ABSTRACT
Identity, community, and routine contribute to a sense of place and rely on migrants to participate in discourse in the receiving country. M. D. Matsaganis et al. credit transnational connectedness between migrants and the home country, and between migrants and compatriots in other countries, to ethnic media, including radio on the Internet. Alluding to one aspect related to the changing role of ethnic media, it is necessary to refer back to the discovery that participants were omitting references to their South African ethnicities and were finding joy in being with diverse South Africans in the SANZ Live context. Considering the global migration to America, Europe, and Commonwealth countries, often from ethnically divided countries and war-torn regions, ethnic media utilizing affordable new digital technologies could be instrumental in bridging ethnic divisions. Ethnic media can play a more complex role than simply providing entertainment.
