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U.S.A. Page 8 n THE ASIAN REPORTER San Francisco’s first Chinese- American police officer dies SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Herb Lee, San Francisco’s first Chinese- American police officer, has died. He was 84 years old. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Lee died November 1 of colon cancer. Lee joined the police force in 1957 and spent his first years working undercover in Chinatown. He investigated gangs and later worked in the juvenile and narcotics divisions. He was promoted to sergeant and became executive director of the Police Activities League, overseeing athletic and enrichment programs for poor children. His son, John, who’s also a police officer, says his father tried to steer youth q Talk about vintage: Pottery shards show 8,000-year-old wine By Malcolm Ritter AP Science Writer SAN FRANCISCO FIRST. Herb Lee, San Francisco’s first Chinese-American police officer, is seen in this undated photo re- leased by the San Francisco Police Department. Lee, who joined the police force in 1957, spent his first years working undercover in Chi- natown and retired in 1987. He died November 1, 2017 of colon cancer. (San Francisco Police Department via AP) away from crime and often took them out fishing aboard his 25-foot boat, the Ah Choo. Lee retired from the force in 1987. Police chief Bill Scott called Lee “a true pioneer” and a beloved mentor and colleague. November 20, 2017 Asian-American political candidates targeted by racist flyers win elections HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Three Asian-American political candidates targeted by racist campaign attacks won New Jersey elections, including one who will become the city’s first Sikh mayor. Ravi Bhalla was elected mayor, and Jerry Shi and Falguni Patel won seats on the school board in Edison. Bhalla, a city council member, had been the subject of anonymously distributed flyers that labelled him a terrorist. The flyers featured a picture of Bhalla with the message “Don’t let TERRORISM take over our Town!” The Indian-American politician called the flyers troubling in a Twitter post but said “we won’t let hate win.” “We’ve been through a bruising campaign,” Bhalla told supporters at a campaign event, “but now is the time we come together and see who we can work with to bring this city forward.” Bhalla topped five other candidates and will succeed Dawn Zimmer, who decided not to seek a third term. Zimmer endorsed him. Shi and Patel were targeted by mailers that read “Make Edison Great Again,” evoking President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan, and said “the Chinese and Indians are taking over our town.” It called for the candidates to be deported. Edison has a large Asian-American community, many of them Chinese and Indian immigrants. More than 45 percent of Edison was born abroad, and about a quarter of the township was born in India. The ads violated state election law because they do not identify who paid for them. Patel, a Democratic committeewoman and immigration lawyer, said she was disgusted by the pamphlets. HATE LOSES. Three Asian-American political candidates targeted by racist campaign attacks won New Jersey elections, including one who will become the city’s first Sikh mayor. Ravi Bhalla (pictured with his family) was elected mayor after topping five other candidates. A city council member, Bhalla was the subject of anonymously distributed flyers that labelled him a terrorist. The Indian-American politician called the flyers troubling in a Twitter post but said “we won’t let hate win.” (Photo cour- tesy of Ravi Bhalla for Mayor) “I was born and raised in New Jersey,” she said. “To see the word ‘deport’ on my picture ... really it’s just outrageous.” Officials are investigating who created the flyers and mailers. EW YORK — Pieces of broken pottery in the nation of Georgia provide the earliest known evi- dence for the origins of today’s winemaking indus- try. The eight shards were found to be roughly 8,000 years old. That’s some 600 to 1,000 years older than the previous record, revealed by a wine jar found in Iran. It’s not the oldest evidence of winemaking; other evidence shows wine was produced in China much earlier. But the Chinese wine used a wild grape that has apparently never been domesticated. Researchers say the Georgian wine was based on a Eurasian species that did undergo domestication and formed the basis for the vast majority of wine today. The findings were released by the Pro- ceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. q N Container ships returning to the Port of Portland PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Container ships are returning to the Port of Portland in 2018, though not frequently. Oregon Public Broad- casting (OPB) reports Hong Kong-based Swire Shipping will visit Terminal 6 (T-6) about once every five weeks starting in January. The route will take goods from Oregon to Australia and New Zealand, and then China. Oregon governor Kate Brown finalized the deal during her visit to Asia in October. Continued on page 16 Spend what you earn on what you love. Not on ATMs. Switch to Banner Bank Connected Checking ® . Use any ATM in the country, and we’ll refund the fees. Switch today at bannerbank.com/connected-checking. No-Fee ATMs Mobile Banking with Snapshot Deposit ® No Monthly Service Charge Unlimited surcharge rebates from non-Banner-owned ATMs in the U.S.