Snapshots From Asian America VI
September 20, 2007
Former Major Leaguer Lenn Sakata has led his San Jose Giants to the championship of the Single-A Cal League. Sakata, now 53, is the winningest manager in Cal League history and an inspiration to his players.
Hamid Hayat, 25, was sentenced to 24 years in prison Sept. 10 for supporting terrorism and lying to investigators, but one FBI agent isn’t buying it.
Cab driver and Rutgers grad Bhairavi Desai, 36, is a force in NYC labor. She led 13,000 N.Y. cabbies in a two-day strike action Sept. 5.
Ann Yoshiyama-Racz disappeared 16 years ago. On Sept. 15, her husband, former L.A. County Sheriff’s sergeant John Racz, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for her murder.
