#AAJA18 Pre-Convention Hangout for First-Time Attendees


Join AAJA convention veterans Sharon Pian Chan, Natasha Chen and Pablo Iglesias for a live Google Hangout on Wednesday, July 18 from 5-6pm PT / 8-9pm ET and learn strategies for increasing your professional opportunities at #AAJA18. Whether you’re a student, mid-career or a seasoned journalist, don’t miss this chance to ask our experts how to make the most of your convention experience!

Career Spotlight: Daniella Zalcman


Join AAJA Women & Non-Binary Voices on Thursday, June 20 at 1pm ET / 10am PT for our second session in the career spotlight series with a conversation with Daniella Zalcman, freelance photographer and founder of Women Photograph. Jin Ding, co-director of AAJA Women & Non-Binary Voices, will moderate a Q&A with Daniella, starting with questions about … Continue reading Career Spotlight: Daniella Zalcman

AAJA Invites Creators of Color to Represent! at #AAJA19, Featuring Screening and Panel with George Takei


ATLANTA, Ga. — The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) will host an all-day training event for creators of color on Aug. 3, 2019, to increase the representation of diverse storytellers and content-makers in entertainment and news media. The event, “Represent!”, is a celebration of diversity, inclusion and emerging stories and storytellers. Leading media professionals of … Continue reading AAJA Invites Creators of Color to Represent! at #AAJA19, Featuring Screening and Panel with George Takei

Asian American Originals: Catherine Cruz, Radio and Television Veteran


ASIAN AMERICAN ORIGINALS: CATHERINE CRUZ, RADIO AND TELEVISION VETERAN       Catherine Cruz works for Hawaii Public Radio as a reporter and the host of The Conversation, the station’s weekday talk program. The Guam native studied communications at Santa Clara University and broadcast journalism at San Francisco State University, and spent more than thirty … Continue reading Asian American Originals: Catherine Cruz, Radio and Television Veteran

Member News: March 2019 Roundup


Leezel Tanglao (AAJA-New York) has received a non-residential fellowship with the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri, Columbia for the 2019-2020 year. She is developing a tool that will help provide a more objective, actionable and holistic view into how a news story impacts the community. Follow Leezel on Twitter at @leezeltanglao.           Lee … Continue reading Member News: March 2019 Roundup

Member News: February 2019 Roundup


MEET THE STAFF FOR 2019 Voices has selected its 2019 staff for the upcoming AAJA National Convention in Atlanta, GA from July 31-August 4. These journalists will volunteer their time to mentor, edit and coach Voices student participants in the months prior to the convention, as well as alongside the students on site. The mission … Continue reading Member News: February 2019 Roundup

Support AAJA Through Your Purchases on AmazonSmile


Looking for more ways to give back this season all while doing your holiday shopping? Want to give back to AAJA continuously throughout the year? Shop Amazon.com through AmazonSmile and AAJA will receive .5% of your eligible Amazon purchases! Visit https://smile.amazon.com/ and log in to your Amazon account. Then, search for “Asian American Journalists Association” under the charitable organization search … Continue reading Support AAJA Through Your Purchases on AmazonSmile