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July 6 - July 12, 2000
It was fitting that this past week Asian Americans celebrated the Fourth of July, feeling as a community one step closer to full inclusion with the nomination of Norman Mineta to the post of Commerce Secretary. Across the country API leaders have lauded the president’s decision, while simultaneously extolling Mineta’s 38-plus years of service to the country . Mineta has always helped guide API causes. Most notably, he was instrumental in getting Reagan to sign the now historical executive order that mandated redress and an apology for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. In a sense, Mineta has helped pave the future and at the same, has symbolized the conquering of historical wrongs. API Advisory Commission Visits S.F. Asian Food Markets in the Bay Area Lampo Leong's Forces • Contemplation
Reasons to Celebrate
POWs Waiting for Apologies
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Norm Mineta, almost surely our next Secretary of Commerce, may not be there very long. If his nomination to replace William Daley is rushed through, Mineta may serve a few months in the post. Then there’s the election. If a Democrat wins in November, it may be a longer stay. But that’s not guaranteed. And if a Republican wins, his tenure will most certainly end. Since when does a Cabinet secretary’s job security equal that of a medium market disk jockey?
Emil Amok: Mineta’s First
Voices: The API Vote? Nonsense
Susan Au Allen criticizes the 80-20 initiative and rejects the idea of an Asian American voting bloc.
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