the owner of the Young China Daily, Fang was able to use its affiliation with the Nationalist government in Taiwan to gain a wider audience in Asia. In 1995, he redesigned the Asian Week into a newspaper-style tabloid. Not only that, but he used a full-color cover for the front page and color graphics too. This newspaper has four Major sections: AsiaWeek, BusinessWeek, CultureWeek and SportsWeek.
Their final published publication was on the 2nd of January, 2009.
What is Including in Major Sections?
In the Asian Week newspaper, they discuss Asian foods, the AskQ section, and the Yin Yan column. AskQ is an advice section for Asian Pacific Americans. In this section, you can send your questions and they give answers to your questions. You can get details about Asian Foods if you refer to the Asian Eats section in the paper. In this column, they update all the details where you can buyAsian foods in the Bay area with prices, menus, directions, customer service details, and the cleanliness of the restaurants.
The San Francisco Asian American Journalist Association (SFAJA) is a nonprofit organization that sponsors and hosts community events in the city of San Francisco. ..
In Bay and California section, there are a lot of issues and news about the Asian Pacific community who live in the Bay areas.
The opinion section is written by Emil Guillermo. He is a journalist and a writer. This section was full of articles for the Asian Pacific community. Through this article, the Asian Pacific American community got a voice for their problems. The nation and world section talked about the whole issue that affected Asian pacific groups. Also, it covers events which are Asian Americans attained.
What are the Other Main Topics of Asian Week?
The newspaper, “The Pacific News Group” encourages Asian Pacific Islanders to enter for American elections. They fight to increase the number of Asian Americans represented in elections through the newspaper. ..
In 1977, the U.S. Census Bureau and federal agencies categorized Asian Pacific Americans as either Asian or Pacific. This classification was based on the individual’s country of origin and not their race or ethnicity. The Census Bureau published a booklet named Asians in America in 1978 to provide data and figures on this population. ..
They encourage Asian Pacific Americans to participate in events in America. They give broad coverage to the different types of events in America if the Asian Pacific islanders are participating. In that period in America, there is no voice for Asian Pacific islanders. But it changed it. There was no single news about Asian Pacific islanders who live in America even in a newspaper or radio channel. So Asians in America are the main focus of this newspaper.
What is the Present Situation of Asian Week?
In 2009, the Asian Pacific American Newspaper Association decided to stop printing the paper due to economic realities. However, they continue what they have done for Asian Pacific islanders through their official website. On this website, they talk about Asian Pacific Americans’ business, their professional development, their political issues, and heritage issues too. They also continue to host events and sponsor events that are related to Asian Pacific islanders. They believe with new technology they can support Asian Pacific islanders more than newspapers.
Conclusion
This newspaper was started in 1977 by a group of Asian Pacific people who live in America. It was the first newspaper to be published in the United States specifically for the Asian Pacific community. In 2009, the paper stopped printing and gave a voice to the whole Asian Pacific community in America.
