Written by On May 12th, swing by the AAJA-NY booth at the CAPA Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Festival, in Dumbo, Brooklyn. We have a fantastic line-up of AAJA authors and photographers. Authors will be selling and signing their books. And veteran photographers will be showcasing and selling various works. AAJA’s very own Bea Hundal, CeFaan [...]
READ MORE »Theme for AAJA-NY 2013 Convention
Written by AAJA is on the hunt for a theme for the 2013 Convention. So this is where we would like to enlist the help of all of the AAJA-NY Members. We need YOUR ideas to come up with a theme! Please email any theme ideas to Brooke Camp: Brooke.Camp@turner.com Deadline is May 10th. Winner of the [...]
READ MORE »Deadline: UNITY Scholarships and Stipends
Hello AAJA Members, Don’t wait until its too late! Deadline to apply for UNITY SCHOLARSHIPS and STIPENDS is Monday, April 23rd at 5 p.m. AAJA-NY is awarding members $2,000 to attend the UNITY convention. If you are a student, unemployed or freelance journalist in need apply. There are TWO different options for scholarships/stipends. 1. [...]
READ MORE »UNITY SCHOLARSHIPS AND STIPENDS
Hey Fellow AAJA Members, UNITY will be held August 1st-4th at The Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas. Every year AAJA-NY gives out $2,000 in scholarships/stipends for the UNITY conference. If you are interested, there are two different options for scholarships and stipends. 1) Student Scholarship a) giving away 2 registrations + [...]
READ MORE »International Women Journalists
Written by International Women Journalists: Their Voices in the War Zone Last week, on Wednesday, April 4th, AAJA-NY, the Asian Heritage Network of The New York Times, the New York Press Club, and the Online News Association of New York hosted the event, International Women Journalists: Their Voices in the War Zone. Attended by about 100 journalists [...]
READ MORE »Opinion: How the entire media turned the ball over covering Jeremy Lin
Written by Now that the sports pundits have recoiled about the New York Jets’ acquisition of Tim Tebow, proclaiming ‘the circus’ is coming to New York, and that these pundits have been all too eager to pronounce ‘Linsanity’ dead, the time is ripe for a renewed discussion about whether these two athletes (and their fans) have been [...]
READ MORE »Social Media Tips
Written by The third AAJA & SAJA Advanced Social Media Workshop at Columbia University was yet another fun, successful and educational night. Social media guru Sree Sreenivasan’s popularity packed out the Pulitzer World Room once again! AAJA stars Jeannie Park & Fred Katayama were even in the audience. This years attendees received two bonuses. Firstly we all [...]
READ MORE »AAJA Selects 2013 National Convention Site
Press Release from AAJA National: AAJA Selects 2013 National Convention Site March 28, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO — The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is pleased to announce the selection of AAJA’s New York chapter as the 2013 host for the 1,400-member organization’s national convention. “On behalf of the New York chapter, we are delighted and [...]
READ MORE »International Women Journalists: Their Voices in the War Zone
International Women Journalists: Their Voices in the War Zone Wednesday, April 4th 2012, 6:30pm to 8pm The New York Times Building, Floor 15, Room 115 Please join the Asian American Journalists Association, the New York Press Club, and the Online News Association for a panel discussion and Q&A session on International Women Journalists: Their Voices [...]
READ MORE »“Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story”
A filmmaker is working on a documentary about AAJA’s very own Corky Lee and his work. Check out the link below and please show your support in any way you can. http://www.indiegogo.com/Photographic-Justice-The-Corky-Lee-Story
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