JINN MAGAZINE

PACIFIC NEWS SERVICE

Issue No. 6.13

06/26/00 - 07/07/00

CONTENTS

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

Meet A Whirlwind American Sensei
By Eve Pell

Stanford is about to study the theory, but when it comes to practice George Leonard is hard to beat. At 76, he is comfortably a master of aikido, and convinced it is the key to health. PNS contributor Eve Pell is formerly the number one ranked woman road runner over 60 in the United States, and writes a regular column on veteran athletes for Pacific News Service.

HERESIES: Thinking the Unthinkable About the Future

Fund-Raising Temple Scandal Raises Deeper Problem For Gore
By Franz Schurmann

We tend to see presidential campaigns through a domestic prism, but acts and statements often have repercussions far beyond our shores. PNS associate editor Franz Schurmann looks at the implications of a yes decision by Attorney General Janet Reno to appoint a special counsel to investigate Al Gore's fund raising activities. Schurmann, professor emeritus of history and sociology at UC-Berkeley, has written widely on foreign affairs.

VECTORS: A Regular Column on the Ideas and Directions Behind Today's News

Indian-American Dinner Raises More Than Half A Million For Gore
By Richard Springer

Although the Indian American community is large and wields considerable clout in Silicon Valley, it has not been particularly visible on the political front. That seems to be changing, and in a big way. PNS commentator Richard Springer is a staff reporter for San Leandro, CA.-based India West magazine.

Central Park Rampage -- Race, Class And Gender Explanations Miss The Mark But Deepen Self-Loathing Among Young Non-White Males
By Kathy Dobie

Sociological explanations for why dozens of young black and Latino males attacked dozens of black and Latino young women in Central Park two weeks ago miss one key point -- those who tried to help the victims were also young Latino and black males. Sometimes cruelty is as simple as rain -- we kick the fat boy because we can. PNS contributor Kathy Dobie is a New York-based reporter who has written for Village Voice, Vogue, Vibe and Salon.com.

The Moro -- 500 Years Of Resentment
By Rene Ciria-Cruz

This sidebar accompanies Rene Ciria-Cruz' two articles for Wednesday, July 5, 2000. Slugs: "warclouds" and "uprooted." Rene Ciria-Cruz, an editor at Pacific News Service, is also the longtime editor of Filipinas magazine in San Francisco. This is the third of three stories. Photos by Rick Rocamora available, please e-mail slouie@pacificnews.org.

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

Mexico's Most Stubborn Skeptics On Elections: Migrants
By Martin Espinoza

Some 7 million Mexican citizens who live and work in the United States are not permitted to vote in their country's presidential elections. Courted by candidates for the money and influence they might exert, they nonetheless remain Mexico's most stubborn skeptics. PNS commentator Martin Espinoza reports from Acambaro, Mexico.

Two Mexicos -- The Real Choice In Mexican Elections Does Not Appear On The Ballot
By Andrew Reding

There is a clear possibility that Mexico's next president will not be a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party which has governed the country for more than 70 years. Yet there is a conflict at a deeper level which may prove more significant than any party. PNS associate editor Andrew Reding directs the Americas Project of the World Policy Institute. Also note: The word caciques needs to be italicized.

Spain At Our Border? Fox's Vision For Mexico
By Andrew Reding

Without an ideology to hold it together, Mexico's defeated PRI will disappear as a political force. Far more powerful will be newly elected President Vicente Fox's vision to expand NAFTA into a common market similar to the European Union. PNS associate editor Andrew Reding, a fellow of the World Policy Institute, is a political scientist who specializes on Mexico and immigration issues.

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

Parallel Lives: Parents And Children In California Prisons
By Chris Jenkins

With so many Californians locked up, it comes as no surprise that some prisoners are parents or children of other prisoners. But those who work with prisoners and their families, see it as a compact sign of the failures of a system that offers little to help interrupt this unhappy cycle. PNS commentator Chris Jenkins is a freelance journalist, who has contributed to The Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle and The Christian Science Monitor. He currently lives in Washington, D.C.

MOVEMENTS: Strategies For Survival, Identity and Direction by People on the Margins

"Meat Cops" Take Brunt Of Workplace Violence
By Bud Hazelcorn

Slashed tires, physical threats and verbal abuse are on the rise against meat cops -- government compliance inspectors who work inside slaughtering and processing facilities. PNS reporter Bud Hazelcorn is a Berkeley, CA-based freelance reporter.

Reaching Women In Afghanistan -- The Nearer You Are, The More Complicated It Gets
By Fariba Nawa

Women in Afghanistan have no legal right to education or employment, and this has drawn outright condemnation from many individual women and women's groups. Some of those who work directly with Afghani women, by negotiating their way through loopholes in the current system, fear these protests may make things worse. PNS commentator Fariba Nawa was a staff reporter for various California newspapers and is now based in Peshawar, Pakistan.

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

War Uproots Filipino Muslims, Christians From Their Homes
By Rene Ciria-Cruz

Many of the Philippines' poorest citizens live in the southern island of Mindanao, where the government is decisively trying to root out the foundations of a separatist Islamic state. The effort, so far, has disrupted the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians. Rene Ciria-Cruz, a Pacific News Service editor, was also the longtime editor of Filipinas magazine in San Francisco. This is the second of three stories. Photos by Rick Rocamora available, please e-mail slouie@pacificnews.org.

War Clouds Darken Southern Philippines
By Rene Ciria-Cruz

When the kidnapping of 21 people from a tourist resort in Malaysia last April 23 hit the headlines, the Philippine government seized the moment to launch an all-out offensive against a decades-old but little-known Muslim secessionist movement in Southern Philippines. The renewed fighting threatens to refuel ethnic hostilities. Rene Ciria-Cruz, an editor at Pacific News Service, is also the longtime editor of Filipinas magazine in San Francisco. This is the first of three stories. Photos by Rick Rocamora available, please e-mail slouie@pacificnews.org.

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