|  | Children pose in front of a Vietnam War-era helicopter, a relic of the past in a country now focused on its future. As Vietnam commemorates 50 years since the war’s end, a new generation comes of age amid rapid growth and transformation.
(Photo: Hannah Reyes Morales / The New York Times) ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS - This AAPI Heritage Month, let us gather the resilient echoes of our past and transform them into hope for our future
- Apply to the newly launched AsAmNews and AAJA's Broadcast Task Force internship by Friday, May 30!
- A warm welcome to our 2025 Executive Leadership Program U.S. cohort
- Attention, graduating seniors! Order your custom AAJA stole before it’s too late
- 📚 Read about Sa-I-Gu, the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising, in AAJA’s new book, "Intersections: A Journalistic History of Asian Pacific America"
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| | From AAJA-HQ: Apply to our new broadcast internship, announcing our 2025 ELP cohort Internship Are you a college student interested in television news or digital video reporting? Apply to the AsAmNews-AAJA Broadcast Task Force Internship – a paid, 15-week remote internship funded by AAJA members and the AAJA Broadcast Task Force – by Friday, May 30. ELP U.S. 2025 cohort We’re excited to announce our 2025 Executive Leadership Program cohort, who kicked off their in-person session last week. Learn more about our program. #AAJA25 Convention registration is open! Don't wait – secure your discounted early bird rate now. - Sponsorship Join us in Seattle! Check out our prospectus to learn about sponsorship and partnership opportunities. Email sponsorship@aaja.org to get involved.
- Room block Attendees must first complete convention registration to secure a room block rate. Space is limited, so register for #AAJA25 today!
- Funding opportunities AAJA members can get discounted #AAJA25 registration by either signing up to volunteer or applying for our $230 opportunity rate. Log into your account and click the “#AAJA25” tab, or join AAJA to become eligible.
- Chapter stipends
Staff departures A huge thank you to our AAJA-HQ Spring 2025 Intern Sadiya Zafar! We’re thankful for your time, dedication, and everything you’ve done for our #AAJAfamily. Graduation stoles Graduating this spring? Celebrate your achievement and show off your #AAJAFamily pride with a custom AAJA graduation stole! Order now to make sure it arrives in time for your big day. 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. |
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| | 🗓 AAJA Events Visit our events calendar on AAJA's website for more chapter events. |
|  | AAJA-New York partnered with The New York Times for an exclusive newsroom tour and early-career conversation on Wednesday, April 16. |
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 | AAJA-New England celebrated the launch of AAJA's book, "Intersections: A Journalistic History of Asian Pacific America," on Friday, April 18. |
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| | | 📓 News & Resources: study The newly published 2025 TAAF STAATUS Index Report exposes a stark disconnect between how Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders are seen and what they actually endure. It argues for increased visibility and deepened education to shatter stereotypes and build true inclusion. report Nielsen's new report explores how Asian Americans, as the fastest growing population in the U.S., are creating cross-cultural connections and driving trends among broader consumers in the U.S. report A new report by the Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC conducted nationwide and intergenerational focus groups of Asian Americans studying how they receive news, interact with online narratives, and seek information digitally. |
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| On Our List 🌟📺📸📰🎧 Commemorating 50 years since the fall of Saigon - 📺 “‘‘Voices After the Fall of Saigon': How the wider region was affected by the Vietnam War” by Gia Vang, NBC Bay Area
- “Asian American veterans share emotional stories 50 years after Vietnam war: ‘Looking like the enemy’” by Terry Tang, Independent
- “‘They did it all for us’: Reporter Melanie Nguyen reflects on her family’s refugee stories 50 years after the Fall of Saigon” by Melanie Nguyen, The Press Democrat
- 📺 "Remembering the Vietnam War on fall of Saigon's 50th anniversary" by Jamie Nguyen, CBS News
- "Out of War's Shadow: Vietnam on the Move" by Damien Cave and Tung Ngo, The New York Times
Stories of identity and impact - “Museum panel explores the impact of birthright citizenship, challenged by Trump” by Allyson Vergara, ft. Helen Zia, Los Angeles Daily News
- 📚 ”The 1992 Los Angeles Uprising and The Los Angeles News Media” by Erin Chan Ding, “Intersections: A Journalistic History of Asian Pacific America”
- “The workers who feel left behind by return-to-office policies” by Danielle Abril, photography by Joseph Bui, The Washington Post
- “Pioneer Asian American dies knowing he was ‘somebody’” by Randall Yip, ELP ‘95, AsAmNews
- “After deadly crash, Vancouver Filipinos say they're leaning on 'kapwa,' or togetherness” by Kimmy Yam, NBC News
- “Navigating Borders as an International Journalist” by Xintian Tina Wang, AAJA-New York president, Quill
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| | 👏 AAJA Kudos to... - Paul Cheung, ELP ‘05, who joins the Committee of 100 as its new president.
- Sewell Chan, ELP ‘06, who joined the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy as a senior fellow.
- Kris Vera-Phillips, VOICES ‘17 mentor, who is joining Southern Methodist University as a tenure-track professor.
- Michael Luo, whose book, “Strangers in the Land, Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America,” was recently published.
- Aneri Pattani, who was selected for the National Press Club’s 2025 Covering Workplace Mental Health Fellowship.
- Khushi Agrawal, Ava Hu, Hayden Kim, Esther Luz, Claire Nguyen, Archana Pisupati, Norah Rami, and Natalie Weger, who were announced as Dow Jones News Fund interns.
- Mihir Zaveri, who is a 2025 Livingston Awards Finalist in local reporting.
- Yuriko Schumacher, who was a 2025 Poynter Journalism Prize finalist for The First Amendment Award.
- Kaelyn Pacpaco, who won the Journalism Education Association’s award for Hawai’i Journalist of the Year, which came with a cash prize from AAJA-Hawai’i.
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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: - IJA / AAJA Pacific Islander Scholarship | Apply to our joint scholarship with the Indigenous Journalists Association by Saturday, May 31.
- Futures Fund | Donate to AAJA’s Futures Fund, an endowment campaign that will ensure that AAJA can pursue its mission as long as necessary.
Fellowships and Trainings - *Deadline approaching* Orange County Register Summer Internship | The Orange County Register is seeking an intern for its local news desk. They will cover general assignment and breaking news as well as Little Saigon and other Asian communities. | Deadline: Monday, May 12.
- Pasadena Star-News Reporting Summer Internship | The Pasadena Star-News is seeking an intern for its local news desk. They will cover general assignment and breaking news as well as Asian communities in the San Gabriel Valley. | Deadline: Friday, May 16.
- The New York Times Editing Residency | The New York Times is seeking early-to mid-career journalists who want to develop their editing skills and become editors. | Deadline: Monday, May 19.
External and Partner Opportunities: - South Asian Journalists Association's 2025 Scholarships | Apply to SAJA's 2025 scholarship program by Friday, May 16.
- KPBS seeks an Environment Reporter who can advance coverage of San Diego’s environment issues, work to build the reporting beat, and provide different types of news coverage. | Deadline: Sunday, May 25.
- States Newsroom seeks a Reporter, Minnesota Reformer who can produce regular content on issues facing Minnesota, establish and expand digital media presence, and has strong photography and videography skills. | Deadline: Sunday, May 25.
- Nashville Public Radio seeks a Digital Editor for WPLN News who can manage the homepage and newsletter, work with reporters, and has a strong sense of visual layout. | Deadline: Friday, May 30.
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