After weeks of examining stories of human trafficking in the Bay Area, reporters for the nonprofit San Francisco Public Press knew they had their next major project. They also knew they couldn‘t report it alone.

„We couldn‘t afford to do it on our own,“ said Michael Stoll, executive director of the quarterly publication. „We decided to go to ethnic media because this was a story where ethnic media had a particular expertise, and had access to an audience that really cares about the issue.“