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JINN MAGAZINE
PACIFIC NEWS SERVICE
Issue No. 5.22
11/01/99 - 11/12/99
VECTORS: A Regular Column on the Ideas and Directions Behind Today's News
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When Police Hurt Themselves Or Others, We Should All Share The Blame
By Joe Loya
Date: 11-10-99
Police officers are far more likely to die at their own hands than from a violent confrontation, more prone to commit suicide than other civil servants, and more apt to be involved with domestic abuse. The reason -- and the solution -- have to do with the stresses of the job itself. PNS associate editor Joe Loya is a California writer currently writing a memoir.
PACIFIC PULSE: The Pacific Century and Its Impact on the Americas
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Phil Cunningham, Falungong Crackdown -- Invisible Arrests Of Invisible Protesters In Tienanmen Square
By Phil Cunningham
Date: 11-03-99
A visitor to the heart of China's capital city, enjoying a warm autumn day, could easily overlook the presence of security forces. Indeed, their action is so discreet that it is not clear whether this is a gentle attempt to stem protest by Falungong members or the beginning of a serious crackdown. PNS commentator Phil Cunningham is a former Neiman fellow who has reported widely from Beijing and Tokyo.
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Hong Kong Kung Fu Kick Flicks Flickering Out
By Andrew Lam
Date: 11-08-99
The incomparable martial arts movies we associate with Hong Kong have disappeared from the screens of that city in the space of a very few years. PNS corespondent Andrew Lam discovers that there are many possible explanations -- political, economic, and aesthetic - for the change. Andrew Lam is a PNS editor, journalist and short-story writer. He is currently traveling in East and Southeast Asia.
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Proud Aceh's Push For Freedom Could Bring Breakup Of Indonesia
By Bramantyo Prijosusilo
Date: 11-09-99
At the far western end of the Indonesian archipelago, in Aceh, millions participated in a rally calling for independence on November 8. The situation resembles somewhat that in East Timor, but the consequences are far more grave. PNS commentator Bramantyo Prijosusilo is an artist based in Jogjaharta. His e-mail address is maysaroh@hotmail.com.
THE AMERICAS: The Growing Enmeshment of the U.S. and Latin Worlds
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A New Generation Of Salvadorans Asks: Who Should Pay For Crimes Of The Past And How?
By Juan Jose Dalton
Date: 11-11-99
Ten years after the assassination of six Jesuit priests in San Salvador -- a turning point in El Salvador's bloody civil war -- the son of assassinated poet Roque Dalton ponders what justice means. Far more than an academic question, the indictment of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet by a Spanish judge has opened the door to the possibility of similar legal actions against Salvadorans on both sides of the civil war. PNS commentator Juan Jose Dalton is a journalist based in San Salvador who contributes to New California Media at www.ncmonline.com.
CALIFORNIA COLLAGE: California as Trendsetter for the Country and the World
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Unlikely Export -- Street Gangs Popping Up In Small Towns And Rural Areas
By Leslie A. Layton
Date: 11-01-99
Out-of-the-way towns across rural California are beginning to see evidence of gang activity. So far, the response has been punitive, as in the big cities, but in rural areas the human cost is perhaps a little easier to see. PNS correspondent Leslie A. Layton is a free-lance writer who has reported from both Mexico City and Northern California.
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Alcatraz -- They Held The Rock -- And Gave Their Children A Place To Stand
By Jacquiline Keeler
Date: 10-14-99
Just 30 years ago, American Indians achieved a visibility long denied them by occupying Alcatraz Island, once the country's most notorious prison, in San Francisco Bay. The occupation was solidly based on treaty rights, and helped build a movement which continues to support members of the community to this day. PNS commentator Jacqueline Keeler, a member of the Dineh Nation and the Yankton Dakota Sioux, is a Bay Area writer.
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Seismic Shift In S.F. Vote: Exit Poll Shows Chinese Americans Voted Heavily For Brown
By Song Hsiang
Date: 11-05-99
Heavy exposure in Chinese-language media and intense personal outreach by San Francisco's Mayor Willie Brown ensured a landslide for the incumbent within the important -- and increasingly civic-minded -- Chinese American community. New California Media editor Song Hsiang accompanied exit pollsters of the Chinese American Voter Education Committee (CAVEC) on voting day. This article is also available in Chinese and Spanish from New California Media at ncmonline.com.
YOUTH OUTLOOK: The World Through Young People's Eyes
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Adolescent Anguish And The Lure Of Suicide
By Katie O'Bryant
Date: 11-04-99
A recent New York Times survey found that 46 percent of teenagers know someone who has tried to kill themselves. While recent attention has been focused on young men who direct their anger outwards, young women are much more likely to turn it on themselves. Writer Katie O'Bryant recalls her agonizing passage through junior high school, and reflects on why the lure of suicide is so powerful at that age. O'Bryant is on the staff of YO! (Youth Outlook), a newspaper by and about young people produced by Pacific News Service.
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