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In Waves, the poet Bei Dao turns to fiction, recording the painful years of the Cultural Revolution and its aftermath. Avoiding polemics, his attention is on individuals swept up in the turbulent political tides of contemporary China.

Book on the Rape of Nanking brings awareness to Asian American community

Features the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team and the Filipino Youth Activities Drill Team. Takes a look at their history and their impact in Seattle.

Describes case from arrest of Ng and Mak to beginning of trial. Discusses legal issues surrounding trial, other possible criminal activity by Ng and Mak, and the role of tongs in the Chinese community.

Describes jury selection process. Two candidates ruled out for their views on the death penalty.

Discussion of jury selection. Interview with University of Washington professor Elizabeth Loftus about the pscyhology of jury selection.

Potential jurors discuss ability to convict and sentence a person to death.

Biographies of defence and prosecution attorneys. Details lawyers' perspectives on the case and the death penalty charge.