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Jan. 26 - Feb. 1,2001

Underscoring Our Needs

The President’s Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders faces an uncertain future under a new administration

By Joseph Hong

One of the last testimonies of the evening at the Los Angeles Town Hall meeting held last year, was that of a single Asian American mother, limited in her English skills. The woman described her frustration in trying to find information in her language that could help her better support her special-needs child.

“And there was nothing, just nothing available for her,” said Tessie Guillermo, a member of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

COMPLETE STORY...

Community Groups Push to Adjust U.S. Census for Minority Undercount
(in National News)

Help Rico: Eight-year-old Leukemia Patient Needs Bone Marrow Donor
(in Bay Area News)

Forecasting Asia's Economy in 2001
(in Business)

The Wonderful World of Jason Shiga
(in A&E)

Emil Amok: Bush's First Days
(in Opinion)

Making Minorities Count:
Community groups pressure Bush and the government to change the Census to include the undercount of minorities.

National Monument Status Stirs Memories — and Controversy:
President Clinton proclaims the Minidoka internment camp a historical landmark; a former internee recalls his years while imprisoned there.

Also in National & World News...
• Businessman Claims He Gave Money to U.S. Diplomat
• Australian Universities Accused of Asian Favoritism
• Man sues police over handling of sister’s suicide
• Sumo Champ Akebono Steps Down
• Phillipine President Estrada Ousted
• Jhumpa Lahiri Gets Married
• SUNY Wrestler Involved in Another Assault
• Washington Journal

Help Rico:
Eight-year-old boy’s life depends on finding the right bone marrow donor to treat his leukemia.

Recount Update:
District 7 election recount on, off, and on again.

Also in Bay Area & California News...
• Supes Roundup
• Chinatown Youth Sweep in the New Year
• Chinese Ambassador Calls Falun Gong ‘Evil Cult’
• Political Potstickers:
YODA Is Dying.



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Asia in 2001: A Peek Ahead.
Experts have reservations about the coming year for Asia’s economy, but they are optimistic overall.

The Shattered Ceiling:
Q&A with Anirvan Chatterjee, cofounder of BookFinder.com

Also in Business...
• Indian Tech Boom Reaching Out to Nation’s Poor
• Tokyo Again Tops List of Expensive Cities
• Common Cents:
Retiring or Changing Jobs?

The Wonderful World of Shiga!
An interview with quirky comic book artist and mathematician Jason Shiga.

Affairs of the Heart:
Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung reunite in director Wong Kar-wai’s smart and stunning In the Mood for Love.

Also in Arts & Entertainment...
• Hot ‘n Sour Dish:
YiYi. A-One and a-Two.
• Koto master Kazue Sawai to Perform in Bay Area.

Emil Amok:
Bush’s First Days.
Columnist Emil Guillermo analyzes the new president’s inaugural words and actions.

Lead Editorial:
President Bush’s Pride.
Why we should commend Bush for the nomination of Elaine Chao and a diverse cabinet.

Also in Opinion...
• Letters to the Editor

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