AAJA: Asian American Journalists Association


Fresh View


Racism should never become just a normal way of life

By Ray Hanania, AAJA member, Chicago Chapter.
One of the most hurtful stereotypes is a derogatory reference to an individual's physical features, especially sexual.
July 7, 2008


Covering Guam in the 2008 Democratic Primaries

By Michael Lujan Bevacqua.
Guam, an island accustomed to being left off the radar of the American media, has been showered with press coverage. Unfortunately, stories were rife with inaccuracies and important facts were ignored.
June 20, 2008


Baseball: Not in America Only

By Kerwin Berk, AAJA member, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter.
It's unfortunate that Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Furman Bisher has chosen to be an ambassador of a different sort when it comes to baseball in Japan. His column of March 26 in regards to the A's vs. Red Sox games played in Japan is a racist piece of poor journalism.
April 2, 2008


Striving for Fair and Accurate Reporting

By Diane S.W. Lee, AAJA student member.
I had an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach as I watched breaking news of a shooting rampage unfold on Virginia Tech’s campus. A reporter pressed an eyewitness about the gunman’s ethnicity. The witness answered with confidence, describing the shooter as “Asian.”
February 27, 2008


The Daily Princetonian's Rosie/Carolla Defense

By Jeff Yang, AAJA member, New York Chapter.
Hot on the heels of that whole Rosie mess, some of you may have heard of the flap over the Daily Princetonian's publication of a parody op-ed.
January 24, 2007


Yesterday's Racist May Not Be Today's Racist

By Kerwin Berk, past AAJA member, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter.
In regards to the Princeton newspaper column that has upset Asian-American student groups I can say only one thing: Me no rike it either.
January 24, 2007


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   The Asian American    Journalists Association    (AAJA) was founded in    1981 by a few Asian    American and Pacific    Islander (AAPI) journalists.    Within the next few years,    AAJA began hosting panel    discussions for members.


   AAJA joins UNITY:    Journalists of Color in    Atlanta, Georgia for its first    conference focusing on    people of color and diversity    in the newsroom.

   AAJA was honored with the    Medal for Distinguished    Service in Journalism by the    University of Missouri for its    contributions to the industry.

   AAJA named the    championship trophy for    its annual photo competition    after the late New York    Times photojournalist Dith    Pran. The names of each    recipient are engraved on    the trophy.

   The organization marks its    25th year anniversary    hosting celebrations in New    York, Texas and Los    Angeles to kick off a $2    million endowment    campaign for programs.

   AAJA presented the 2008    Media Champion Award by    the Asian Community    Mental Health Services for    "challenging misinformation    and stereotypes in media    coverage around the    Virginia Tech tragedy and    helping to present mental    distress as a human and    commonplace experience."