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'There was a need for small shops for Asian-oriented businesses'

Features the recent opening of the Asian Plaza on 12th and Jackson in Little Saigon.

'They' still don't get it - but some did

Thoughts regarding the continued perception of Japanese Americans as different. Proposes recognition of the people who helped the internees including: Walt * Mildred Woodward, Rev. Emery Andres, Ada Mahon, Arthur Barneet and Albert D. Bonus.

'This is an American battle'

Gordon Hirabayashi goes to court to have his record dismissed.

'Tolerance policy'? Murders rattle skeleton from civic closet

History of bribery and corruption in Seattle government and police department. Questions whether police practiced a tolerance policy towards gambling in Chinatown/ International District.

'Un-Museum' Celebrates Art - Without the Extras

News article; a museum in St. Louis founded by the Pulitzer Foundation of the Arts contains only art paintings and nothing else.

'West Side Story' Gets New Twist

The Northwest Asian American Theatre will be doing a production of "West Side Story" performed at Nippon Kan Theatre. It features an Asian American story with the Chinatown/International District as a background.