![]() Metro Chinese Weekly, an independent paper based in Philadelphia.Global Chinese Times, which is affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party.The Epoch Times, which is affiliated with Falun Gong.The China Press, which is affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party.Sino Monthly is one of ten news outlets that serve New Jersey's Chinese community, according to the Montclair State University report: Another shared the beauty secrets of local women in their 70s. One recent story profiled the White House deputy assistant on race and equity, Jenny Yang, who grew up in New Jersey. Today, the magazine's coverage spans politics, the economy and culture. Translation: "Please, please cast your sacred vote." The title of one October 1994 article ahead of the midterm election read, "拜托! 拜托! 投下您神圣的一票" Sino Monthly is nonpartisan but Lee says part of its mission is encouraging readers to participate in the politics of their new home. "There are still many elders who don't know how to use computers, who still very much depend on the magazine." "It's a big help, especially to people who just moved to New Jersey or the United States," says Lu. Jennifer Lu, a yoga instructor who's lived in New Jersey for nearly 40 years, says she used to read articles from Sino Monthly to her children, now in their 20s and 30s. "We tell the readers where the Chinese are," says Lee. (That figure has since more than doubled.) It counted 59,084 people living in New Jersey who said they were Chinese. The first issue Sino Monthly, at just 16 pages, led with newly released figures from the 1990 census. In this state, ethnic media is growing, according to a new report by the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University. They can be especially helpful in places like New Jersey, where communities are spread out rather than concentrated in big cities. They introduce their readers to civic life in America and to each other. "We tell the readers where the Chinese are"Įthnic media outlets can be a lifeline for new immigrants who lack a firm grasp of English. In fact, it is one, having become a staple for New Jersey's Chinese community. Sino Monthly, with six people on the payroll, never aimed to be a paper of record. It's very inexpensive and very easy to get." "My magazine is like milk," founder and editor Ivy Lee says when asked about how Sino Monthly has survived for so long. It was founded by a local couple in 1991. Sino Monthly, a magazine that costs $1.25 per issue, stands out among the Chinese-language press for something else: its independence. ![]() Plastered with brightly colored ads, most are backed by powerful institutions, be they religious groups, the spiritual movement Falun Gong or news agencies affiliated with the Chinese government in Beijing. – Bundles of free newspapers are stacked by the doors of Chinese supermarkets in New Jersey. ![]()
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