Standing Proud as VeryAAJA on Very Asian Day

January 19, 2023
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Richard Lui (standing) moderates a panel on sustainable business in Asia at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Photo credit: Ai Uchida, AAJA-HQ.

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS

Submit work for AAJA's Journalism Excellence Awards
Applications for JCamp 2023 are now open
AAJA presents The Space: Grief/Healing session for students
St. Louis recognizes Jan. 19, 2023 as "Very Asian Day"

From AAJA-HQ: Uplifting AAPI excellence: Nominations for AAJA Excellence Awards now open, awardees will be honored at #AAJA23

Awards AAJA’s 2023 Community Awards and Journalism Excellence Awards are now open for nominations and submissions! Our Community Awards honor the best of AAJA members and organizations in our community and recognize those who have gone above and beyond, while our Journalism Excellence Awards honor the best works of journalism produced by AAJA members in 2022. Submit by Tuesday, Feb. 28.

JCamp Applications for JCamp 2023 are now open! Our flagship summer training program for high school students, now celebrating its 23rd year, will take place on July 15 to 21 at American University in Washington, D.C. Learn more and apply.

AAJA Reminders

Support the next generation of AAPI journalists by serving on this year's awards committee. Apply to be part of the awards judging panel by March 15.
Calling all Chapter/AG leaders: Save the date for Camp AAJA on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 from 7 to 10 p.m. ET / Sunday, Feb. 5 from 8 to 11 a.m. HKT. RSVP here to attend this virtual leadership summit.

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🗓 AAJA Events

AAJA presents The Space: Grief/Healing with Jeanie Y. Chang, LMFT, CCTP, CIMHP

Monday, Jan. 30 | 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT

AAJA-HQ will be holding an off-the-record conversation for student members affected by or processing the recent anti-Asian attack at Indiana University facilitated by Jeanie Y. Chang, LMFT, CCTP, CIMHP. Register here.

Contact us to list your event on our events calendar!

Jan. 23 | AAJA-CSU Long Beach’s Speaker Series ft. Jon Soohoo | Join AAJA-CSULB on Monday, Jan. 23 at 4 p.m. for their speaker series event with Jon Soohoo, longtime Los Angeles Dodgers Team Photographer. | Learn more here.

Jan. 28 | AAJA-Portland’s AAJA To Go | Join AAJA-Portland for a guided tour of the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, followed by snacks and mingling on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. | RSVP here.

Jan. 28 | AAJA-D.C.’s Lunar New Year Potluck | Join AAJA-D.C. for their Lunar New Year potluck on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. | RSVP here.

Jan. 28 | AAJA-L.A.'s New Year Celebration | Join AAJA-L.A. for their New Year celebration, co-hosted by David Ono, at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. | RSVP here.

Feb. 4 | AAJA-Atlanta’s 2023 Student and Early Career Journalism Workshop | Join AAJA-Atlanta for their premier event for college journalists, featuring top talent from CNN, AJC and 11Alive on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. | RSVP here.

📓 News & Resources

obituary AAJA is saddened by the loss of two Los Angeles Times editors, Gregory Yee, who passed away on Jan. 4, 2023, and Randy Hagihara, who passed away on Jan. 8, 2023. Our hearts go out to their friends and families.

VeryAsian The city of St. Louis has declared Jan. 19, 2023 as "Very Asian Day,” recognizing Michelle Li and The Very Asian Foundation.

press freedom Nobel laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted from the tax evasion charges filed by the Duterte government. Watch her moving speech after the decision.

journalism pioneers Beverly White, a local television news reporter for NBC4 in Los Angeles, has retired after three decades. In an interview, she discussed her pioneering work as a woman journalist of color.

member spotlight Connie Chung was featured in a recent article about investigative reporting and the promise of the next generation of journalists.

👏 AAJA Kudos to...

Xuan Thai, who joined ESPN as senior investigative & enterprise writer.
Mary Chao, who is a specialty reporter at Scripps News NY bureau as part of the E.W. Scripps Company’s Journalism Journey initiative.
Adam Causey, who joined AP as an assistant news director.
CeFaan Kim, who received the Community Trailblazer award from the Korean American Association of Greater New York.
Annette Choi, who joined the CNN Data + Graphics team.
Sarah Belle Lin, who joined amNewYork as a staff reporter.
Kayla Guo, who is an editorial intern for Politico.

On Our List 🌟 📺 📸 📰 🎧

Follow us on Twitter @aaja for more works on our radar from the AAJA community.

On this day On January 19, 1983, Fred Korematsu, Minoru Yasui and Gordon Hirabayashi petitioned to reopen their landmark cases that challenged the evacuation of 120,000 Japanese Americans to incarceration camps during World War II. Read more from “The great resisters of Japanese American history have a powerful story to tell,” The Boston Globe, dated September 7, 2022.
“I Am Michelle Go’s Father. I Am Marking Her Death Where She Lived.” by Justin Go, The New York Times
“Defining ‘Asian American’ is complicated. Who gets left behind?” by Meena Venkataramanan, The Washington Post
“Sacramento County has a new District Attorney. Thien Ho sworn in, marking a first” by Kristin Lam, CapRadio
“Michelle Yeoh gives emotional acceptance speech after winning Golden Globe for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'” by Kimmy Yam, NBC Asian America
“What Happens When Private Equity Is Your Landlord in Hawai‘i” by Noelle Fujii-Oride, Hawaii Business
“White House shares plans to help Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders” by Hojun Choi, Dallas Morning News
“Started from the bottom w/ Ashmere Prasad” ft. Ashmere Prasad by Talk of The Town
“First Asian Americans in Rhode Island legislature take office” by Jake Chang, AsAmNews

Opportunities
Visit AAJA Careers or follow @AAJACareers on Twitter to post jobs or internships and stay up-to-date on available positions. Check in with your AAJA chapters for more opportunities.

AAJA Opportunities:

AAJA Scholarships, Internships and Fellowships | Deadlines: Jan. 30, Feb. 28, March 30, April 1 and Oct. 1, 2023. | Apply here.
JCal 2023 | Priority deadline: Feb. 1, 2023. | Apply here.
JCamp 2023 | Deadline: March 17, 2023. | Apply here.
AAJA Journalism Excellence Awards | Submit work here.
AAJA 2023 Community Awards | Submit a nomination here.
AAJA Studio Submissions | Become an expert and join here.
Judge AAJA Awards | Deadline: March 15, 2023. | Apply to judge awards.

External and Partner Opportunities:

IWMF's Annual Awards | Applications are open for the Courage in Journalism Awards, the Gwen Ifill Award and the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. | Deadline: March 3, 2023.
The Association of LGBTQ Journalists (NLGJA)'s Student Conference | This virtual event will offer chances to learn from media experts and connect with fellow student journalists. | Register here.

Did you produce some great journalism recently, or see good work from others?
Put work on our radar to feature in our next member highlights.

Collectively, we can celebrate 40 years of impact and contribute towards 40 more years of AAJA's mission of supporting and uplifting AAPI journalists. Donate today.

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