Welcome to the Asian American Journalists
Association of Philadelphia, representing journalists throughout
the Delaware Valley region.
Founded in 1981, AAJA is a non-profit professional and educational
organization with more than 2,000 members to date. AAJA encourages Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) to enter the ranks of journalism,
work for fair and accurate coverage of AAPIs, and promotes increasing the
number of AAPI journalists and news managers in the industry.
Join AAJA now!
Visit the AAJA National Web Site.
Add us as your friends on MySpace and
Facebook.
EAT, DRINK AND CHAT WITH AAJA PHILLY AND FRIENDS
Nervous about journalism's turbulent future and your place in it?
Come enjoy coffee, doughnuts and conversation with several industry professionals on Nov. 1 at the
Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News building. David Sullivan, assistant managing editor at the Inquirer,
and David Ledford, executive editor of The News Journal, are among the special guests invited to mingle
with students, professionals and anyone wondering about what lies ahead for the Fourth Estate.
When: Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to noon
Where: 400 North Broad St.
How much? Nothing, but ($5) donations are encouraged.
Guests include Philadelphia Inquirer AME David Sullivan; David Ledford, The News Journal executive
editor; Andy Mendelson, the department chair for the Temple University school of communications; and Chris Blackman,
vice president for news for NBC10.
Please RSVP by Oct. 30 to Steve Bien-Aime at slbienaime@yahoo.com.
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AAJA Philly - NAAAP Second Annual Asian Americans and Excellence Banquet,
May 2007
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The Asian Americans & Excellence Banquet honors Asian American leaders who have excelled in their
professional fields and demonstrated a commitment to community uplift and empowerment.
» AAJA Letter to Philadelphia Inquirer
January 16, 2007
AAJA Concerned About Philadelphia Inquirer Layoffs
SAN FRANCISCO (January 16, 2007) --The Asian American Journalists Association today sent a letter
to Brian Tierney, publisher and CEO of The Philadelphia Inquirer expressing concern about the
disproportionate impact of the paper's announced layoffs on journalists of color.
In the letter, AAJA said that while it understands that economic challenges faced by many in the news
media have led to difficult decisions to lay off newsroom personnel, such decisions should not be made
with total disregard to the importance of diversity.
Read the full text of the AAJA letter...
» AAJA Donors (2006-07)
Thanks to the following donors who have helped make AAJA-Philadelphia a strong voice in the
Delaware Valley.
K.S. Balaji
John Curley
B. Ganapathy
K.S. Radhakrishnan