http://news.newamericamedia.org news.newamericamedia.org en-us New California Media DW Alliance LLC http://www.dwalliance.com http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=06e2f6b0dc04931447885cb20d905df4&from=rss The Nichi Bei Times’s board of directors has decided to close Northern California’s oldest Japanese-American newspaper after 63 years in business. Its staff and community members plan to start a nonprofit version of the paper. Justine Drennan//Video: Min Lee and Paul Billingsley New America Media 2009-08-21T12:00:00-08:00 News Report// http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=5573dd29a78fcaec58750e6a4078513f&from=rss BELO TV's Angela Kocherga sees firsthand how Mexico's President Felipe Calderon's war on drugs has frustrated Mexican people, especially those living along the U.S. border. Anchor Producer: Odette Keeley// Video: Mike Siv New America Now TV 2009-07-22T01:15:00-08:00 http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=1595e288837f50d980d3bdd75d70427d&from=rss Blanca Valle Paz, 61, works in a Mexican bakery that her older brother owns in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco. Paz helps create authentic breads and pastries of her home country. As told to Carlos Cota Estevez New America Media 2009-06-29T02:05:00-08:00 New Feature http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=ba2851a5d1972644e331904829d6c118&from=rss Russian culture and language is spreading in the Lone Star State, thanks in large part to Sophia Grinblat and her newspaper, Our Texas. Ekaterina Basilaia New America Media 2008-08-07T06:00:00-08:00 NAM Ethnic Media Profile http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=9c871a8b526f8517df53d9e6c16c2056&from=rss Multi-tasking reporters at the century-old Baltimore newspaper keep African Americans up to date on national issues and local events. An increasingly diverse staff has served the paper well, they say. Adina Young New America Media 2008-06-25T04:00:00-08:00 Media Profile http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=678390d50838013cdc5ac246613f3740&from=rss Zeba Magazine brings young and old Afghans together with dinner table conversation topics and glossy graphics. The husband and wife team behind it hope for a new launch in Afghanistan. Katherine Gypson New America Media 2008-06-18T09:00:00-08:00 Media Profile http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=3b1e73a17be21f09d490c34f06a262b1&from=rss El Pregonero, the oldest Spanish-language newspaper in the Washington D.C.-metro area, hopes to assist newcomers as well as inform second- and third-generation Hispanic Americans Samantha Tyrka New America Media 2008-06-11T05:00:00-08:00 NAM Profile http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=f46baf5bef733ce613ea5387a442ba85&from=rss A Vietnamese American Television show in Virginia is part of a network that believes that regular citizens with a vision can produce their own television shows and provide a valuable service to their communities. Kathie Unthank New America Media 2008-05-28T05:40:00-08:00 Media Profile http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=d752cce31c6d1fad6ba558c46a6afafe&from=rss An Iranian language television program based in Virginia is broadcast internationally to its diaspora as well as some viewers in Iran. Rang-A-Rang skewers politicians in Iran and is supported in part by private donations. Lisa Tanger New America Media 2008-05-20T06:20:00-08:00 Media Profile http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=8cfc5282f37b6ec51017e7655348e220&from=rss Dereje Desta left Ethiopia seven years ago in search of freedom of speech. Today, his self-published newspaper covers his community well, but does not always reach as many readers as he would like. Uzo Nnabuihe New America Media 2008-05-14T01:00:00-08:00 Media Profile