-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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:…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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 –…
-
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. …
-
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
-
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…
-
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…
-
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.…
-
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.…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Meet the speakers: Let’s talk about diversity in Hollywood
Mark your calendars for this Friday, Feb. 17: Our first event of the year is coming up, and we’ve got a great line-up of speakers ready. Tre’vell Anderson, film reporter LA Times film reporter Tre’vell Anderson covers the intersections of diversity and Hollywood with a…
-
Join us for a conversation about diversity in Hollywood this Friday, Feb. 17
Oscars Not So White? Media responsibility in its POC coverage We’re excited to announce our first event of the year: A conversation about diversity in Hollywood this Friday, Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the L.A. Times building downtown (community room, 145 S. Spring St). We’ll provide a…
-
You’re invited! We’re hosting a mixer
AAJA Voices Mixer Where: The Escondite (Hideout), 410 Boyd St, Los Angeles, California 90013 When: Friday, February 10 at 6 PM – 8 PM AAJA-LA is sponsoring a mixer with VOICES alumni, prospective students and local journalists. Learn more about VOICES, a multimedia journalism…
-
Voting Begins Jan. 3 for the AAJA-LA Board Special Election
UPDATE (1/9/2017): The winner of the special election is Sophie Tran! Here is the full board for this year: 2017 President: Ashley Dunn 2017 VP of Programming: Thomas Lauder 2017 VP of Community Engagement: Annie Yu 2017 VP of Career Development: Cindy Chang 2017-2018 Treasurer: Melissa…
-
Special Election: Nomination period opens to fill vacant board seat
The nomination period has opened for candidates to run in a special election on Jan. 3-6 to select a new AAJA-LA board member to replace Melissa Leu, who will be vacating the position to become chapter treasurer in 2017. The winner will complete the second year of Melissa’s…
-
Executive Leadership Program accepting applications
Apply to the Executive Leadership Program by February 3, 2017 The Executive Leadership Program (ELP) is a week-long immersive experience for any professional journalist interested in moving ahead in the workplace and developing the necessary skills to achieve goals small and large. ELP 2017 has…
-
Results of the 2017 AAJA-LA Board Elections
Thank you to all of the candidates who expressed an interest in joining the AAJA Los Angeles Chapter Board. Thanks also to our members who participated by casting their votes to move our chapter toward an exciting 2017. It’s thrilling to see such support for…
-
Final list of candidates for the 2017 AAJA-LA Board of Directors
Thank you to all the AAJA-Los Angeles members who nominated candidates for this election, and especially to all the candidates who have agreed to run for a leadership position with the AAJA-LA Chapter. Candidate bios and statements (as submitted during the nomination process) are below…
-
Nominations open for 2017 AAJA-LA Board – Deadline Extended to Wednesday!
UPDATE: Deadline for submitting nominations has been extended until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday! Link to 2017 AAJA-LA Board Nomination for Candidacy Form We are writing in hopes that you will consider taking a leadership role in AAJA-Los Angeles as part of the 2017 chapter board. We seek…
-
Trivia Bowl XXI: L.A. Times Wins 2nd Rice Cup
A new venue, a new night of the week and three familiar names in the winners’ circle highlighted Trivia Bowl XXI, AAJA-Los Angeles’ annual fundraiser, held Oct. 20 in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times Team 2 won the competition with 39 points out…
-
AAJA-LA awards stipends for summer internships
In 2016, AAJA-LA revived its summer internship program, awarding stipends of up to $4,000 to students who worked at the Orange County Register, Pasadena Star-News and Nguoi Viet Daily News. The students were required to join AAJA and received mentoring from an AAJA member. Here…
