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Damonya Jones is named a 2026 Gregory Yuen Yee Training Grant recipient
The Asian American Journalists Assn.’s Los Angeles chapter, in partnership with the Los Angeles Times and the family of Gregory Yuen Yee, is excited to announce Damonya Jones as the recipient of a 2026 Yee training grant. Congratulations, Damonya! Damonya received a $1,500 grant to support…
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Applications open for AAJA-LA funded 2026 internship with LAist
The Asian American Journalists Association — Los Angeles is excited to announce an internship at LAist. Applications are open now for the internship.
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AAJA-LA members root, root, root for the Dodgers
AAJA-LA members turned out in force to support the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, July 30, resulting in a sold-out night for the chapter. We loved having our members join us, both new and old. It was truly wonderful to see such a fantastic turnout…
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Iris Kwok is named a 2026 Gregory Yuen Yee Training Grant recipient
The Asian American Journalists Assn.’s Los Angeles chapter, in partnership with the Los Angeles Times and the family of Gregory Yuen Yee, is excited to announce Iris Kwok as the recipient of a 2026 Yee training grant. Congratulations, Iris! Iris received a $1,500 grant to…
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Avidha Raha is named a 2026 Gregory Yuen Yee Training Grant recipient
The Asian American Journalists Assn.’s Los Angeles chapter, in partnership with the Los Angeles Times and the family of Gregory Yuen Yee, is excited to announce Avidha Raha as the recipient of a 2026 Yee training grant. Congratulations, Avidha! Avidha received a $1,500 grant to…
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Applications open for AAJA-LA funded 2026 internship with Capital & Main
The Asian American Journalists Association is excited to announce an internship at Capital & Main. Applications are open now for the internship.
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L.A. chapter members share expertise at national convention
More than a dozen AAJA-LA members and Los Angeles-area journalists moderated panels and shared their knowledge with others at AAJA’s 2026 convention in Minneapolis from June 24 to 28. From investigative work and building independent sports media entities to maintaining fairness while holding truth to…
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AAJA-LA fellows publish stories through the Voices program
AAJA-LA was proud to sponsor Nicholas Corral and Emilie Takahashi this year as participants in the AAJA Voices multimedia journalism fellowship, which culminated in the AAJA national convention in Minneapolis in June. Corral is a journalism major and rising senior at USC. This summer, he…
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June Hsu is named a 2026 Gregory Yuen Yee Training Grant recipient
The Asian American Journalists Assn.’s Los Angeles chapter, in partnership with the Los Angeles Times and the family of Gregory Yuen Yee, is excited to announce the first 2026 Gregory Yuen Yee Training Grant recipient. Congratulations, June Hsu! June received a $1,500 grant to help…
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An inside look at the new LACMA building with AMEJA colleagues
Members of AAJA-LA joined with members of the Los Angeles chapter of AMEJA — the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Assn. — on Saturday, May 23, for an inside look at the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts’ new curvy building spanning Wilshire Boulevard. The…
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Journalism students visit ABC7 newsroom for career discussion panel
More than a dozen college students got a firsthand look at the broadcast news business at the ABC7 newsroom in Glendale on Thursday, May 7, as part of an AAJA-LA event. The students — who represented seven local colleges — took a guided tour of the…
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Applications open for Henry Fuhrmann Mentor Award 2026
AAJA-LA and ACES are celebrating the memory of longtime journalist, editor and mentor Henry Fuhrmann by presenting an award to honor an outstanding journalism mentor.
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New rolling deadlines for Gregory Yuen Yee Training Grants
Early-career journalists can apply for financial assistance to attend AAJA’s 2026 national convention with the Gregory Yuen Yee Training Grants program.
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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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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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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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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,…