Top row, left to right: Christreau Aumer, Jessica Do, Daniel Rogers, Laura Ly, Diane S.W. Lee, H’Rina Detroy. 2nd row: Amie Ninh, Estelle Tran, Lisa Tom, Donna Lee, Angela Chen, Alvand Abdolsalehi. 3rd row: Liana Yoon, Jessica Choi, Choon Kee Hwang, Hazel Lodevico, Nin-Hai Tseng, Jean Yung. Bottom row: Patrick Lee, Larry Burge, Fayana Richards.
June 18, 2008
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Press Release: The Asian American Journalists Association Awards $126,750 in Scholarships in 2008
The Asian American Journalists Association announces the 2008 recipients of its national journalism scholarship and internship programs.
"We’re pleased to be able to help these promising young journalists," said Jeanne Mariani-Belding, AAJA’s national president. "Our scholarship, internship and other student programs contribute to the future of our industry by ensuring that there continues to be a stream of skilled young journalists of color in the pipeline. And AAJA is proud to play a role in that."
This year, AAJA is awarding 22 students with a total of $126,750 in print, broadcast and online news scholarships and grants made possible in part by the organization’s partnerships with CNN, the S.I. Newhouse Foundation, the Chicago Tribune Foundation, the Cox Foundation and other private donors. In addition, 13 students were selected as AAJA interns or scholars with the City University of New York, Associated Press, National Public Radio, NBC, Cox, AZN Television, and the Sports Journalism Institute.
The 2008 AAJA scholarship and internship winners are:
AAJA/CNN Scholar Program
Graduating high school students will each be given a four-year scholarship of $25,000 toward broadcast and online college majors.
- Christreau Aumer, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thomas Jefferson High School
- Jessica Do, Hatfield, Pa., North Penn High School
- Daniel Rogers, Sewell, N.J., Washington High School
AAJA/S.I. Newhouse Foundation Scholarships
Scholarships of up to $5,000 each are awarded to college students from historically underrepresented Asian Pacific American groups pursuing careers in print and online journalism.
- Lien Hoang, Sacramento, Calif., sophomore at Columbia University
- Laura Ly, Shelton, Conn., Shelton High School
- Chau Nguyen, Batavia, Ohio, junior at Miami University-Oxford
- Amie Ninh, San Antonio, Texas, Tom C. Clark High School
- Allyn-Patricia Tisak, Edgewater, N.J., first-year graduate student at Columbia University
- Estelle Tran, Pittsburgh, Pa., freshman at The University of Pittsburgh
Vincent Chin Memorial Scholarship
Since his death in 1982, Vincent Chin has become one of the icons for Asian American civil rights and intolerance of hate crimes. AAJA awards $5,000 to a journalism student committed to keeping Chin's memory alive.
- Lisa Tom, Columbia, Md., freshman at Princeton University
Broadcast Grants
One is an internship grant of $2,500 in honor of the late Sam Chu Lin, who is among the first Asian American male reporters on network television. Another is a scholarship of $2,500 awarded from the Lloyd LaCuesta Scholarship Fund. LaCuesta is a veteran KTVU TV/Cox Communications broadcast journalist, former AAJA national president, and currently a national board member of UNITY: Journalist of Color.
- Sam Chu Lin Internship Grant: Cathleen Joy Cauguiran, FPO, AP, senior at University of Southern California
- Lloyd LaCuesta Scholarship Fund: Donna Lee, Sacramento, Calif., first-year graduate student at Columbia University
Siani Lee Broadcast Internship for Television
Named in honor of the late television news anchor who was considered the first Asian American anchor in Philadelphia, this internship is at the station she worked, CBS-affiliate KYW-TV. AAJA awards a stipend of $2,500.
- Liana Yoon, Duluth, Ga., senior at The University of Georgia
Mary Moy Quan Ing Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by a retired Washington Post editor who named this in honor of her late mother. This $2,000 award is given to a graduating high school senior who will be pursuing journalism in college.
