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Bail Out the People and End the War!!

There could be a bail-out for people rather than corporations. For less than the first half of the TARP, we could employ every one of the 10 million unemployed, and Six Years is too long; Stop the F**king war. Save a few thousand lives. Take the three to five trillion!!!* dollars and spend it on Katrina relief, better schools, bailing out mortgages, building rental housing, and food for the poor.

* Estimate based on Nobel Prize Winner Joe Stiglitz

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COMMUNITY

APEN and Allies Continue Battle Against Chevron Refinery in Richmond CA
Call for Joint Action
Op-Ed

NEWS

California Apologizes for Racist History Against Chinese Americans
California passed a resolution apologizing for denying Chinese Americans public education, the right to property, intermarriage, and levying special taxes and restrictions. The Assemblyman who sponsored the successful resolution plans to take the apology legislation to the Congress.
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Recession Begins to Bite on Asian Americans (updated)
Asian American unemployment jumped from 6.7% to 8.2%. They are also as concerned about losing their jobs as other racial groups.
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IMMIGRANT LABOR

Free Speech in Defense of Workers 1; Sunshine Travel 0
Judge Dismisses Travel Business Suit against CPA Boston
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Sunshine Travel Workers Receive Unemployment. CPA counters business attacks.

Soo Moon Nam Jib Restaurant Must Serve Korean Waitresses Unpaid Minimum Wage And Overtime
AALDEF Continues Fight against Dong'Ari
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NJ Restaurant Workers Picket for Year's Back Pay
Owners cite hard times

HISTORY

Changing Neighborhood: Ethnic Enclaves and the Struggle for Social Justice
Traditional ethnic enclaves will remain sites of resistance while newer enclaves will develop more resources and visions to mobilize

STUDENT

Racist Incident at Tufts U.
Rally Thursday, May 15th
Press release on settlement

VIEWPOINTS

is Anti-Asian Sentiment Around the Corner?
In bad economic times, history has shown that the 'us' in the 'us versus them' does not include Asian Americans.

Bail Out the People, Not the Banks
We've committed over $4 Trillion. Here's an alternative. There could be a bail-out for people rather than corporations. For less than the first half of the TARP, we could employ every one of the 10 million unemployed.

ART/CULTURE

Gran Dilemma: A Review of Gran Torino
Overall, I'm just disappointed that it was a poor quality movie.

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ART & CULTURE

COMMUNITY

Save Riverside Chinatown!
A grassroots community group in Riverside, California, is in a furious year-long battle to save the site of their Chinatown.
New Report on Gentrification in NY Chinatown
In NYC Madison Capital Tenants Sue landlord

HATE CRIMES

HISTORY
NCRR Puts Up Archives of Japanese American Activism
Book Review: The Snake Dance of Asian American Activism:
The history of the AAM is offered not as dogma but as specific lessons tied to specific times.

IMMIGRANT LABOR
Boston Chinatown Bus Drivers Receive National Support
CPA Boston Statement on Sunshine Travel Boston Chinatown Bus Drivers Rally for Workers Rights: A cut in wages, unlimited hours and multiple log sheets

New On Sang Poultry Workers
Victory as Owner Settles to pay back wages.

NARRATIVES

NEWS
Activist and Scholar Him Mark Lai (1925-2009)

Mothers Day Protest Against Detention

Recent Postings Indicate Not All Is Post-Racial
Darmouth and SoCal Craigslist Aren't Turning Japanese (or Korean or Chinese anytime soon)

VIEWPOINTS
The Meaning of an Obama Administration
His election does not signify major detours in the overall U.S. direction.

RACE AND IDENTITY

STUDENT
Rutgers Students Push for Asian American Studies