Matthew D. Matsaganis, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University, U.S.A. He is first author of Understanding Ethnic Media: Producers, Consumers and Societies (Sage, 2011; with Vikki Katz and Sandra Ball-Rokeach). His research addresses issues of ethnic media consumption, production and sustainability, the role of communication in building community capacity, health disparities and the social determinants of health, as well as the social impact of technology.

Sherry S. Yu, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media and the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, Canada. She is the author of Diasporic Media beyond the Diaspora: Korean Media in Vancouver and Los Angeles (UBC Press, 2018). Her research explores media, culture, and technology in communication, with a special interest in diasporic media in relation to cultural literacy, intercultural dialogue, and civic engagement in a multicultural society.