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
Reporting on an International Crisis: Japan earthquake, tsunami remembered
BY ALEXA PARMISANO, UCLA sophomore/ FOX11 Fall 2011 intern Everywhere Frank Buckley looked he saw acres and acres of debris and flattened land. The KTLA anchor was sitting in a truck on his way to Sendai, ripped to rubble by earthquake and tsunami, days after a 9.0 earthquake had hit
Be Your Own News Network! AAJA-LA “One-person band” panel/ Feb. 20
The journalism industry has shifted. AAJA wants you to stay ahead! Join AAJA-LA along with CSUN RTDNA on February 20th at 7pm at California State University, Northridge for our first “One-Person-Band” panel. This is event is open to students as well as working journalists and mid-career professionals. RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2860745567 Learn
FELLOWSHIP: Immigration Reporting Program/ Deadline Jan. 17
Apply for IJJ’s 2012 Immigration Reporting Program Fellowship Application Deadline: January 17 IJJ is accepting applications for its 2012 professional fellowship program, which will examine the contentious immigration issues playing out across the country on local, state and federal levels and their role in the 2012 election campaign. Twelve Fellows will be
Trivia Bowl: Q & A 2011 TBXVI
ROUND 1: CURRENT EVENTS 1. In July, the anticipated weekend closure of a Los Angeles freeway evolved into a major event. What became the popular apocalyptic nickname for this shutdown? Carmaggedon 2. Known as the San Diego Freeway, what is the official three-digit designation of this freeway? The 405 3.
Trivia Bowl: 2011 Final Team Standings
RANK SCORE TEAM 1 70 Japanese American Bar Association (2011 Trivia Bowl XVI Rice Cup Champions) 2 67 Fong & Chun/Romben Aquino, Esq. 3 53 CBS Network News 4 52 NBC4 5 50 AsianConnections.com 5
Trivia Bowl: Live Auction & Raffle
PARTIAL LIST OF 2011 AAJA-LA TRIVIA BOWL LIVE AUCTION & RAFFLE ITEMS LIVE AUCTION ITEMS Autographed Pulitzer Prize-winning photo Photo signed by Nick Ut, photographer, and Kim Phuc, subject. Donated by Nick Ut/Associated Press Cathay Pacific Airways: Round-trip flight (economy) from Los Angeles to Hong Kong and three-night stay