AAJA-LA Congratulates 2016 Chapter Scholarship Recipients
The Asian American Journalists Association, Los Angeles Chapter, is happy to announce the award recipients for its 2016 scholarship competition. The awards total $15,000, with six scholarship winners from around Southern California. The applicants were asked to submit a resume, an official school transcript, two letters of recommendation, a short
Fifth Annual V3con to Celebrate Digital Media’s Asian American Pathmakers
The fifth annual V3con Digital Media Conference will be held and presented by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) on June 24-25 at the Japanese American National Museum in Downtown Los Angeles. V3con celebrates Asian American contributions to media, digital media and culture. The event,
Apply for a complimentary registration to attend AAJA convention in Las Vegas
We hope you’ll join us at the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) national convention in Las Vegas this year, hosted August 10 to 13 at Caesars Palace. The deadline to register at the regular rate is June 26. After that date, the registration rates go up. If you would like
AAJA-LA Vice President of Broadcast David Ono Wins SPJ-LA Distinguished Journalist Award
The Society of Professional Journalists, Los Angeles (SPJ-LA) presented the Distinguished Journalist Award in the television category to ABC7’s David Ono on Thursday, April 14, at the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles. In introducing Ono, ABC7 president and general manager Cheryl Fair praised Ono on his reporting chops and turn at the anchor
SNAPCHAT AND BEYOND: Optimize. Create. Share.
AAJA-LA has brought back its popular food panel with a 9 a.m. brunch event at Tin Vuong’s Little Sister Downtown next Saturday, April 23. Attendees will be treated to the Vietnamese bistro’s SGV-authentic dishes, which have been described by the Los Angeles Time’s Jonathan Gold as “addictive” and “gonzo.” Yahoo’s social media editor Angela Kim (@angelaishere), style
Year in review: Food panels, Trivia Bowl and V3con
As 2015 comes to a close, we thank all the members, sponsors and friends of AAJA-LA who have made many of the events possible – here’s a recap of a few of the programs we held. AAJA-LA has many exciting events in store for next year and we hope that
2016 AAJA-LA Scholarship Applications Being Accepted
***Scholarship deadline extended until Sunday, April 24, 2016*** The Los Angeles Chapter is pleased to announce the opening of its annual scholarship competition. The chapter will award several scholarships of $2,500 each to full-time college students in the Greater Los Angeles Area. If you are an undergraduate or graduate student, we hope you will
Results of AAJA-LA 2016 Board Elections
Thank you to all the candidates who expressed an interest in joining the AAJA Los Angeles Chapter Board. Thanks also to our members who participated by casting their votes to move our chapter toward an exciting 2016. It’s thrilling to see such support for AAJA-LA. We hope to capture that
Join AAJA-LA for Lights! Camera! Food! on Nov. 19
Dream of taking mouth-watering food photos? Want to know the tricks and tips to putting together a beautiful plate? Join the Asian American Journalists Association, Los Angeles (AAJA-LA) for a special event on plating and food photography. It’ll be hosted at Maru (12400 Wilshire Blvd., #150, Los Angeles) on Thursday,