year. AsianWeek reached its high mark in circulation of 58,000 copies in 2003. In November 2004, AsianWeek celebrated its 25th Anniversary of publication. “For the last 25 years, AsianWeek has been the mirror of our community, showing our triumphs and shortcomings, serving as both the face and conscience of Asian America”, AsianWeek President James Fang wrote in his commemorative essay. “AsianWeek has acted as a forum in advocating for those Asian Americans who were defenseless and voiceless in the face of an uncaring power. Whether it was in bringing much-needed national and decisive exposure to the killing of Vincent Chin or in demanding justice for Wen Ho Lee and Capt. James Yee, the strength of AsianWeek has been its unequivocal eagerness to support our community.” On August 20, 2007, AsianWeek launched a completely redesigned version of their website that is no longer live as of April 2011. In March of 2008, the AsianWeek Foundation was launched as a sister entity for organizing in the Asian community. In January 2009, AsianWeek ceased operations. AsianWeek Foundation community work continued, and occasional special sections are still published today, for example during Asian Pacific Heritage Month in May and in collaboration with organizations like AARP. Editorial FocusAsian Week provided “a documentary record of many important events that have affected the Asian American community.” Coverage of Asian American issues included the killing of Vincent Chin, Asian American college admissions, and quotas on Chinese students in competitive San Francisco school assignments. Activism in politics One of the paper’s most important focus areas for editorial coverage and advocacy was to increase representation of Asian Pacific Islanders in elected office. The front page of AsianWeek's premier issue blasted the headline “Democrats and Republicans Voice the Same Opinion: It’s time for More Asian Americans to Enter Politics.” Beginning in 1984, AsianWeek began attending and covering the Democratic and Republican National Conventions every four years. AsianWeek's coverage was bipartisan including the publication of special sections for each of the political party’s conventions. AsianWeek was often the only Asian media outlet to conduct exclusive interviews with the eventual presidential party nominees. After the 1996 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, AsianWeek launched the Potstickers column written by Samson Wong as the first American political insider column focusing on Asian Pacific Islanders. U.S Census In 1977, the same year Fang began making plans for AsianWeek, the United States Office of Management and Budget