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    CHAPTER NEWS / MEETING MINUTES

    NOT A CURRENT AAJA MEMBER? PLAN TO REGISTER FOR UNITY?

    Anyone who renews or joins AAJA by Thursday, July 10, during AAJA business hours will be able to register for the 2008 Unity/Journalists of Color Convention at the member rate of $575 (professionals) or $275 (students only). Those who renew or join AAJA after Friday, July 11, must register at the non-member Unity rate of $800 (professional) or $450 (students only).

    Join or renew: https://www.aaja.org/membership/register/

    UNITY Convention schedule: http://www.2008unity.org/schedule.cfm


    JUNE 1, 2008 MEETING MINUTES

    APRIL 13, 2008 MEETING MINUTES

    JANUARY 12, 2008 MEETING MINUTES

    SEPTEMBER 15, 2007 MEETING MINUTES

    AAJA-D.C. SUMMER PICNIC 2007

    The AAJA-D.C. picnic July 22 was a great success, with plenty of food, family and friends! The fire for the grill took awhile to start, but the beautiful weather made the time at Bluemont Park very enjoyable.

    people standing around a large, white AAJA-D.C. banner
    Tan Ly, chapter president; Wanita Niehaus, membership chair; Simone Laroche, 2007 AAJA-DC scholarship winner; Doris Truong, national board representative; Hirdesh Matta, 2007 AAJA-DC scholarship winner; Lister Lim, community liaison; Sherri Ly, vice-president (and Emmy winner)


    APRIL 22, 2007 MEETING MINUTES

    A FUTURE AAJA MEMBER?

    Treasurer Cecilia Kang gave birth to a bouncing baby boy, Tigin Han Unsal, on March 27. He weighed 9 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 23 inches long. Congratulations to Cecelia and her family!


    FEBRUARY 24, 2007 MEETING MINUTES

    AAJA-D.C. MEMBER WINS SCRIPPS AWARD

    Congratulations to AAJA-D.C. member Ben de la Cruz and his team, who won a presitigous award from Scripps for their series On Being a Black Man! You can check it out at http://www.washingtonpost.com/.


    JANUARY 20, 2007 MEETING MINUTES

    NOVEMBER 12, 2006 MEETING MINUTES

    4 brains INAUGURAL AAJA-D.C. TRIVIA BOWL

    AAJA-D.C. held its first Trivia Bowl fundraiser November 3. Congratulations to Team National Geographic, which took home the "Lamp of Knowledge" trophy by scoring a total of 36 points for the three rounds!

    OCTOBER 15, 2006 MEETING MINUTES

    SEPTEMBER 17, 2006 MEETING MINUTES

    AUGUST 19, 2006 MEETING MINUTES

    JULY 15, 2006 MEETING MINUTES

    Several D.C. chapter members attended the 2006 AAJA National Convention in Honolulu, Hawai'i from June 20 to June 24.

    Doris Truong's photos from the convention
    three smiling conference participants wearing leis
    Doris Truong, Suzanne Marta, and Eric Torbenson at the opening ceremony at the Honolulu Academy of Arts

    JUNE 3, 2006 MEETING MINUTES

    APRIL 22, 2006 MEETING MINUTES

    MARCH 19, 2006 MEETING MINUTES

    FEBRUARY 19, 2006 MEETING MINUTES

    JANUARY 28, 2006 MEETING MINUTES

    NOVEMBER 19, 2005 MEETING MINUTES

    OCTOBER 15, 2005 MEETING MINUTES

    JULY 16, 2005 MEETING MINUTES

    seated man
    (Photo by Peggy Hu)
    Guest speaker Dr. Thomas Elias of the National Arboretum briefs AAJA-D.C. members July 16 on an effort to build a classical Chinese garden in D.C.
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