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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,…
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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. …
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Save the date: We’ll be hosting our 2017 Trivia Bowl this October
Our annual Trivia Bowl is coming! Mark your calendars for Thursday, Oct. 19, If you want to win this year, it’s time to put together your team and start practicing. It’s that competitive. Thursday, Oct. 19. Nishi Hongwanji
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Flash mentoring workshop for early- to mid-career journalists
Feel stuck in your career? Uncertain about your next move? Should you jump from newspapers to TV or online? Do grunt work at a large media outlet in hopes of a better gig there? For journalists early in their careers, this is a time of…
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Freelancers: Join us April 6 for a Freelancer Job Fair
Calling all freelancers: Join AAJA-LA and Opodz on Thursday, April 6, for a Freelancer Job Fair. Here’s a chance to meet editors and managers responsible for reading pitches and making assignments. What format do editors prefer for pitches? Is the publication more evergreen or breaking…
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Want to go to the national convention in Philly? Apply by April 2 for a stipend
Convention goers! AAJA-LA is offering a limited number of free registrations and free rooms to attend the Asian American Journalists Association national convention in Philadelphia. It’s our way of helping students and others with financial difficulties experience the networking, workshops and access to national media recruiters.…
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Apply for free lodging during the Philadelphia convention
Convention goers! AAJA-LA is offering local chapter members free rooms at the 2017 National Convention in Philadelphia, July 26 to 29! We’ve rented a charming Airbnb house in South Philadelphia that sleeps 10 and reserved three rooms at the convention site at Loews Philadelphia Hotel.…
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Students: Apply by April 16 for a $2,500 scholarship (plus, we’ll send you to the convention!)
AAJA-LA scholarships are back, bigger and better! In addition to $2,500 in tuition assistance, we will pay for scholarship recipients to attend this year’s AAJA convention in Philadelphia, July 26 to 29. The application deadline is Sunday, April 16. Each student will receive $2,500 to be applied toward educational expenses. The…
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Join us March 8 for an evening with prizewinning photojournalist Marcus Yam
We’re hosting an evening with Marcus Yam, a Los Angeles Times photographer who was just named Newspaper Photographer of the Year in the Missouri School of Journalism’s Picture of the Year International competition. He’ll present some of his prizewinning photography and chat about his life…
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Call for applications: 2017 summer reporting internships
We are excited to announce that we’re sponsoring three summer reporting internships this year. Each intern will be paid $4,000 for approximately 10 weeks of full-time work. Interns will be matched with a mentor and will receive a free AAJA-LA membership. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college or university or have graduated within…
