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August 24 - August 30, 2000
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Secretary of Labor addresses APIA businesses
By Ethen Lieser
On the 30th floor of the Crown Plaza Union Square building in the heart of San Francisco, around 100 Asian American business men and women gathered to hear U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao address issues of utmost importance in the Asian Pacific Islander American labor community.
Sponsored by the Asian Business Association, the round table discussion was set beneath candle-lit chandeliers and whispering talk from those who attended. Television cameras and photographers lurked. Reporters were restless. The chair for Secretary Chao was positioned in the middle of the head table, in the foreground of U.S. and California flags, where she would be in best view from any angle of the room.
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McNair Scholar Has Nothing to Lose
First-generation college student presents research
By Janet Ng
U.C. Berkeley educates a variety of students. Some have dreamed of attending the school since they were born, others didn’t even think they would make it to college. Earlier this month, a number of first-generation university students presented their research to faculty, family and friends at the 2001 California McNair Scholars Symposium.
A senior at Berkeley this fall, Tam Bui, 20, is one of the participants in the research program. A native of Sacramento and the oldest of five kids, Bui had few role models growing up.
“My parents escaped from Vietnam, and were poor. They didn’t go to school. I guess…[others] didn’t expect much from me,” she said. “My parents were so excited when I got into Berkeley.”
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Potstickers:
A Prickly Rose, Some Beer & Banana Splits. Radio Commentator Rose Chai’s is recasting herself from conservative Democrat to progressive advocate to win election to the Municipal Utility District Board of Directors.
Tricky Numbers:
Though hate crime numbers have gone down over the past four years, the office of Attorney General Lockyer warns that the statistics may be misleading.
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