2023 Trivia Bowl XXV

Friday, October 20, 2023 6 PM

Asian American Journalists Association
Los Angeles Chapter

Man with black glasses, blue shirt and hair pulled back.

The Los Angeles chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association and the Los Angeles Times are accepting applications for the Gregory Yuen Yee Scholarship in honor of an outstanding young journalist who helped shape news coverage through his energy, dedication and precision, especially in chasing breaking news as a member of The Times’ Fast Break desk.

Henry Fuhrmann dies at 65; tenacious editor and our dear friend

It is with heavy hearts that the Asian American Journalists Association extends our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Henry Fuhrmann, a long-time and beloved member of our AAJA family.

2022 AAJA Convention

See pictures from this year’s AAJA National Convention hosted by the Los Angeles Chapter

2021 Christmas Party

AAJA-LA Board and members celebrated the successful year as well as the bright future of the Los Angeles chapter.

2021 AAJA-LA Trivia Bowl

Hello, Trivia Bowl fans! There’s still time to enter your team for this year’s big event on Friday, Oct. 15 — AAJA-LA’s second all-virtual Trivia Bowl, celebrating AAJA’s 40th-anniversary year.

Making the most of your summer internship!

Be persistent, take the initiative, get the details right and keep working hard to improve. This was some of the advice provided at AAJA-LA’s first in-person event in more than one year. Panelists included Tom Bray, senior editor for Southern California News Group’s Los Angeles County properties; Cindy Chang, an editor at the Los Angeles Times and a former AAJA-LA board member; Matthew Ormseth, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times; and Jill Cowan, the New York Times’ California Today correspondent.

Kung Fu Panel

This panel, moderated by Jen Yamato was a night filled with thought-provoking discussion and frank conversations that included the cast’s projections on where their characters will end up next season, the different hashtags and ship names, and how they incorporate important current messages such as AAPI hate crimes and the Black Lives Matter Movement into the show.

Founders Forum

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of AAJA, the Los Angeles chapter hosted a Founders Forum with five of the six founders to discuss the past, present, and future of AAJA.

Job opportunities:

We are excited to announce that AAJA-Los Angeles is sponsoring paid summer internships at several SoCal newsrooms. Find out more here

AAJA-LA’s Kitchen Conversation Series

Kicks Off with Chef Tu David Phu

Feb. 26, 6p PT

Check out our interview with the Top Chef Alum

here

Los Angeles television icoon Susan Hirasuna opens up about stories, struggles

Susan Hirasuna has been at KTTV Fox 11 for 25 years, an exceptional achievement in television journalism and especially in Los Angeles, one of the top five media markets in the nation. Hirasuna, a committed member of AAJA and longtime and AAJA-LA board member, shared some highlights of her career.Read more HERE

2020 National AAJA Member of the Year, Hieu Gray

Hieu Gray – a director, producer, poet, on-air personality, social media influencer, and AAJA Los Angeles’ Vice President of Marketing and Social Networking – was awarded the 2020 National AAJA Member of the Year award. Read more HERE

2020 National AAJA Chapter of the Year Award

From the 21 different AAJA chapters throughout the world, AAJA-LA’s stellar work this year stood out. On December 11 at the National AAJA Holiday Party AAJA-LA was awarded the prestigious National Chapter of the Year award. Read more HERE

AAJA-LA 2020 Virtual Bowl Recap

COVID-19 may have canceled schools, bars, and life as we know it, but it did not shut down the annual AAJA-LA’s Trivia Bowl. Despite the COVID-19 online platform, the fun-spirited rivalry, trivia, and smack talk did not disappoint. Read more HERE

Asian American Journalism Pioneers

K. Connie Kang, the first Korean American woman to work at an American newspaper, died in August, 2019. Read her story.

Los Angeles Times Reception

WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 1

WHERE: Empire State South, Atlanta

AAJA-LA Atlanta Mixer

WHEN: July 31, 6 p.m.

WHERE: MidiCi Neapolitan Pizza, Atlanta, Ga.

AAJA National Convention

WHEN: July 31, 2019

WHERE: Loew’s Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga.

AAJA-LA summer mixer for young journalists

WHEN: Sunday, July 21, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

WHERE: FAR BAR, Little Tokyo

WHAT: Summer meetup for young journalists with sushi rolls, fried chicken and drinks

Obon!

AAJA-LA sponsored basketball booth

WHEN: July 13 and 14

WHERE: Nishi Hongwanji Temple in Little Tokyo

Four Asian American Student Reporting Projects

A new program by AAJA-LA to fund student projects

Meet the 2019 AAJA-LA-sponsored summer interns at the Pasadena Star-News, KCET and KPCC!

V3 #18 – Social Media Tools for Small Newsrooms

Monday, June 24 – Downtown location TBD

V3 SERIES

AAJA-LA/KPCC Summer Internship

DEADLINE: Monday, March 25

AAJA-LA/Orange County Register Summer Internship

DEADLINE: Friday, April 5

AAJA-LA/KCETLink Media Group Internship

DEADLINE: Wednesday, April 10

AAJA-LA/Pasadena Star-News Internship

DEADLINE: Friday, April 12

The Photo Auction Continues!

We had a terrific photo auction and holiday party at Sake Dojo on Dec. 5. But over the past two auctions, we’ve collected a few extra photos. I’m putting them up here for people to buy for the holidays. The photos are $100 each. They’re printed on archival paper, signed by the photographer and mounted with a matte in a simple black frame. Contact ashley.dunn@latimes.com if you’re interested! We can meet at the Times in El Segundo, the Times downtown office at 5th and Spring or elsewhere.

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