A group of community leaders, some Nichi Bei Times staff and contributors have been rapidly forming a new nonprofit entity — the Nichi Bei Foundation — whose main charge is to publish a community-serving newspaper in the same vein as our predecessors, seeking to keep the community connected, informed and empowered.
We will engage the community like never before, and have an energetic board of directors who are committed to a broad vision of community empowerment.
We hope that you will join us.
At this time, when community organizations are being hit hard by funding issues, and mainstream newspapers are cutting down on coverage of communities of color, the community may need us now more than ever.
In order for the new Nichi Bei Foundation and its nonprofit publication to work, however, it will take a lot of urgent help. Because of the late notification of the closing of the Nichi Bei Times, we are not able to obtain 501(c)3 status in time to attract large foundations. Thus, the new foundation will initially rely primarily — if not solely — upon private, individual donations.
So, the ball is in your court. If you feel as passionate about saving the Nichi Bei as we do, and for continuing a publication that speaks to community preservation as much as it speaks to community empowerment and historical documentation, then we hope you can contribute.
Brick by brick, we will build this foundation together.
For more information, please e-mail me at kenji@nichibeifoundation.org, or write to Nichi Bei Foundation, P.O. Box 15693, San Francisco, CA 94115.
Team
Heather Horiuchi
Alec Yoshio MacDonald
