| | | | From AAJA-HQ: Read about our 2024 Journalism Excellence Award recipients, get a sneak peek for #AAJA24 Scholarship recipient Congratulations to our latest scholarship recipient, Sanvi Bangalore, recipient of the Stanford Chen Internship Grant. AAJA Awards Congratulations to our Journalism Excellence Award recipients! Last month, we wrapped up this year’s award announcements, and organizations including the Los Angeles Times, Editor & Publisher, Apple News and The Markup helped highlight our recipients' work and achievements. #AAJA24 |
| - Registration: Get your discounted early bird rate now before Wednesday, June 19!
- Room block: To accommodate and prioritize registrants, our room block is accessible via the confirmation process following #AAJA24 registration. Register today! Rooms are first-come, first-serve. We realize some nights are currently sold out, and we expect an update in a few weeks, which we will share in our newsletters.
- Opportunity rate: AAJA is offering limited discounted registration for those experiencing hardship. The application is only visible to current members.
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| - AAJA authors: Do you have a book coming out in 2024? Let us know by filling out this Google form for the chance to have your book promoted at convention.
- Read our FAQ for questions, including our Covid-19 policy for #AAJA24. We strongly encourage our attendees to be vaccinated to attend.
- Have more questions about #AAJA24? Join the conversation in AAJA Slack’s #convention channel!
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. |
| #AAJA24 Programming Sneak Peek
Want to know what’s in store for you at #AAJA24? Come to an information session on June 11 at 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET, 7 pm CT to hear from our Convention Programming Committee leads about the exciting programming planned for #AAJA24. From elections to artificial intelligence to the great food of Texas, find out what you will learn from hundreds of Asian American and Pacific Islander journalists presenting at #AAJA24. RSVP here to save your spot! Sessions at #AAJA24 Session topics include: - Reporting on gun violence with care
- The road to 2024: What have we learned from the 2016 and 2020 elections?
- Covering Israel's war on Gaza
Check out the list of #AAJA24 session topics here. |
| | 🗓 AAJA Events Contact us to list your event on our events calendar. June 9 | AAJA-Portland’s Diversity and Inclusion Awards Ceremony | Join AAJA-Portland as they announce and recognize the winners of the 2024 AAJA Portland Diversity and Inclusion Awards at The Soop from 5-7 p.m. Learn more and RSVP here. June 9 | AAJA-New York’s Book Swap | Join AAJA-New York for their Great Asian American Book Swap at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop from 4-6 p.m. Learn more and RSVP here. June 13 | AAJA-Seoul’s Summer Mixer | Join AAJA-Seoul for a summer mixer and networking event at Gyeongseong Chicken from 7-10 p.m. Learn more and RSVP here. June 15 | AAJA-Portland’s Coffee Event | Join AAJA-Portland for coffee, conversation and a chance to meet their 2024 AAJA-SPJ Emerging Northwest Journalists intern at 40 LBS. Coffee Bar from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Learn more here. June 15 | AAJA-Atlanta’s Visual Media Workshop | Join AAJA-Atlanta for their 2024 summer workshop series. The first workshop is on photo and video journalism at Georgia Tech at 3 p.m. Learn more and RSVP here. |
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|  | AAJA-Hawai‘i had a spring mixer at 1938 Indochine restaurant in Honolulu on Friday, May 24. |
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 | AAJA-Portland celebrated AAPI heritage month at minor league baseball game on Saturday, May 25. |
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| | | | On Our List 🌟📺📸📰🎧 Follow us on X @aaja for more works on our radar from the AAJA community. - 📸 "Photo Essay: Adaptive Surfers Take To The Waves In Waikiki" by Kevin Fujii, Honolulu Civil Beat
- “Northwest Asian Weekly sold — Assunta Ng passes the torch to next-generation ownership group” by James Tabafunda, Northwest Asian Weekly
- “In the ‘gay capital’ of Asia, Chinese LGBTQ+ emigres look to build a new life” by Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times
- "AAPI & LGBTQ Months inspire 2 Asian LGBTQ artists" by Mimi Chen, AsAmNews
- “The AAPI population in Mass. is growing and changing. Charts and maps show which Asians are fueling change and where.” by Shannon Larson and Daigo Fujiwara, The Boston Globe
- “Most Asian Americans think SAT but not race is fair to consider for college admissions” by Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times
- “Found in Translation: Onscreen” by Brandon Yu and produced by Alice Fang, The New York Times
- “A guide to mental health in Vietnamese” by Phi Do, Los Angeles Times
- “The untold story of the Chinese Americans who helped create Yosemite” by Rachel Chang, BBC
- “At 102, my grandfather’s memory is fading. Coffee keeps us connected.” by Marian Chia-Ming Liu, The Washington Post
- 🎧 Inheriting episodes 3 & 4: “Victoria & the Cambodian Genocide” and “Bao & the Vietnam War” by Emily Kwong, LAist
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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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| Volunteer Opportunities: - AAJA Style Guide | Join us in reshaping AAPI coverage and news standards.
External and Partner Opportunities: - Quanta Magazine seeks a Managing Editor | This position requires an editor and project manager who can coordinate across platforms, oversee article production and edit newsletters. | Deadline: Saturday, June 22. | Learn more and apply here.
- The Buffalo News seeks a Metro Editor | This position requires someone who can manage a team of reporters, identify unique stories and understand social media and SEO. | Deadline: Sunday, June 30. | Learn more and apply here.
- WABC-TV seeks a Digital Content Producer | This position requires someone who can create content across platforms, use SEO and data tools and monitor analytics. | Deadline: Friday, July 5. | Learn more and apply here.
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