AAJA Not Attending DOJ Off-The-Record Session, Would Welcome On-The-Record Meeting

AAJA Not Attending DOJ Off-The-Record Session, Would Welcome On-The-Record Meeting

By Kathy Chow   06.02.2013

Dear AAJA members The Attorney General invited AAJA to an off-the-record policy meeting.  The meeting is one of a series of meetings with media and other organizations that the Attorney General is conducting as part


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AAJA announces the 2013 Executive Leadership Program Class

AAJA announces the 2013 Executive Leadership Program Class

By Marcia Santillan   05.23.2013

Image courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net   AAJA is proud to announce the following individuals who will be attending a special combination of the ELP Introductory Session and the National Convention in August 2013 in New York: Leonor Ayala Telemundo Network Director NBCUniversal Venice Buhain Editor Patch Adam Causey Enterprise


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Joint statement from AAJA, NAHJ, NAJA and NLGJA Presidents on UNITY Leadership Change

Joint statement from AAJA, NAHJ, NAJA and NLGJA Presidents on UNITY Leadership Change

By Paul Cheung   04.30.2013

Members We learned last night that Tom Arviso Jr. has resigned as UNITY president due to personal reasons. We want to thank Tom for his service. The four alliance presidents are engaged with acting president Doris


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AAJA Member News: April 2013 Roundup

AAJA Member News: April 2013 Roundup

By Marcia Santillan   04.11.2013

Spencer Hsu (AAJA-Washington, D.C.) was named a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.  As an investigative reporter for The Washington Post, he explored flawed forensic evidence in a series of criminal cases prosecuted


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AAJA Extends Its Condolences

AAJA Extends Its Condolences

By AAJA National   01.17.2013

  AAJA extends its condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of NLGJA President Michael Triplett. Triplett, 48, died Thursday, after a battle with cancer, according to the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association. An assistant managing


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AAJA Marks the Passing of Sen. Daniel Inouye

AAJA Marks the Passing of Sen. Daniel Inouye

By AAJA National   12.18.2012

SAN FRANCISCO — The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) joins the nation in mourning the loss of U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawai’i. As a World War II Medal of Honor hero who


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AAJA Members Vote on UNITY Name

AAJA Members Vote on UNITY Name

By Doris Truong   12.17.2012

[ January 15, 2013; 10:00 pm; ] The alliance association of AAJA, NAHJ, NAJA and NLGJA sought input from members on their preferred name for the partner organization. A ballot was sent to all AAJA


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AAJA Mourns the Passing of Dorothy Ing Russell, Journalism Trailblazer and AAJA Pioneer

AAJA Mourns the Passing of Dorothy Ing Russell, Journalism Trailblazer and AAJA Pioneer

By Maya Blackmun   10.23.2012

Dorothy Ing Russell in 2010 AAJA is saddened by the news of the death of Dorothy Ing Russell, as reported by Richard Prince in Journal-isms. Russell died Friday, Oct. 19, in a Maryland hospice after a


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“The Living Textbook” Dispels Stereotypes About Arab Americans

“The Living Textbook” Dispels Stereotypes About Arab Americans

By Marcia Santillan   09.13.2012

AAJA’s The Living Textbook is an Executive Leadership Program Media Demonstration Project launched in 2010, amplifying the voices of young Arab Americans in the Detroit, Mich. area. Under the guidance of the project’s Co-Directors   Emilia


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AP’s Paul Cheung Elected AAJA 2013-14 National President

AP’s Paul Cheung Elected AAJA 2013-14 National President

By AAJA National   08.07.2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 7, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO — The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) elected Paul Cheung as its 2013-14 National President, announced Friday at its annual Gala Awards Banquet, during the UNITY Journalists convention


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