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JINN MAGAZINE

PACIFIC NEWS SERVICE

Issue No. 3.18

08/28/97 - 09/07/97

CONTENTS


* VOICES: First-Person Essays Linking the Private to the Public

    Two Hepcats Take Measure of Today's Cool
    By Dannie Martin
    Date: 08-27-97
    When and why is a cool cat cool? Two hepcats, now in their 60s, find something a little warm about the current model. Ex-convict turned writer Dannie Martin's third book, a novel called "In the Hat," has just been published by Simon and Schuster. He is also author of "The Dishwasher" and co-author of "Committing Journalism: The Prison Writings of Red Hog."

    Diana--A Post-Modern Fairy Tale
    By Andrew Lam
    Date: 09-02-97
    For a writer who grew up in Vietnam, Lady Diana's death befits the fate of a princess in a Vietnamese fairy tale. What is new is that the wicked witch is all of us global villagers. PNS editor Andrew Lam is a journalist and short-story writer who lives in the Bay Area.

    Reflections of a Cog in the Celebrity-Gossip Machine
    By Colleen O'Connor
    Date: 09-02-97
    Celebrity is the opiate of the modern world and there is little likelihood that, horrified as everyone is over the death of Princess Diana, we will cure our addiction anytime soon. A journalist who penned the first American story on Andrew Morton's tell-all biography of Diana predicts that after brief boycotts of the tabloids, we'll be rushing to see who's crowned the next queen of hearts. PNS commentator Colleen O'Connor, a former staffer at the Dallas Morning News, Glamour and Mademoiselle, writes widely on lifestyle issues.

    My Sister and the Princess
    By Andrea N. Jones
    Date: 09-03-97
    The "20-something" responses to the death of Princess Diana have been a major surprise. Polls consistently show young people in this age group are least interested in preserving royalty, yet -- as reactions from writers under the age of 25 make clear -- some aspects of her life struck a particular resonance for them. Andrea Jones is an editor at YO! (Youth Outlook), a newspaper by and about young people produced by Pacific News Service.

    In Spite of Myself
    By Katherine Kim
    Date: 09-03-97
    The "20-something" responses to the death of Princess Diana have been a major surprise. Polls consistently show young people in this age group are least interested in preserving royalty, yet -- as reactions from writers under the age of 25 make clear -- some aspects of her life struck a particular resonance for them. Katherine Kim has reported from Korea and Cambodia and now writes for Channel A.Com.

    When Celebrity Becomes a Drug....
    Josh Parr
    Date: 09-03-97
    The "20-something" responses to the death of Princess Diana have been a major surprise. Polls consistently show young people in this age group are least interested in preserving royalty, yet -- as reactions from writers under the age of 25 make clear -- some aspects of her life struck a particular resonance for them. Josh Parr, who has traveled widely in Asia, works as a youth counselor in the Bay Area.


* HERESIES: Thinking the Unthinkable About the Future

    Those Who Save for College Subsidize Those Who Do Not
    By Bob Beyers
    Date: 08-26-97
    As the college year begins, parents' thoughts tend to turn to matters of finance. They may be surprised, but not best pleased, to learn that the careful savings of years may end up paying for the college education of the children of spendthrifts. PNS commentator Bob Beyers ran the Stanford News Service for over 20 years. He is board chairman of Editorial Projects in Education.


* PACIFIC PULSE: The Pacific Century and Its Impact on the Americas


* THE AMERICAS: The Growing Enmeshment of the U.S. and Latin Worlds

    Tijuana Unions Battling Industry-Government Network for Recognition
    By David Bacon
    Date: 08-25-97
    Winning a strike in the United States may be a rare event, but in Mexico, particularly in the border-straddling factories called maquiladoras, the odds against even building an organization are almost prohibitive. One such effort, hailed as a victory in June, now seems to be settling into a battle of endurance. PNS associate editor David Bacon is a former union organizer who writes widely on labor and immigration.


* CALIFORNIA COLLAGE: California as Trendsetter for the Country and the World

    Why El Niño Makes Me Shiver
    By Peter Marin
    Date: 09-05-97
    Governor Pete Wilson's recent announcement that there would be no funding this winter for shelters in the state's National Guard Armories is sending shivers down the spines of homeless people and their advocates. El Niño promises the worst storms of decades. PNS commentator Peter Marin has written about homeless issues for Harper's and other national publications.


* CIVIL CONFLICTS: Interpretive Reports on Ethnic, Religious, and Inter-National Conflicts Worldwide

    AFL-CIO's Foreign Policy -- Labor Finds a New Public Enemy Number One
    By Sanford Gottlieb
    Date: 08-28-97
    The AFL-CIO, long and loudly identified with anti-communism, seems to have identified a new threat in some forms of capitalism. This has led to a striking shift in the unions' "foreign policy" -- a quiet, long-term effort that is just beginning to show slight signs of success. PNS analyst Sanford Gottlieb, the author of "Defense Addiction" (Westview Press), worked for five unions in the 1950s.


* YOUTH OUTLOOK: The World Through Young People's Eyes

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