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 ASU President Crow names Christine Kajikawa Wilkinson Senior Advisor |
| Arizona State University President Michael Crow has named Christine Kajikawa Wilkinson to the position of Senior Vice President and Secretary of the University, effective October 1, 2002. |
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| Chef Sy’s Culinary choice for October |
Bourbon Pound Cake
Chicken-Fried Steak for One<
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| Congratulations! Joe Allman |
| Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Pacific Southwest District hosted its 2002 Annual Awards Banquet on September 21, 2002 at the Torrance Marriott Hotel. |
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| Double Ten Celebration |
| Taiwan Director General keynotes gala
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| JACL Statement on the Passing of Representative Patsy T. Mink |
| The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) mourns the passing of Congressman Patsy T. Mink, who succumbed to viral pneumonia on Saturday the 28th in Hawaii. |
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| Joe Allman honored by JACL |
| Joe Allman is a dedicated community leader and an integral member of the JACL’s Arizona Chapter since 1986. |
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| Mountain View High School Toro Marching Band to perform in China |
| We have some very exciting news. The Mountain View High School Toro Marching Band has been invited to perform in China. |
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| Business News |
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| Benefits of America Offers Plan That Helps Solve Health Care Riddle for Small Business Owners |
| (October 7, 2002 – Phoenix, Ariz.) Small and mid-sized business owners who were unable to afford health insurance for their employees may now offer a medical benefits program that is affordable to workers and keeps employer costs to a minimum.
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| Ganado Irrigation Water Conservation Project |
| Civil Service: working with the Navajo people
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| PRAC retreat gets Mayor’s support |
| Pacific Rim Advisory Council (PRAC) is a City of Phoenix commission that was created by the Mayor and City Council in 1990. |
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| Question on race was changed for Census 2000 |
| About one-half of the Asian population lived in the West |
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| Columns |
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| ARIZONA LOTTERY FACTS... |
| Letter from the Executive Director
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| ASU LEAD Academy... |
| LEAD Academy sponsored by Arizona State University, is a hands-on two week summer program for teen age high school students. |
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| Arizona, Arizona |
| Graduated high school at 17, I came to U.S. to pursue my studies at Arizona State University. Like many other obedient children raised the Asian way, there was not much of a choice, but to obey my father’s decision to continue my education so far away from home. |
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| First-Ever English Only Lawsuit filed by Commission on Behalf of Native Americans |
| PHOENIX – The U. S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it filed a national origin discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on behalf of Native American employees who were subjected to an unlawful English-only policy precluding them from speaking Navajo in the workplace and terminating them for refusing to sign an agreement to abide by the restrictive language policy. |
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| From the Desk of Joe Allman |
| VISIT TO GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY BY MICHAEL POWELL, CHAIRMAN OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. / JACL CHOJUKAI September 14, 2002 / TEACHER’S WORKSHOP |
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| History of the Chinese in Phoenix |
| What was the economic status of Chinatown residents compared to other city residents? |
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| Kadomoto’s Komments |
| Let’s make an all-out effort to develop a peaceful world, with an objective of maintaining a cooperative, helpful and harmonious attitude. |
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| Straight Talk... |
| How Not To Be a Good Leader
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| Womanly Speaking... |
| The Politics of War by Helen Thomas |
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| “North Korea: Coming out of Seclusion” |
| The economic picture in the north is the reverse of that in the south. N. Korea’s economy grew rapidly because of available resources and the communist government’s ability to marshal the people to work. |
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| Events/Sports |
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| Asian Games Open With Unification Theme |
| This summer, Paradorn Schrichipan’s success on the U.S. hard-courts prompted celebration in Thailand, Yao Ming’s ascent to the top of the NBA draft class raised the profile of Chinese competitive basketball and the recent World Cup pumped millions of dollars into the South Korean economy. |
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| Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations |
| HPAIR, which stands for the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations, I, Tanachy Bruhns, was lucky enough to be chosen to attend such a conference, which was held in Sydney and included students from all over Asia. |
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| JACL Round-up |
| Arizona JACL news |
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| Chamber News |
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| Chamber Echoes |
| President’s Message |
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