August 11 - August 17, 2000

	Bill Lann Lee Named Assistant Attorney General Clinton’s recess appointment bypasses Republican objection President Clinton, in a recess appointment, named Bill Lann Lee as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights of the Department of Justice Aug. 3. Lee, who has been serving as acting assistant attorney general since December 1997, will continue in the position until the end of Clinton’s term this January. The appointment strikes the word “acting” from Lee’s title and officially recognizes Lee as the top official in the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, which enforces laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability and other factors. COMPLETE STORY...		Saving S.F.'s Japantown Bowl (in Bay Area News) E-Privacy (in Business) Venture Frogs Restaurant (in A&E) Voices: Matt Fong's Not Applauding Just Yet (in Opinion)

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API Republicans Conclude Convention Already hitting the national campaign trail As the Republican National Convention came to a close, Texas Governor George W. Bush told the packed crowd, “We are now the party of ideas and innovation. The party of idealism and inclusion. The party of a simple and powerful hope.” Soon after balloons and confetti fell from the ceiling of Philadelphia’s First Union Center, bringing the cheering people to their feet. At the convention Asian Pacific Islander delegates were already assessing Bush’s campaign and planning strategies to help their candidate win the White House. The minority vote is a key issue for the GOP this year, with the Bush campaign spotlighting many Latino, African American and other minority speakers and entertainers throughout the week. COMPLETE STORY... Filipino Americans Sue Japanese Companies for Enslavement: Allege they were enslaved during World War II. INS Official Accused of Sexual Harassment: Two Chinese women accuse INS officer Thomas Powell of demanding money and sex in exchange for approval of their applications. Washington Journal: Democrats and Asian America. With the history of politics and conventions in mind, columnist Phil Tajitsu Nash reflects on the Democratic Party’s challenges at the upcoming convention.

Viet-Am Group Joins 80-20 Initiative: The Vietnamese American Public Affairs Committee announces support of 80-20, a non-partisan effort fo create an Asian American voting bloc. Korean Americans now remain the only major ethnicity not represented in 80-20. Study Reveals API Disparities in Health Care: A new report shows disproportionate lack of health care access and insurance coverage for minorities, and shows differences between the ethnic subgroups within the Asian American community. Discrimination Probe Targets Second Weapons Lab: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigates evidence that Asian Americans at the Los Alamos National Laboratory are underpaid and underrepresented in management. The EEOC has been investigating similar claims at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Suspect in Chicago Attacks Headed to Illinois: After being arrested in the Philippines, the man wanted for serial attacks on Asian American women has turned himself over to Illinois authorities. Another Hmong American Disappears While Going to Laos: In the same ten-month period, a total of three Hmong Americans have disappeared while crossing the Mekong River to Laos while visiting Thailand. The incidents come across the the backdrop of a rising Hmong insurgency against the communist government in Laos. Wife’s FBI Work May Help Wen Ho Lee Defense: As a liaison and host at laboratory gatherings, Lee’s wife provided information to the FBI and possibly the CIA.

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