Welcome to the 2002 AAJA Seattle news archive.
AAJA at Walk for Rice
Photojournalists display work at summer barbecue
Congratulations Gan, Higashi, Mak, Strehle, Chen
AAJA and NJC presents scholarship awards
New building for Northwest Asian Weekly
Congratulations Matsuzawa, Ogata
Chapter co-presents Daniel Schorr event
Ishisaka, Vinh receive chapter stipends to ELP
Chapter kicks off year of the horse
AAJA at Walk for Rice
AAJA and KING/5 joined together with a team at the annual Asian Counseling and Referral Service Walk for Rice. The fundraiser for the ACRS foodbank on June 22nd has become a popular annual event. This year, Dan Devone and Julie Lee (KCPQ/13) returned to emcee the successful walk.
Photojournalists display work at summer barbecue
Kalbi, hamburgers and chocolate-dipped strawberries weren't the only draws for the AAJA Seattle BBQ July 13th. It was a chance to socialize and meet new members, and the chapter's winner of the Founder's scholarship, Grace Lee, a UW student from Steilacoom.
The highlight was a showing of photojournalists' work. Presenters were: Ian Dapiaoen of the International Examiner; Yuki Kuniyuki, formerly of the U.S. Information Service; I.H. Kuniyuki, freelance photographer and Randy Eng, videographer from KING/5 (who submitted a videotape because he had to work that night!)
Thanks to all our presenters and attendees.
Congratulations Gan, Higashi, Mak, Strehle, Chen
Congratulations to Mimi Gan and Reiko Higashi (KING/5) for winning a regional Emmy for "Geisha to gadgets," in the cultural category. Mimi also won an Emmy for "Hollywood Uncut" in the entertainment program category.
Congratulations to Robert Mak (KING/5) for his Emmy for "Up Front" in the interview program category. Kevin Strehle (KING/5) for "NW Backroads" in the informational series category and Christine Chen (KCPQ/13) for her Emmy in the news anchor category.
Emmys were awarded June 8, 2002
AAJA and NJC presents scholarship awards
June 14, 2002--Aspiring young journalists received encouragement and a big monetary boost toward college from AAJA Seattle, The Northwest Journalists of Color and the Black Journalists Association of Seattle (BJAS) at a reception held June 14, 2002 at KING-TV.
AAJA organized the NJC scholarship program this year, which awwarded $4,000 to six students.
Thanh Tan, 20, Olympia, University of Southern California ($1,000)
Christopher Jose, 17, Renton, Green River Community College ($1,000)
Luisa Cuellar, 22, Seattle University ($500)
Natalie Guillen, 20, Auburn, Cottey College ($500)
Bonnie Lee, 17, Bellevue, University of Southern California ($500)
Anthony Shelley, Jr., 17, Tacoma, The Evergreen State College ($500)
Companies donating money to the scholarships were the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The Seattle Times, KIRO-TV and KING-TV.
New building for Northwest Asian Weekly
Congratulations to Northwest Asian Weekly Publisher Assunta Ng and her husband/business
partner George Liu on their new building. More than a thousand people attended the grand
opening ceremonies March 22-23 at the new headquarters on Maynard Avenue South in Seattle's
Chinatown/International District. Guests enjoyed a traditional lion and dragon dance,
firecrackers and cake. Then building includes more than 7,000 square feet of retail and
office space. The ID Health Clinic will soon occupy the third floor.
Congratulations Matsuzawa, Ogata
Congratulations to photographer Tom Matsuzawa (KIRO/7) for winning an Alfred I. DuPont--Columbia University
Silver Baton for the documentary, "Why the Orcas of Puget Sound are Dying." The jurors noted the
"breathtaking photography of whales above and below water and superior sound recording" in their
citation. This year's 13 Alfred I. duPont award winners were selected from nearly 600 submissions from
programs that aired in the United States between July 1, 2000 and June 30, 2001. "Why the Orcas of Puget Sound are
Dying" was produced and written by Ben Saboonchian, hosted by Steve Raible, edited by Peter Gamba, and photographed
by Tom Matsuzawa and Bill Skok.
Julie Ogata (KOMO/4) says daughter Cienna is the apple of her eye--that goes double for dad, Gabe.
Julie says the baby is a good sleeper and eater, perfect for any working mom.
Chapter co-presents Daniel Schorr event
AAJA Seattle co-presented "A conversation with National Public Radio journalist and commentator Daniel Schorr," on
April 9th, 2002. The event was moderated by KING/5's Margaret Larsen and part of the City Club's 20th anniversary Founders
Forum series. Schorr is the 2002 recipient of the Washington State University's Edward R. Murrow award. Last of the
legendary Edward R. Murrow news team at CBS News, Schorr is one of America's most honored journalists. Now
senior news analyst for NPR, Schorr has covered every major event from the McCarthy anti-Communist
hearings of the 1950s to the Clinton impeachment hearings of the 1990s. Among those attending: Lori Aoki, Su Ring (KING/5),
Susan Han (KCTS). Thanks to Collin Tong (WSU) for coordinating AAJA Seattle's participation.
Ishisaka, Vinh receive chapter stipends to ELP
AAJA Seattle awarded its first two grants of $700 each to Naomi Ishisaka (Editor in Chief of Colors Magazine)
and Tan Vinh (The Seattle Times) to attend the Executive Leadership Program in New York. ELP trains journalists to take on
management roles within their news organizations. The Seattle chapter awards a limited number of stipends
each year to support interested members. The grants are $500 for ELP sessions held west of the Mississippi and
$700 for those held east of the Mississippi. Recipients are expected to organize an AAJA function or project within
a year of receiving their grant.
By Tan Vinh
In the city that never sleeps, all of us ELPers were so pooped after each
marathon work day that we all crashed to our hotels at night - only to be
awaken a few hours later for the next day workshop. From dinner with the New
York Times managing editor Gerald Boyd to breakfast with NBC news head Neil
Shapiro, it was an inspiring time in New York City. But the true heroes were
the folks in the leadership program, the Asian American journalists who
shared their stories of hardship and reward--stories of overcoming racial
discrimination, of pushing forward when youthought you couldn't and of
empowerment.
It was great and inspiring, and it reminded us of the role we
play as journalists and what we can contribute to our community.I left
ELP a better person, and I thank the Seattle AAJA chapter for making it
possible.
By Naomi Ishisaka
Thank you AAJA Seattle for making it possible to attend ELP in New York City.
I met many wonderful people and learned a lot about leadership skills and
Asian-American communication styles that I will apply to my career.
It
was enlightening and inspiring to hear from journalism leaders such as New
York Times Managing Editor Gerald Boyd and Washington Post Managing Editor
Steve Coll, who talked about the importance of staying true to your integrity
and vision.
I feel very lucky to have taken part in the program and hope
others from Seattle will have the opportunity in the
future.
Chapter kicks off year of the horse
About 50 AAJA members, friends and family gathered at Noble Court Restaurant in Bellevue to kick off the year of the horse.
The annual Lunar New Year banquet is one of the most popular chapter events of the year. National board representative Janet Tu (The Seattle Times) told members about upcoming events for the year. Thanks to membership co-chairs Lori Aoki (Harris and Smith), Melissa Wolfe and Collin Tong (WSU) for organizing this year's banquet.
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