘gook’ to describe the North Vietnamese prison guards who tortured him in a POW camp from 1967 to 1973. The APA community reacts strongly, acknowledging McCain’s service to his country and his “straight talker” approach, but it is concerned that the comments reveal a side of the Arizona senator that “could remain close to his heart.”
Feb. 23, 2001
“Solidarity in Action”
In recognition of Black History Month, AsianWeek profiles five Asian Americans — Bill Lann Lee, Butch Wing, Nobuko Miyamoto, Frank Wu and Akiyu Hatano — who are strengthening and building coalitions with the black American community.
Lee describes working with clients from the South in the 1970s who reminded him of his own parents; Wing recalls campaigning for Jesse Jackson in Chinatown, hearing elderly residents chant, “Go Jesse, go”; Miyamoto talks about the lessons she learned while working with the Black Panthers; Wu shares his experiences as a person of color growing up in a Michigan suburb; and Hatano reveals her passion for empowering black American youth at the charter school she helped found.