Reading American news in Arabic?!

(Burbank, CA)

My name is Elie Georges and I’m Syrian-American. I was born and raised in Syria, but Los Angeles will always be the only place I call home.

What is Balitang America?

My family moved to United States when I was 10 years old, so all of us spoke in Kapangpangan which is a different dialect in the Philippines. Since my father has been living here for seven years before my mom, me, and my siblings, he would watch the local news before he goes to work…

My continuous education through cultural and ethnic media

Not so ethnic media

Sacramento Bee:

The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento’s largest newspaper, is what my parents read when I was growing up and still read today. I look forward to going home and waking up to “The Bee” to read the breaking news instead of watching it on television for once.

Día a Día, technology advancing

Growing up, I always saw my parents reading a Spanish newspaper in the morning. They loved receiving their news through print or television, there was no other way they would receive it back then. It was either Hoy or La Opinion, and they would save every copy they would…

Wanting more exposure to ethnic media

Jerusalem Post:

I would define ethnic press as a media outlet that represents alternative perspectives for a particular audience targeting a certain ethnic group. It can also be looked at as a way to not only connect to one’s culture or…

Primer Impacto and Novelas Were My Life

I was born and raised in Los Angeles and both of my parents emigrated from Guatemala. I grew up in the Pico-Union neighborhood, a densely immigrant and Latino community and was consequently exposed to the Spanish-language media in the U.S.

Univision — A household name

The main language in my home has always been Spanish. For as long as I can remember, Univision has made its…