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        <ExplanationTxt>THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION IS TO PROMOTE TRADITIONAL JOURNALISM, CULTURE, AND ARTS. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CREDIBLE, QUALITY NEWS THAT IS HONEST AND UNBIASED, NEVER SLANTING FROM THE INFLUENCE OF OUTSIDE INTERESTS. THE CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE CONDUCTED OR OPERATED FOR PROFIT AND NO PART OF THE NET EARNINGS OF THE CORPORATION SHALL INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL, NOR SHALL ANY OF THE PROFITS OR ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION BE USED OTHER THAN FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NEWSPAPER WILL BE DELIVERED TO LOCAL SUPERMARKET, CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTERS, RESTAURANTS, BUSINESS OFFICES, ETC. BASED ON THE REPORT1 PUBLISHED ON NOV. 29, 2018 FROM HOOVER INSTITUTION, MOST CHINESE-LANGUAGE MEDIA ARE UNDER BEIJINGS CONTROL OR POSSESS A PRO-BEIJING EDITORIAL STANCE. CHINAS ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE AND INFILTRATE U.S. SOCIETY BY PROVIDING MISLEADING INFORMATION FROM THESE CHINESE MEDIA IN THE US. ACCORDING TO THE 2012 CENSUS ESTIMATES, THERE ARE OVER 600,000 CHINESE- AMERICAN IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR OUR ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE CREDIBLE, QUALITY NEWS BY PRINTED NEWSPAPER AND ONLINE TO THESE CHINESE IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. IT IS NO EASY FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS TO ADAPT THEIR NEW LIVES IN THE US DUE TO LANGUAGE ISSUE AND UNFAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT. OUR ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE LIVING INFORMATION, WHICH COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF LOCAL EVENTS AND ISSUES FROM HOUSING, EDUCATION, CAREER DEVELOPMENT TO HEALTH. EPOCH MEDIA BAY AREA WILL PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH POPULAR CULTURAL EVENTS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WHICH FOSTER STRONGER TIES BETWEEN COMMUNITY GROUPS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS, TO ADDRESS THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. EPOCH MEDIA BAY AREA PROVIDES A BRIDGE BETWEEN CHINESE POPULATION AND MAINSTREAM SOCIETY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>TAX RETURN IS PREAPRED BY OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND TENDERED FOR REVIEW BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>SPONSORSHIP COMMISSION 66,191 0 0 OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS 78,888 19,722 0 TOTAL 145,079 19,722 0</ExplanationTxt>
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