A GUIDE FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA

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STORY IDEAS & DESCRIPTIONS
The Immigrant Magazine is a publication focused on celebrating the contributions of immigrants to the American society as well as exploring their lifestyles and experiences. For the American immigrant looking for rich information source filled with useful, provocative, and relevant information, The Immigrant answers that need. The editorial content covers such topics as Immigration, education, health, career, entertainment, travel, family concerns as well as fashion, beauty and culture, profiles of immigrant achievers and celebrities.
Here are the descriptions of our themes and story ideas:

Immigration: 500 -1000 words resources and counsel.
Counsel: articles on immigration to guide and update you on immigration policies and laws
Address the concerns of foreign nationals and their families
Resource for immigration help: Listings of immigration attorneys throughout the nation categorized by state and are of specialization

Making Money: 1000-1500 words personal experiences and resources
Counsel: Features basic concepts common in today's challenges of immigrants. As readers will be asked to respond to these articles, content of the articles will be based on what readers want to learn. Each of the articles will follow a format where tangible tools are provided at the end of each article. These articles are worthy tools for immigrants to better their lives, not just reading pleasure.
Profiles: profiles of successful immigrants to inspire and encourage immigrants' dreams. Stories that address the concerns of foreign nationals and their families in the pursuit of financial success.

People & Culture: up to 800 words
Culture: Stories and displays of cultural events and festivities.
The Immigrant Experience: Stories detailing personal experience, community events, family albums/ pictures. Announcements and reports of community information and personal experiences.
Parenting & Social Adjustment: personal experiences and ideas (pictures optional)

LIVING WELL
Health: 500- 700 words on health tips + pictures where appropriate.
Fashion: 500- 600 words on, beauty, fashion, style, culture fashion statements etc and pictures.
Sports: 500-1000 words + pictures news
Food, Home, Travel: 500-700 words + pictures
Shopping: tips & ideas
Cuisine: recipes of African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin, Middle Eastern cuisines.

ENTERTAINMENT 500-1000 words + pictures
Laughter Time: Personal and fun experiences of transition in daily life.
Music and Art: From all over the world, promotions and recognitions
ET News and Stories: From all over the world, promotions and recognitions + pictures
Around the World: News from homelands up to 500 words
Your Reading Pleasure: Resources and promotions

SPORTS 500-800 Words
In the last few years there has been a growing number of immigrants participating in various college and professional sports activities in the United States. The sports section of the magazine seeks to underline their achievements and much more.

1. COLLEGE SPORTS
The United States is one of the few countries in the world if not the only country in the world where many scholarships are offered to college and university to students. Though football, basketball, baseball, and ice hockey, take the brunt of the scholarships, other sports like track and field, soccer, gymnastics, wrestling, tennis, golf and many other sports feature prominently in many sports activities in college. In their quest for the best players, coaches and managers of these different teams have begun going further and further outside the United States to seek the best athletes. Though sports like baseball, football(American) ice hockey, and basketball are not strong in the curriculum of many countries particularly in the third world, there will be a section of the magazine that profiles college athletes from far and wide and their contribution to the sports annals of their respective colleges.

2.WOMEN IN SPORTS
The United States probably leads the world in creating sports opportunities for women. Over 30 years ago, the introduction of Title 9 helped further the cause of women in sports. In soccer, the United States boasts one of the best if not the best women's soccer team in the world, also in softball, where they have won the last two gold medals in the Olympics. US women feature very prominently in many other sports including track and field and tennis. In this section, the magazine will seek to profile women from other countries in the world both in college and professional sports. Soccer teams, tennis teams, golf teams, track and field are among the number of sports activities where a significant number of immigrants can be found.

3. PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
Apart from ice hockey, the other professional sports that feature prominently are not played with as much professionalism in many other countries in the world as in the United States. Football, which is perhaps the most popular sports in the country in not played significantly anywhere else in the world apart from Canada. In recent years there has been a league created in Europe but it does not have the same quality of players as would be found in the National Football League, nor does it appeal much to populations in Europe. Recently, basketball has become a huge attraction in South America and Europe where many professionals have also found their way into the National Basketball Association from countries in these two continents. However many countries in Africa and South America lack the infrastructure to support these sports yet there are players from these continents as well who feature prominently in professional league sports in the United States. This section will profile how these immigrants from all over the world found themselves in professional leagues and how the cope with the life of the professional sportsperson in the United States.

