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Applications open for 2026 AAJA-LA funded summer internships
Applications are now being accepted for two internships funded by the Asian American Journalists Association – Los Angeles chapter.
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AAJA-LA members connect at Mi Cafe in Koreatown
AAJA-LA members gathered at Mi Cafe in Koreatown on Saturday for an afternoon of networking and productivity.
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Applications open for 2026 national convention grants
AAJA-LA is offering 10 grants of $750 each to help chapter members attend AAJA’s 2026 convention in Minneapolis.
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AAJA-LA appoints student board member for 2026
The Asian American Journalists Association — Los Angeles chapter is honored to welcome Emilie Takahashi to the board.
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Ushering in the Year of the Fire Horse
The promise of possibility was palpable at the AAJA-LA chapter’s always-highly-anticipated annual lunar new year celebration, a welcome opportunity to gather with friends, make new ones and underscore the importance of community. This year’s event, which was sold out, was held Saturday, Feb. 28, at…
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Applications open for AAJA-LA student board member
The Asian American Journalists Association – Los Angeles Chapter is looking for its next student board members! Student members take part in board meetings, help with events, write content for the website and newsletter, and take part in all aspects of AAJA-LA. The student board…
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AAJA-LA holds space for suicide prevention, covering AANHPI mental health
Dozens of AAJA-LA chapter members and community partners came together Saturday, Jan. 31, at Cal State Long Beach to talk about suicide prevention and reducing stigma about mental illness in the AANHPI community. The symposium, co-sponsored by AAJA-LA, focused on expanding mental health access for…
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Podcasting experts share insights during AAJA-LA panel
Podcast experts discussed how oversaturated the podcast market has become and shared strategies for standing out.
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Election results: Members elect AAJA-LA board for 2026
Elections for the new Asian American Journalist Association – Los Angeles 2026 board are over and the results are in.
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Actor Lucy Liu introduces ‘Rosemead’ screening, conversation on AAPI mental health issues
AAJA-LA hosted a free screening of “Rosemead,” which was followed by a conversation on the APPI mental health issues raised in the film.
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AAJA-LA elections underway
Elections are underway for the Asian American Journalist Association – Los Angeles board for 2026. Voting began on Nov. 11, 2025, and ends on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. People who were AAJA members by Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, received a ballot via…
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Vietnamese American beauty school owners talk immigration
To mark 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, the AAJA-LA hosted an event with Advanced Beauty College.
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Trivia Bowl 2025 raises thousands for AAJA-LA, celebrates partners
Annual event funds scholarships, grants, internships and more for AAPI journalists in SoCal More than 350 people showed their support for the Asian American Journalist Association-Los Angeles by attending the annual Trivia Bowl “fun”raiser. Big thank you to event sponsor East West Bank for their…
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Student journalists meet with professionals during Randy Hagihara Coaching Day
Student journalists got a rare experience during the 3rd annual Randy Hagihara Coaching Day — a one-on-one mentoring session with professionals in the fields they are interested in. Each student met with two professional journalists for a no-bar hold conversation about the journalism industry, what they should do…
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Mixer in LA’s art district brings AAJA-LA members together for summer
More than 30 AAJA-LA members came together at the Angel City Brewery in downtown LA for a summer mixer. The event was held a few weeks after the national Asian American Journalist Association convention in Seattle to reconnect people who went to the convention and…
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California AAJA chapters come together for mega-mixer at national convention
The Asian American Journalist Association National Convention was held in Seattle this year — the perfect location for ALL of the AAJA chapters in California to host a mega-mixer. For the first time in a very long time, AAJA members from San Diego, Los Angeles,…
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Hannah Bae and Matthew Crowley Honored With Henry Fuhrmann Mentor Award
Los Angeles, CA. — The Asian American Journalists Association, Los Angeles chapter, and ACES: The Society for Editing have named two winners of the third annual Henry Fuhrmann Mentor Award. The award honors working journalists who actively mentor other journalists. This year saw the most…
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AAJA-LA announces 2025 Greg Yee Training Grant recipient
The Asian American Journalist Association – Los Angeles, in partnership with the Los Angeles Times, is excited to announce the 2025 Greg Yee grant recipient.
