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• Closed after 30 years

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — AsianWeek, the long-running English-language Asian American newspaper, will stop publication in 2009 in the face of declining readership, advertising revenue, and a softening economy, said Ted Fang on Dec. 31.

• Breakout Seattle concert celebrates Asia

• Seattleites rally for Gaza

• Obama finds surgeon general on TV

• Richardson declines Obama nomination amid controversy

NAMES IN THE NEWS

1. Miss Chinatown tries to break into Hong Kong
2. Husband and wife honored for philanthropy
3. New Asian American law school dean at UW?
4. Lawyer with local ties wins Trailblazers Award

2008 NEWS: The TOP 5 overlooked and the TOP 5 overrated

1. Taiwan gets a present from the United Statesnukes

What: On March 25, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne told reporters “four non-nuclear nose cone assemblies and their associated electrical components” had been mistakenly shipped to Taiwan, instead of the helicopter batteries Taipei had ordered.

2. The war neither heard nor seen

What: In 2008, a survey reported that an estimated 45,000 Congolese were dying every month from war, disease, and malnutrition. A total of 5.4 million victims died because of the Second Congo War (1998-2003).

3. A government shunned aid during natural disaster

What: Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar (Burma) on May 2, killing more than an estimated 146,000 people (double that of the Sichuan earthquake).

4. Christians persecuted in India

What: Christians, particularly those in seven Indian states — Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Orissa, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh — are victims of Hindu extremism.

5. Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, Robert L. Barr — who?

What: Third party and Independent candidates are largely ignored in U.S. elections

LUNAR NEW YEAR CONTEST

• Deadline for entries: Jan. 30
• Finalists will be announced: Feb. 12
• Winners will be announced: Feb. 19

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

• Coca-cola rules all: Art fair a lesson in excess

ON THE SHELF

• Far East awkwardly meets Old West: 'Yellowfish' review

COMMUNITY NEWS

• Astronaut reaches for the stars

• Gregoire calls for deportation of jailed illegal aliens

BRIEFLY

• Visas for victims can lead to green card

NATIONAL NEWS

• Hidden cameras test public's prejudice toward immigration

EDITORIAL

• Let's make our ID more visible in 2009

Seattle’s ID is unique because it’s not just a “Chinatown.” Chinatown is only one component of the ID’s rich multiethnic makeup. We have enclaves of Filipinos, Koreans, Japanese, Thai, and Vietnamese, all in a close proximity. We are truly a Pan-Asian community that is unlike any other in the United States — so let’s make this known to everyone nationally.

LETTER

• Richardson's withdrawal erases nothing

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2009 EDITORIAL CALENDAR

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CALENDAR

WHAT:

Celebrate Asia!

WHEN:

Friday, Jan. 16 at 6-8:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Benaroya Hall
200 University St.
Seattle, WA 98101

COST:

$20-35

MORE INFO.:

425-216-9866
www.celebrateasia.org

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ASTROLOGY

TIGER
Your prospects for the immediate future have slightly shifted, but not enough to leave any sort of lasting impact.

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