4. OTHER SPORTS POPULAR AROUND THE WORLD IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES BUT NOT THE USA. HOW IMMIGRANTS FROM THESE COMMUNITIES KEEP THE GAMES ALIVE

Recently, soccer has begun to play a big role in the lives of the sportsperson in the United States. Though the United States has participated in the soccer world cup as far back as 1954, until recently soccer has not been considered one of the big sports activities. Today, however, more kids play soccer than any other sports in the United States, furthermore, there exists soccer in many college programs, and also there is a professional soccer league in the country. It has taken many years for soccer, a sport considered to be the most popular in the world, to take roots in the United States. There are other sports, however, like rugby, handball, badminton, cricket, squash, and many other sports unknown here but popular in different countries around the world. Immigrant communities in the United States keep these sports alive in little leagues. There will be a sports section that profiles these sports in the United States and the communities that participate in them.

5. SPORTS AROUND THE WORLD
Immigrant communities are always interested in knowing what is going on in their countries of origin with regards to sports activities. In the sports section, there will be regular but brief coverage about major result of sports events and the major stories about sports activities from around the world. The focus will be on as many different sports activities from as many countries as possible.

These stories will be included in the magazine's publications. Interested parties are encouraged to send all contributions to publisher@immigrantmagazine.com
Freelancers are encouraged to submit articles for our review in any areas deemed useful to the growth and integration of immigrants.
All contributions are free at this time and The Immigrant Magazine reserves the right to edit and or revise submissions to match our editorial format.
Articles should be e-mailed as an attached word document or copied and then pasted into the actual email message.

 

INTERNS
Contact: Pamela Anchang
Title: Publisher/Editor in-chief
publisher@immigrantmagazine.com
Web: www.immigrantmagazine.com
Type of Position: Intern/Extern
Wage: Unpaid, College Credit Only
Start: Immediately

Company Description
The Immigrant Magazine is a web-based and bi-monthly print publication focused on celebrating the contributions of immigrants to the American society as well as exploring their lifestyles and experiences. For the American immigrant looking for rich information source filled with useful, provocative, and relevant information, "The Immigrant" answers that need. The editorial content covers such topics as Immigration, education, health, career, entertainment, travel, family concerns as well as fashion, beauty and culture, profiles of immigrant achievers and celebrities. The publication's editors and staff are seeking writers and student journalists seeking exposure to jumpstart their careers and possibly pursue a long-term relationship with this new publication. The Immigrant Magazine does not provide monetary compensation at this time but great opportunity for writers seeking experience, exposure and possibility for academic credit with approval from university.
Job Qualifications
All interns requesting college credit must receive verification of such credit prior to start of the internship. The internship is non-paying and is limited to the course of the school semester or quarter. Scheduling is very flexible: The Immigrant Magazine Inc. will accommodate the students' school calendar. Students may intern any time during their college career, i.e., we accept freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors as well as graduate students. Students should possess an active interest in entertainment, culture, sports, and diversity, be proficient in MS Word, and be confident on a fast-paced office environment. Interested candidates are required to send as attachment in MS word (.doc) a sample writing in their area of interest to publisher@immigrantmagazine.com.
Job Description
An internship at The Immigrant Magazine Inc.is intended to provide a true learning experience for the student along with the opportunity to experience communications professionals in a business environment. It will provide familiarity with the communications field and with the functions of a journalist. Our program enables students to develop marketable skills in a real life professional environment. Interns assist our magazine with day-to-day duties including interviews, and feature stories.

Send resume, as a word document to publisher@immigrantmagazine.com. We will contact you as soon as we get your resume.
Attach or copy and paste in the body of your e-mail a sample of your writing and indicate areas of interests as well.
Make sure to include all contact information including phone.