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NYCMA MISSION:
The New York Community Media Alliance (NYCMA) works to promote and support independent publications committed to social justice and a free press.
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Voices That Must Be Heard
Read previous issues of Voices here.
Edition 353: 24 December 2008
Season's greeting from NYCMA: May the magic and thrill of the holiday season stetch on in 2009! Updates on "Voices That Must Be Heard" will resume on January 5.
NEWS ITEMS: Christians for undocumented immigrants
by Yevgeny Novitsky, Russian Bazaar, 18 December 2008. Translated from Russian by Lucy Gunderson.
This week, dozens of Catholic dioceses across the United States stood up for the rights of undocumented immigrants. MORE
NYC Korean Americans making ends meet
by Bo-rah Chung, Korea Times New York, 18 December 2008. Translated from Korean by Sun-yong Reinish.
Saving money during winter seems counterintuitive to most Koreans, at least with regard to one tradition: putting up kimchi. MORE
Wilting wages: Money sent home to Mexico declines as U.S. economy deteriorates
by Jennifer Janisch, The Indypendent, 12 December 2008. English language.
“The economy is really down. I’m making less than when I came to this country. It’s not enough,” Gabriel says. “I thought things were going to go well for me in this country, but I’m doing pretty badly.” MORE
Sikh family grilled, handcuffed by Houston police
Indian Express, 19 December 2008. English language.
A Sikh family that reported a burglary last week in Texas was handcuffed, asked about the Mumbai terror attacks, and told by a police officer he “knows Muslims.” MORE
Hurricane aftershock
Haitian Times, 15 December 2008. English language.
Deportations to Haiti have resumed after being suspended for nearly three months following a wave of deadly storms that racked the country, federal immigration officials said Monday. MORE
BRIEFS: Economic downturn is bad news for NY affordable housing
by Rong Xiaoqing, Sing Tao Daily, 5 December 2008. Translated from Chinese by Austin Woerner.
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Charities, day schools hard hit by Madoff Scandal – Fallout could last years
by Anthony Weiss and Gabrielle Birkner, Forward, 17 December 2008. English language.
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No New York fairytale for undocumented
by April Drew, Irish Voice, 17 December 2008. English language.
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Poles being deported from Newark
by Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News, 5 December 2008. Translated from Polish by Aleksandra Slabisz.
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Poll shows Iranians think US out to humiliate Islam
Iran Times International, 19 December 2008. English language.
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EDITORIALS: No Blacks in the U.S. Senate in 2009?
by Alton H. Maddox, Jr., Amsterdam News, 18 December 2008. English language.
Since Reconstruction, three Blacks have sat in the U.S. Senate for a period of only 22 years. MORE
A petition for human rights
El Diario / La Prensa, 19 December 2008. English language.
Officials are pushing for toughening hate crime laws, but Latino Justice PRLDEF is going a step further. MORE
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
2008 Ippies Awards Winners Announced!
NYCMA announced 28 winners of the Ippies Awards on Dec. 5. City Limits Weekly, the Indypendent, Little India, El Diario/La Prensa and the Forward are among the biggest winners this year.
For more information about the Ippies Awards Dinner and a complete list of Ippies winners, see the press release here.
NOW AVAILABLE:
Many Voices, One City (Fourth Edition)
Looking for the best way to send your messenge to a particular community? Look no further.
The new edition for the one and only directory for nearly 350 community and ethnic newspapers in New York City is now on sale.
2008 Elections Initiative
NYCMA launched this unprecedented initiative by sending 10 ethnic journalists to New Hamsphire for the primary in January. Over 30 articles were published after the three-day primary. Click here to read the special issue of Voices That Must Be Heard.
NYCMA is offering a series of workshops on issues critical to communities of color. The next workshop is scheduled in early June. Details to be announced.
Previous workshops
Winners of 2007 IPPIES awards announced
ABOUT THE ETHNIC PRESS
NYCMA executive director honored by Mayor Bloomberg
Juana Ponce de Leon, executive director of NYCMA, was honored by Mayor Bloomberg during the Immigrant History Week 2007 for her work in immigrant communities.
Map of the Ethnic Press in NYC
With the help of the Community Mapping Assistance Project (CMAP), IPA-NY has developed a map of the locations of ethnic and community publication offices in the five boroughs. Click here to view.
New York Community Media Alliance IN THE NEWS
More in the news
IPA member newspaper Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News ran a series of articles on their counterparts in the ethnic press.
Click for articles from CJR, The Village Voice, The New York Times 1, The New York Times 2, The New York Times 3,
The Carnegie Reporter, and The Poynter Institute.
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