February 20, 2025
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|  | Erin Shigaki and her dad, John, walk with others during Tsuru for Solidarity's Day of Remembrance and Resistance event on Wednesday, Feb. 19 in Seattle, Washington. The annual event commemorates the approximately 110,000 people of Japanese descent in the U.S. forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated during World War II under Executive Order 9066. The event was originally planned to be held at Seattle’s Pike Place Market until the venue abruptly canceled.
(Photo: Nick Wagner / The Seattle Times) ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS |
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| | From AAJA-HQ: #AAJA25 registration is now open, meet our Simon and June Li Leadership Transformation fellows Simon and June Li Fellowship We're proud to announce our inaugural cohort of Simon and June Li Leadership Transformation Fellowship recipients! Congratulations to Barbara Chai and Vandana Kumar, who are participating in Poynter Institute's Media Transformation Challenge, and Jin Ding, who is participating in the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program at Columbia University. Scholarships Congratulations to our latest scholarship recipient, Alicia Tang, who received the AAJA/White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarship. ELP Don’t miss your chance to apply to our Executive Leadership Program for journalism and media professionals! The program gives fellows the tools needed to face an evolving media landscape. Apply by Friday, Feb. 28. VOICES Are you interested in learning from top media professionals and landing that job opportunity? Join AAJA’s flagship journalism fellowship for college and graduate students! Apply by Friday, March 7. #AAJA25 Join us in Seattle! Check out our prospectus to learn about sponsorship and partnership opportunities, and contact sponsorship@aaja.org to get involved. - Registration Convention registration is open! Don't wait – get your discounted early bird rate now.
- Room block To accommodate and prioritize registrants, our room block is accessible via the confirmation process following #AAJA25 registration. Space is limited so register for #AAJA25 today!
- Chapter stipends AAJA-Sacramento is offering stipends to help members attend #AAJA25 in Seattle. If you are interested, fill out this form by Saturday, March 15.
Resources AAJA provides resources to journalists affected by recent layoffs. Some of our resources include consideration for waived membership fees and our career center that allows journalists to find job postings and connect with recruiters. Read the full statement here. |
| | | | 📓 News & Resources local news Overstory launched its newsroom by conducting over 100 conversations to shape its coverage priorities and center local voices. Noelle Fujii-Oride, former AAJA-Hawai'i president and editor at Overstory, shares how the organization shapes coverage that reflects the needs and concerns of Hawai‘i’s diverse communities. resource PEN America launched the Journalist Safety Urgent Care Helpline, offering U.S. based journalists free, confidential support for online harassment, doxing, and other threats. The service provides digital safety guidance and emotional support to help journalists stay safe while reporting. report AAPI Data warns that threats to public data – like recent removals and disruptions of key federal datasets – undermine research, policymaking, and civil rights. The report emphasizes the need to safeguard good, accurate, and accessible data for the success of the government and all communities. news As misinformation rises, journalists must do more to articulate the value of their work in the face of mass public skepticism. Poynter highlights why journalists need clearer messaging to reinforce trust in fact-based reporting. |
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| On Our List 🌟📺📸📰🎧 Black History Month - 📺 "May 19th Project" by Renee Tajima-Peña, PBS
- "Inspired by ’60s Asian-Black solidarity, she uses design to fight racism" by Renata Sago, The St. Louis American
Day of Remembrance - “Fear, not courage, on display as Day of Remembrance moved from Pike Place” by Naomi Ishisaka, The Seattle Times
- 🎧 "Japanese Americans see parallels between current immigration climate and World War II" by Cecilia Lei, WBUR
- "Federal Way woman recalls her time in U.S. concentration camp" by Keelin Everly-Lang, Kent Reporter
AAJA members in the news - “She got a tip about four human brains stored at the Smithsonian. The investigation revealed so much more.” ft. Nicole Dungca, by TyLisa Johnson, Poynter
- “The sorrow, hope and longing of Japan’s ‘Missing Post Office’” by Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Julia Mio Inuma, Hiroki Kobayashi and Yutao Chen, The Washington Post
- “The cost of private colleges is high, yet many low-income students still choose them” by Katelyn Do, Emewodesh Eshete and Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters
- “Vicky Nguyen on Telling Her Family’s Story with ‘Boat Baby’” ft. Vicky Nguyen, by Sophia Soto, The Nerds of Color
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| | 👏 AAJA Kudos to... - Anne Hsu, who was named the executive producer of CBS’ Face the Nation.
- Sonal Shah, who joined Poynter’s National Advisory Board.
- Amara Walker, who received an Emmy award for covering the Israel-Hamas war for CNN and recently announced her departure from the network after being on air for more than a decade.
- Samantha Cheng, whose documentary film, Dora Fugh Lee: A Life in Art, was accepted by the 2025 Bethesda Film Festival.
- Arelis Hernandez, JCamp co-lead, and David Nakamura, ELP '98, who joined The Washington Post's newly formed immigration and border security team.
- Bao Ong, who started a new position as the Houston Chronicle’s restaurant critic.
- Sofia Schwarzwalder, who joins Sports Journalism Institute’s 2025 cohort.
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| | Opportunities
Visit AAJA Careers or follow @AAJACareers on X to post jobs or internships and stay up-to-date on available positions. Check in with your AAJA chapters for more opportunities. |
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| AAJA Opportunities: Fellowships and Trainings - NLGJA’s 2025 Student Conference | NLGJA’s free virtual conference, from March 7-8, is for students to sharpen their skills and connect with industry professionals.
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