Winners of 2005 AAJA Awards will be honored at the Gala Scholarship & Awards Banquet, Friday, August 19, from 7:00pm-9:30pm at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. Please join us!

AAJA National Awards

Honoring Excellence
AAJA National Awards recognize and encourage excellence among Asian American journalists and outstanding coverage of Asian American issues. Awards are given out each year at AAJA's annual national convention. For a list of 2004 AAJA National Awards winners, click here.

Deadline for 2005 awards has passed.

AAJA Special Awards

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Established in 1989, the Lifetime Achievement Award is given to an Asian American who has demonstrated courage and commitment to the principles of journalism over the course of a life's work. The recipient's achievements in the field of journalism and in the furtherance of AAJA's goals have stood the test of time. Last year, AAJA awarded Lloyd LaCuesta with the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD

The Special Recognition Award, established in 1989, honors a person (Asian or non-Asian, journalist or non-journalist) who has helped to advance the goals of AAJA. Last year, E. Samantha Cheng was honored with the 2004 Special Recognition Award.

Deadline for 2005 awards has passed.

Dr. Suzanne Ahn Award for Civil Rights & Social Justice for Asian Americans

The award was established by the Asian American Journalists Association to recognize excellence in coverage of civil rights of Asian Americans and/or issues of social justice for Asian Americans. Suzanne Ahn, M.D., was a Korean American who was raised in Arkansas and Texas. Dr. Ahn rose to become a successful physician, neurologist and inventor. Although she achieved a position of wealth and privilege, Dr. Ahn devoted her life to promoting civil rights and social justice for all Americans, especially women and Asian Americans. Last year, David Chen and Rinku Sen were the recipients of the 2004 Dr. Ahn Award.

Deadline for 2005 awards has passed.