EJ project idea expanded

In one of my posts last week, I narrowed down interests and knowledgeable subjects to find something I could pursue as an EJ venture. I'm still noodling around with my idea, but what I have so far is a website about Asian cultures in New Hampshire. It would cover different events and festivals throughout the state, boutiques and shops with cultural ties and themes, and a whole host of other fun things like that.

Of course, it would need to serve as purpose. The key is to find a need and fill it. For that reason, I came up with this little relevancy blurb:

Bringing Asian cultures to New Hampshire or Connecting New Hampshire to the World

What I'd really like to do is tie things back to New Hampshire, to keep this state as a base. With that in mind, I could expand from just being an events site to a more news/issues oriented one. Here are some story pitches:

• Profile a prominent community member
• Cite outside articles (BBC, New York Times) that are pertinent
• A series called 'Why New Hampshire?' that would be all about individuals' stories of how and why they came to New Hampshire and how their lives have been impacted.*
• A feature about the rise in number of students from Asia studying abroad in New Hampshire

*This site would not just be for residents who immigrated. It would also be for second generation and so on residents. For anyone with a tie to or interest in an culture of Asia.

I need to do a bit more research into specific communities and website/blogs/newspapers that already exist to cover this topic, but it's definitely something I'm passionate about and would love to write about.

I think Mark Briggs sums it up best when he instructs us to "find a niche and attack it in a way that no one else can. Give your customers or audience real value in exchange for their time and money, and the competition will be worrying about you instead of the other way around."