AAJA Announces National Awards Winners

SAN FRANCISCO (July 3, 2008) - The Asian American Journalists Association today announced its awards for excellence in news coverage of Asian American and Pacific Islander and other issues. AAJA will be presenting the awards on Friday, July 25 at its Gala Scholarship and Awards Banquet. Ti-Hua Chang, investigative reporter, WWOR-TV and JuJu Chang, correspondent, ABC News - 20/20 will emcee the banquet. Martin Bashir co-anchor of ABC’s “Nightline” and correspondent on “20/20”, will be the keynote speaker.

National Journalism Awards Winners

The category of Unlimited Subject Matter recognizes professional journalists and AAJA members. The category of Asian American/Pacific Islander Issues recognizes professional journalists covering the AAPI community. These awards demonstrate the ability of journalists - AAPI and otherwise - to cover the news with authority, sensitivity, insight and an eye towards diversity. AAJA honored the following journalists for their work published or broadcast last year:

GRAPHICS - UNLIMITED SUBJECT MATTER
Belinda P. Long, senior graphics reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, “Expanding The Panama Canal”

ONLINE-AAPI ISSUES
Statesman Journal, "Beyond Barbed Wire"

ONLINE-UNLIMITED SUBJECT MATTER
Vanessa Hua, reporter, Frontline/WORLD, "South Korea, Everyone's a Journalist"

PHOTOGRAPHY-AAPI ISSUES
Chiaki Kawajiri, photojournalist, The Baltimore Sun, "Scars of the Heart"

PHOTOGRAPHY-UNLIMITED SUBJECT MATTER
Kuni Takahashi, staff photographer, Chicago Tribune, "Hidden Poverty in Illinois"

PRINT-AAPI ISSUES
Laura Yuen, reporter, St. Paul Pioneer Press, “Lure of the Land”

PRINT-UNLIMITED SUBJECT MATTER
Geeta Anand, staff reporter, The Wall Street Journal, “The Edge of Medicine”

RADIO-AAPI ISSUES
Lenora Chu, reporter, PRI's The World, WGBH Radio, and Margo Melnicove, editor, PRI's The World, WGBH Radio, “Asian-Americans and Gambling”

RADIO-UNLIMITED SUBJECT MATTER
Ann S. Kim, reporter, PRI's The World, WGBH Radio, and Patrick Cox, editor, PRI's The World, WGBH Radio, “Inside North Korea: a Personal Memoir”

TELEVISION-AAPI ISSUES
Bill Kubota, producer, KDN Films, “Most Honorable Son”

TELEVISION-UNLIMITED SUBJECT MATTER
Darren Lyn, bureau reporter, ESPN, “Delaware vs. Delaware State”