Category: Press Release

AAJA Pacific Islander Task Force Announces NAJA-AAJA Journalism Scholarship Recipients

The Asian American Journalists Association Pacific Islander Task Force is excited to announce  the recipients of the first annual NAJA-AAJA Pacific Islander Journalism Scholarship in partnership with the Native American Journalists Association.  Amee Hi‘ilawe Neves is a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa student pursuing a degree in broadcast journalism. She was valedictorian of Wai‘anae High School … Continue reading AAJA Pacific Islander Task Force Announces NAJA-AAJA Journalism Scholarship Recipients

AAJA Announces 2023-2024 Elections Results

The Asian American Journalists Association is proud to announce the 2022 election results for 2023-2024 officers: President: Nicole Dungca Vice President of Finance: Jin K. Ding  Vice President of Civic Engagement: Marian C. Liu  We can’t wait to see how Nicole Dungca and Jin K. Ding bring their past board experiences to these positions. Currently, … Continue reading AAJA Announces 2023-2024 Elections Results

AAJA Announces 2022 Community Awards Recipients

The Asian American Journalists Association is proud to announce the winners of our 2022 Community Awards, after restructuring over the past year in the spirit of innovation and boldly moving forward. These new Community Awards honor a wider variety of our membership and give kudos to those who have contributed to the AAJA community. Our … Continue reading AAJA Announces 2022 Community Awards Recipients

AAJA Announces 2022 Journalism Excellence Awards

The Asian American Journalists Association is proud to announce the winners of our 2022 Journalism Excellence Awards. Our Awards Program underwent restructuring over the past year in the spirit of innovation and boldly moving forward. These awards return to honor the best of journalism over the past two years, recognizing works produced by AAJA members … Continue reading AAJA Announces 2022 Journalism Excellence Awards

AAJA Announces 2021-2022 Scholarships, Internships and Fellowships Recipients

The Asian American Journalists Association is proud to announce the 2022 scholarship and internship winners. After careful consideration, winners were selected from a pool of highly qualified and competitive candidates who have demonstrated passion and expertise in different areas of journalism. Thank you to our judges and sponsors. Listed below are the scholarship winners.  We’ve … Continue reading AAJA Announces 2021-2022 Scholarships, Internships and Fellowships Recipients

AAJA Announces Rebecca Chen as 2022 AAJA x Yahoo Multimedia Journalism Fellow

The Asian American Journalists Association and Yahoo are proud to announce the recipient of this year’s AAJA x Yahoo Multimedia Journalism Fellowship: Rebecca Chen. The Yahoo Multimedia Journalism Fellowship offers pivotal mentorship and development, in addition to one-of-a-kind exposure with Yahoo’s almost 900 million monthly active users. Running for one full year, the program allows … Continue reading AAJA Announces Rebecca Chen as 2022 AAJA x Yahoo Multimedia Journalism Fellow

AAJA Commemorates 40 Years Since the Murder of Vincent Chin and Honors Our Vincent Chin Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Meet Abigail Lee and celebrate past recipients, donate to our scholarship fund As the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) reflects on the 40th anniversary of the murder of Vincent Chin, we are proud to announce Abigail Lee as the 2022 winner of this year’s AAJA Vincent Chin Memorial Scholarship.  This scholarship awards $1,500 to a … Continue reading AAJA Commemorates 40 Years Since the Murder of Vincent Chin and Honors Our Vincent Chin Memorial Scholarship Recipients

AAJA Launches 2022 Community Awards; Call for Nominations Closes June 30

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is excited to launch our 2022 Community Awards! The Community Awards seek to honor the best of AAJA and recognize those in our community – members, chapters, affinity groups and changemakers – who have gone above and beyond to leave a meaningful impact on AAJA over the past two … Continue reading AAJA Launches 2022 Community Awards; Call for Nominations Closes June 30

AAJA Announces 2022 Internship and Fellowship Recipients with NBC News, ABC News and ESPN

The Asian American Journalists Association is thrilled to announce internship and fellowship recipients with several organizations that we are proud to partner with on opportunities for young professionals. Our NBC News Summer Fellow is Daniel Lam, our ABC News/Alexa Valiente Memorial Intern is Myra Wu and our ESPN/AAJA Sports Task Force Intern is Justin Estuart.  … Continue reading AAJA Announces 2022 Internship and Fellowship Recipients with NBC News, ABC News and ESPN