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Bay Briefs
Laura Ling, Chopra on Al Gore TV
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. –– Current-TV, Al Gore’s news channel debuting in August, has announced the additions of Gotham Chopra and Laura Ling as producers and hosts. -
Global Briefs
Largest Property Trust Good to Go
HONG KONG –– Hong Kong’s highest court has approved the initial public offering of what could be the world’s biggest real estate investment trust. -
Nation Briefs
Microsoft Sues Google over Lee
SEATTLE –– Microsoft Corp. has sued Kai-Fu Lee, who had been former head of its Internet search technology, and the company that just hired him away, Google, Inc. -
In Good Company at Cummins
You don’t expect a company located in a town that’s 91 percent white and just 3 percent Asian to be named the top company in the nation for Asian Americans.
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Fletcher, “Father of Affirmative Action”
On July 12, a man referred to as the “father of affirmative action” passed away at his home in Washington, D.C. Arthur Fletcher defied all labels because he was truly bigger than all of them. At 6′4″, he had been a defensive
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Outrage at Wild 94.9 Hiring in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO –– A San Francisco radio station decision to hire a disc jockey fired for an anti-Asian song parody has spurred community condemnation and a campaign to fire him.
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N.Y. Crackdown on Crime
Guilty Plea in Death of Delivery Man
Queens teenager Nayquan Miller, 18, pled guilty to murder and robbery in the savage death of Chinese food deliveryman Huang Chen, 18. He will receive 20 years to life. -
Giant Panda Baby Boom
After D.C. had its most successful Panda birthing to date, two other zoos are hopefully expecting giant panda cubs. It’s difficult to say because there’s no way to test for a panda pregnancy, and they sometimes have
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America Is Still in the Heart
Our world was this one, but a new one was being born.” America Is in the Heart, 1946. Carlos Bulosan wrote those words about World War II, but they are prophetic for the War on Terror today. His voice rings true nearly 60 years
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Bush’s Invisible Man
Here’s the problem with John G. Roberts, the Supreme Court nominee.
When it comes to legal opinions, he’s practically the invisible man. -
Letters to the Editor
Shame on Wal-Mart
I am glad to see that us Asian Americans (“Wal-Mart: Do We Buy It?” July 21) are taking a stand against the Wal-Mart stores. For years, I too have felt their aggressive price lowering tactics have hurt communities –– especially small businesses. These large, cold stores pop up and steal all the local […] -
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