2013 Chapter Scholarship Competition Underway
Did your financial aid package come up a little short? Need help with your college-related expenses right now? We’re awarding as much as $7,000 in scholarships to full-time students attending colleges and universities in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Winners will be introduced and receive their awards at the annual
In Memoriam: Mario Machado – Pioneer Los Angeles TV and Radio Broadcaster (1935 – 2013)
The face — and especially the voice — reminds us of his pioneering work as the first Asian American newscaster in Los Angeles. Mario Machado, longtime news anchor for KCBS, has died, but the legacy captured through his decades of work garners praise for the man who also played a
Springing forward: New leadership for AAJA-LA chapter – please get involved with us!
Greetings, members of AAJA-LA: We write to you as the new acting co-presidents of the Los Angeles Chapter of AAJA. We are grateful for a chance to serve and look forward to working with the board of directors and with all of you in the wider membership. We start by
NBC hires AAJA-LA member Hetty Chang
NBC4 Southern California has announced that Hetty Chang will join the station as a multi-media reporter covering Los Angeles’ South Bay. Chang will report regularly on stories originating from Long Beach, Torrance, Inglewood, Palos Verdes and Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo Beaches on NBC4’s 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts beginning
David Ono’s “Witness: The Power of a Picture” (ABC7 Eyewitness News Special)
I hope you’ll tune in this weekend for David Ono’s special ABC7 Eyewitness News documentary airing this weekend for the 40th anniversary of the photojournalist Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Napalm Girl” photo. Kim Phuc, the girl in the photo, recently granted David exclusive interviews for the occasion of the anniversary.
AAJA-LA to present V3con, the V3 Digital Media Conference
I am happy to formally announce an exciting conference that our chapter is leading: The AAJA-LA V3 Digital Media Conference (V3con) to convene on Saturday, August 25th, 2012 at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. The conference will kick off on Friday night, August 24th with an Opening Awards Reception
AAJA-LA Writers’ Workshop: The Art of ‘Self Editing’
Join us! AAJA-LA Writers’ Workshop: The Art of ‘Self Editing’ Calling all storytellers! Come learn from one of the best, mingle with your colleagues and enjoy KPCC’s beautiful Crawford Family Forum in the heart of Pasadena. Steve Padilla, an assistant national editor at the Los Angeles Times, will give
AAJA-LA Board 2012
Officers JOCELYN “JOZ” WANG, President and National Advisory Board Representative Joz is an avid writer who embraced blogging at its onset. Known online– and offline– for her personal blog jozjozjoz.com, she is a Co-Editor of the popular Asian American collaborative blog 8Asians.com. She is also a long-time contributor blogging.la, flagship site of
AAJA-LA Board 2011
KY TRANG HO, President — Business Investors Daily — Trang Ho covers exchange traded and mutual funds for Investor’s Business Daily, where she’s worked since 2005. Before the newspaper, she worked at a public radio station in Southern California as a reporter and producer. She has also worked as a