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News Coaching Day at Cal State LA brings pros and newbies together in honor of Randy Hagihara
The Asian American Journalists Association, Los Angeles, Latino Journalists: CCNMA, and California State University, Los Angeles, partnered up for the 2nd annual Randy Hagihara News Coaching Day to teach young journalists how to break into the industry. On Sept. 21, 2024, mentors and mentees from…
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2025 board candidates
Friends: Thanks for voting in this year’s election. If you’re a chapter member and didn’t receive a ballot, please write board secretary Carren Jao (carren.jao@gmail.com) to receive one. Here are the key deadlines: Thursday, Nov. 14 – Voting starts Thursday, Nov. 21 – Voting ends,…
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Kate McQueen wins 2024 Henry Fuhrmann Mentor Award
The award, given by AAJA-LA and ACES, honors mentors in journalism who made a difference The Asian American Journalists Association in Los Angeles and ACES: The Society for Editing are excited to announce the recipient of the second annual Henry Fuhrmann Mentor Award. Henry Fuhrmann…
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Henry Fuhrmann Mentor Award 2025
The Asian American Journalists Association-Los Angeles chapter and ACES: The Society for Editing are welcoming applications for the Henry Fuhrmann Mentor Award, which honors a working journalist who is a mentor to others in journalism. The deadline for nominations is June 15, 2025 at 11:59…
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AAJA-LA announces 2024 Greg Yee Training Grant recipients
The Asian American Journalist Association – Los Angeles, in partnership with the Los Angeles Times, is excited to announce the 2024 Greg Yee Grant recipients.
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2024 Board Candidates
Friends: Thanks for voting in this year’s election. If you’re a chapter member and didn’t receive a ballot, please write board secretary Carren Jao (carren.jao@gmail.com) to receive one. Here are the key deadlines: Friday, Nov. 17 – Voting starts Wednesday Nov. 22 – Voting ends, 11:59 p.m.…
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AAJA-LA 2022 VIRTUAL TRIVIA BOWL RECAP
Event Devoted to Henry Fuhrmann By Nathalie Leung – AAJA-LA Intern This year’s Trivia Bowl was devoted to Henry Fuhrmann, a longtime and beloved AAJA leader, mentor and friend to many who passed away a few weeks prior on Sept. 14, 2022. Fuhrmann was an…
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2023 Board Candidates
Friends: Thanks for voting in this year’s election. If you’re a chapter member and didn’t receive a ballot, please write board secretary Carren Jao (carren.jao@gmail.com) to receive one. Here are the key deadlines: Thursday, Dec. 1 – Voting starts Thursday, Dec. 8 – Voting ends, 11:59…
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Henry Fuhrmann dies at 65; tenacious editor and our dear friend
It is with heavy hearts that the Asian American Journalists Association extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Henry Fuhrmann, a long-time and beloved member of our AAJA family. Henry, a long-time copy editor at The Los Angeles Times, died Sept. 14…
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2022 Board Candidates
Friends: Thanks to all the AAJA-LA members who nominated candidates for the 2022 board election. Ballots will be sent via email to all full members and student members on Monday, Dec. 20. If you don’t receive a ballot, please message chapter secretary Agnes Constante at…
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Making the Most of Your Summer Internship – Intern Mixer 2021
AAJA-LA’s annual intern mixer in June featured advice from a news executive, an editor, a reporter and newsletter writer By Julie Patel Be persistent, take the initiative, get the details right and keep working hard to improve. This was some of the advice provided at…
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AAJA Founders Forum 2021
Alana Cho Nancy Yoshihara, David Kishiyama, and Bill Sing broke away from their predetermined paths — as a dental hygienist, architect, and economist, respectively — to follow their passion for journalism. That revolutionary act was followed by another: They banded together, joined by Tritia Toyota,…