Year in Review: Pre-UNITY Mixer fires up membership for Vegas

JUNE 2012

By Jackie Tiongson

UNITY was in August 2012, but the Los Angeles celebrations officially began at KTLA studios in late  June. About 100 attendees came out for the pre-UNITY mixer, where members from participating groups came together to network and share their stories – all while snacking on freshly-made tacos.

Attending groups included: California Chicano News Media Association (CCNMA), Asian American Journalists Association – Los Angeles Chapter (AAJA-LA), National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) and National Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association (NLGJA).

Board members from each organization spoke about what brought them out that night. The speakers included:

Julio Moran of CCNMA
Barbara Lopez-Nash of KTLA
Jocelyn “Joz” Wang, President of AAJA-LA
Greg Hernandez, President of NLGJA
Robert Hernandez, Co-Chair of Programming for UNITY
Lisa Cox of KTLA and NABJ National Secretary)
Yvette Cabrera, president of CCNMA
Jason Ball, News Director of KTLA