Founder and editor of Nuestra America Magazine since 1993
The publication now
published online covering the US-Mexico Border region and beyond in America.
Armando Garcia for
many years has offered media relations services to Hispanic news media
organizations, public relations departments, nonprofit organizations,
educational institutions, advertising agencies and social networking in the
United States, Mexico and Latin America.
Mr. Garcia in 2014
he worked as managing editor for ‘La Luz” a semimonthly publication in the City
of Queretaro, Mexico. In 2013 he served as the media relations director of
Finding Productions in Los Angeles, CA. In 2010 he was the acting managing
editor and a columnist for Conexion Hispana, a weekly bilingual newspaper in
Laredo-Del Rio-Eagle Pass-San Angelo, Texas region.
In 2009 he worked for
the Cesar E. Chavez Legacy & Educational Foundation as the Communications
Director in San Antonio, Texas, responsible to handle all media and public
relations for the foundation. He assisted the editorial department of
Latin Opinion a Baltimore, Maryland Spanish language newspaper. Responsible for
writing, local and State stories, proofreading advertisement and copy editing.
In 2008 he worked as an advisor for ‘El Patriota’ a weekly publication in Honduras Central America in news gathering, investigating reporting, news photography and American journalism standards.
In 2007 he was named the Editor-Reporter for Qué Pasa Media in Charlotte, North Carolina. His job duties included news reporting for weekly newspapers and broadcasted daily news over the radio waves. He also was the Media Relations director for IMF Global Enterprises in San Antonio, Texas. He was responsible to manage the planning and execution of public relations/media relations activities designed to help generate awareness of company’s services and products among consumers.
From 2004 and early 2007 he worked full time bilingual reporter for Rumbo, an award winning Spanish language newspaper in San Antonio Texas. His news beats were crime, labor, local government, state politics, immigration, and transportation. Responsible of the news assignment desk
He was also the Ford Fellow Writer for the Hispanic Press News Service in Washington DC, writing automotive industry stories in English and Spanish. He also wrote press releases and immigration related syndicated stories for the agency and the National Association of Hispanic Publications. He was the correspondent for Spain’s EFE News Agency in San Antonio, Texas.
He worked as contributor writer for El Mundo and La Crónica both publications from Spain and for Latino Leaders Magazine in the United States.
From 2001 until mid-2004 he worked for La Prensa de San Antonio responsible to write weekly news and feature stories in English and Spanish about the life, economic and political events of the Alamo City. In 2004 he received the 2nd place award for best political story by the National Association of Hispanic Publications for his article related to the “Rule of Law in Mexico”.
From 1993 until 1998 he was the editor of Imágenes-Spanish Language Newspaper published in California. Cofounder and editor of "La Farándula" a Spanish language monthly newspaper featuring Latino entertainers.
He served as the editor of "El Nuevo Tiempo”, the Spanish language weekly newspaper in Southern California. He was the contributor writer for Vida Newspaper in Oxnard, California.
In the 1980’s he was the managing editor and public relations director for the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO responsible for publishing Food & Justice, El Malcriado and The Migrants. He also organized media tours and press conferences to promote the UFW’s cause, services and products. For his work for the UFW he received three major journalism awards given by the Western Labor Press Association: Best Overall Publication, Best Photographs and Best Feature Story. In 1983 he was one of the cofounders of ‘Radio Campesina’ the UFW’s Radio Station in the San Joaquin Valley in California.
He worked for other labor organization publications and helped Chicano grass-roots organizations with their media projects. Producer for Vision Advertising in Los Angeles in the developing and directing TV and Radio Commercials for the Spanish Language Media. Reporter for La Raza Magazine in East Los Angeles.
Email: nuestraamericamagazine@gmail.com
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