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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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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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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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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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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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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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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,…
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AAJA-LA’s Kitchen Conversation Series
AAJA-LA’s Kitchen Conversation Series Top Chef Alum Chef Tu David Phu cooks up classic Vietnamese dishes & shares the stories behind them for AAJA-LA’s first-ever virtual cook along By Hieu Gray Chef Tu David Phu strikes an imposing figure in the kitchen and is a…
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Q & A With Susan Hirasuna
Los Angeles television icon Susan Hirasuna opens up about stories, struggles By Alana Cho – AAJA-LA Intern KTTV Fox11 weekend anchor Susan Hirasuna has covered stories such as the death of Princess Diana, the banishment of Exploding Kittens’ creator and the 2017 Las Vegas shooting…
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2020 National Chapter of the Year
AAJA-LA Wins Chapter of the Year Award By Alana Cho – AAJA-LA Intern From the 20 different AAJA chapters throughout the world, AAJA-LA’s stellar work this year stood out. Chapter President Teresa Watanabe and her fellow board members’ hard work was recognized on December 11…
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2020 National AAJA Member of the Year, Hieu Gray
By Alana Cho – AAJA-LA Intern Hieu Gray – a director, producer, poet, on-air personality, social media influencer, and AAJA Los Angeles’ Vice President of Marketing and Social Networking – was awarded the 2020 National AAJA Member of the Year award. “I honestly was so…
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2021 Board Candidates
Friends: Thanks to all the AAJA-LA members who nominated candidates for the 2021 board election. Ballots will be sent via email to all full members and student members on Monday, Nov. 2. If you don’t receive a ballot, please message chapter secretary Agnes Constante…
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AAJA-LA Virtual Town Hall
You are Invited: AAJA-LA present a virtual Town Hall on the rising bias and harassment against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Distinguished panelists from government, education, health care, journalism, and special guests will discuss the growing problem and how to counter it. Register Here: https://aajalavirtualtownhall.eventbrite.com Panelists include:…
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Liyna Anwar (1989–2020): Podcast Producer, Storyteller, and Champion for Representation
AAJA-LA mourns the loss of L.A. Times senior podcast producer Liyna Anwar, who fought an aggressive form of leukemia for more than a year. Liyna was instrumental in producing the new L.A. Times podcast “Asian Enough” and sought to amplify underrepresented voices throughout her journalism…
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Yet Lock (1936–2019): Chinatown Chamber President and News Executive
Yet Lock, a onetime executive vice president of the City News Service in Los Angeles and an AAJA pioneer, died on Sept. 7 in Sarasota, Fla. He was 83. “His memory and legacy are inspirations to be celebrated,” said Bill Sing, one of AAJA’s six co-founders…
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K. Connie Kang (1942–2019): Pioneering Korean American Journalist and Author
K. Connie Kang, pioneering Korean American journalist and author, died in August 2019 in Los Angeles. She was 76. “Connie was a true pioneer of journalism, covering the Korean American community at a time of enormous growth and turmoil,” said Ashley Dunn, 2019 president of…
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2020 Board Candidates
Friends: Thanks to all the AAJA-LA members who nominated candidates for the 2020 board election. Ballots will be sent via email to all full members on Monday, Oct. 28. If you don’t receive a ballot, please message teresa.watanabe@latimes.com. Monday, Oct. 28 – Voting starts Thursday, Oct. 31 –…
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2018 Board Nominations
Friends: Ever wanted to give back to our journalist community, inspire up-and-coming journalists and fight for equality in the newsroom? Here’s your chance. The Los Angeles Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association is seeking leaders and doers to join its board of directors in 2018. …
