On Names and Religion.

Besides covering broader stories like immigration policy and the 2010 census, New York's ethnic newspapers also run items more particular to their individual readership. In the past month, a Chinese newspaper looked at a debate swirling around the name of a play, a Mexican newspaper reported on the confusion caused when illegal immigrants give fake names upon arrest, and a Bangladeshi paper explored the younger generation's drift away from religion. Here are excerpts, translated with help from the New York Community Media Alliance: KIRK SEMPLE 'Ching Chong' Debated [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]