- Jessica Choi, San Jose, Calif., Independence High School
Minoru Yasui Memorial Scholarship
A civil rights advocate and attorney, Minoru Yasui was one of three Nisei who challenged the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. This $2,000 scholarship is awarded to a promising Asian American male broadcaster.
- Choon Kee Hwang, San Marcos, Texas, first-year graduate student at Texas State University
Stanford Chen Internship Grant
The late Stanford Chen, who was a reporter and editor with The Oregonian, was a beloved AAJA member who served as the organization's early historian. In his honor, AAJA awards $1,500 each to aid interns in small- to medium-size print publications, broadcast stations or online media.
- Hazel Lodevico, Fullerton, Calif., first-year graduate student at California State University Fullerton
- Lien Hoang, Sacramento, Calif., sophomore at Columbia University
- Alexis Tahiri, Bellingham, Wash., junior at Western Washington University
AAJA/Chicago Tribune Print and New Media Internship Grants
AAJA awards grants of $1,500 each to interns at print or online news organizations.
- Fayana Richards, Tucson, Ariz., senior at University of Arizona
- Jean Yung, Los Angeles, Calif., first-year graduate student at University of Southern California
- Larry Burge, Fayetteville, Ark., senior at University of Arkansas
AAJA/Cox Foundation Scholarship
An award of $1,250 will be given to a student pursuing a career in print, broadcast or photo journalism.
- Patrick Lee, South Barrington, IL, freshman at Yale University
AAJA 2008 PARTNER INTERNSHIPS
Associated Press Internship Program
- Brittany Yap, Honolulu, Hawai`i, second-year graduate student at Hawaii Pacific University
AZN Television Internet Journalism Internship
- Lena Wong, Los Altos, Calif., sophomore at Swarthmore College
- Emma Carew, Eden Prairie, Minn., junior at University of Minnesota
- Patrick G. Lee, South Barrington, Ill., freshman at Yale University
- Cathy Diep, Hawthorne, Calif., sophomore at California State University Long Beach
- Ming-Shing Fan, Austin, Texas, senior at University of Texas at Austin
- Lisa Leong, Los Angeles, Calif., senior at University of California Los Angeles
Cox Reporting Internship
- Nin-Hai Tseng, Hoboken, N.J., first-year graduate student at Columbia University in the City of New York
National Public Radio Internship
- Diane S.W. Lee, Honolulu, Hawai`i, senior at Bradley University
Sports Journalism Institute Program
- Stephen Chen, Fremont, Calif., senior at University of California Berkeley
AAJA/NBC 2008 Summer Partnership
- Alvand Abdolsalehi, Buena Park, Calif., sophomore at University of Southern California
- Angela Chen, San Diego, Calif., senior at University of California San Diego
CUNY-AAJA Scholarship
This scholarship provides $7,500 to enroll in the City University of New York's master’s program in journalism.
- H’Rina Detroy, Brooklyn, N.Y., first-year graduate student at CUNY
JUDGES
Jennifer Abella, deputy features copy chief, The Washington Post
Maya Blackmun, staff writer, The Oregonian
Terry Chea, reporter, Associated Press
Allen Cheng, Asia bureau chief, Institutional Investor magazine
Hanah Cho, business writer, Baltimore Sun
Duchesne Drew, assistant managing editor/local news, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Beth Erickson, retired bureau chief, The Oregonian
Deborah Howell, ombudsman, The Washington Post
Chris Khan, reporter, Associated Press
Albert Kim, freelance writer and editor
George Kiriyama, news reporter, KNTV/NBC 11
Abe Kwok, director, News Now, AZ Central, The Arizona Republic
Tom Lee, business reporter, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Lister Lim, TV desk coordinator, Associated Press Television
Sherri Ly, reporter, WTTG Fox 5
Doug Mitchell, project manager, NPR
Joann Ng, editor, new listing desk, The Oregonian
Nancy Ngo, features desk, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Denise Poon, producer/writer, DLP Productions
Maria Reive, politics editor, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Jam Sardar, assistant news director, WLNS TV 6
Susanna Song, reporter, KSTP-TV
Randall Yip, senior producer, KGO-TV/ABC 7
Ohm Youngmisuk, sports writer, New York Daily News
