2019
Internships Panel at Journalism Assn. of Community Colleges conference – Saturday, Oct. 19 – Cal State Fullerton
Young journalists Career Discussion and Mixer – Saturday, Oct. 12 – Cindy Chang’s house in Atwater Village
Los Angeles Times Reception – Aug. 1 – Empire State South, Atlanta, Ga.
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AAJA National Convention – July 31 to Aug. 4 – Atlanta, Ga.
Photos by Ah Do and Ashley Dunn
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AAJA-LA Convention Mixer – July 31, 7 p.m. – MidiCi Neopolitan Pizza in Midtown Atlanta
Photos by Anh Do and Ashley Dunn
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Obon! – Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14 at Nishi Hongwanji Temple in Little Tokyo
Our second year of sponsoring the basketball booth thanks to Samantha Masunage and Teresa Watanabe! Below is our $100 raffle winner!
Photos by Ashley Dunn.
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Student Reporting Projects Scholarship Winners – June 24 – Kasih, Little Tokyo
This was our first year of offering scholarships to complete student reporting projects. A huge success! We saw presentations from Denise Chan of USC and Aditi Mayer of UC Irvine at Kasih.
Photos by Ashley Dunn
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2018
Photo Auction and Holiday Party – Wednesday, Dec. 5 – Sake Dojo in Little Tokyo
Photos by Calvin Alagot
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V3 Series #10 – Taking Steps Toward Self-Publishing – Oct. 19 – Little Tokyo Metro Community Office
V3 Series #9 – Selling Your Film to Streaming Platforms – Thursday, Sept. 20 – Visual Communications, Little Tokyo
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V3 Series #8 – Python for Beginners – Friday, Aug. 17 – Orange Coast College
“Crazy Rich Asians” Sneak Preview with writer Adele Lim and Peter Chiarelli, and Jen Yamato of the L.A. Times – Tuesday, Aug. 14 – Regal Cinemas L.A. Live 14
Photos by Joseph Nakhost
https://josephnakhost.format.com/
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AAJA-LA’s Home-Away-From-Home – Wednesday, Aug. 8 to Sunday, Aug. 12 – Houston
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AAJA National Convention – Wednesday, Aug. 8 to Saturday, Aug. 11 – Houston
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Instagram and Instastories for Style Influencers – Saturday, Aug. 4 – Breguet Beverly Hills
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AAJA-LA Summer Intern Meet-and-Greet – Saturday, July 21 – 7 p.m. – Stalking Horse Brewery and Freehouse on Pico in Rancho Park
AAJA-LA Annual Field Trip to Little Saigon – Sunday, July 15 – Nguoi Viet
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V3 Series #7 – Tuesday, July 10, 6 p.m. – 360 Video – USC Annenberg School
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AAJA-LA Basketball Booth at the Obon Carnival – Saturday and Sunday, July 7 and 8 – Nishi Hongwanji Temple, Little Tokyo
V3 Series #6 – Tuesday, June 26 – 6:30 p.m. – Building Your Audience and Content – 353 E. 1st St., Little Tokyo
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V3 Series #4 – Google Tools for Journalists – Saturday, April 28 – USC Annenberg
Allegiance with George Takei – Saturday, March 31 – Aratani Theater
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V3 Series #3 – Podcasting – Thursday, March 29 – Visual Communications
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V3 Series #2 – Twitter for Journalists – Monday, Feb. 26 – WeWork Culver City
Personal Finance for Journalists #1 – Thursday, Feb. 22 – Los Angeles Times Community Room
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Get Your Business in the News – Wednesday, Feb. 7 – Nguoi Viet
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V3 Series #1 – Instagram for Journalists – Friday, Jan. 26 – L.A. Times A1 Conference Room
Photos by Calvin Alagot
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2017
On Assignment 2017: Photo Auction and Holiday Party – Saturday, Dec. 2 – David Ono’s house in Toluca Lake
Photos by Calvin Alagot
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Become a Whiz at Data Viz – Oct. 10 – USC
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Crack the Internship Code – Oct. 5 – USC
Video Journalism Workshop – Sept. 22 – Opodz Little Tokyo
Photos by Calvin Alagot
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Tiger Hunter – Aug. 30 – JANM
Photos by Camille Dunn
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Photos by Mariko Lochridge
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AAJA National Convention in Philadelphia July 26-29
The Los Angeles Times and AAJA-LA put on the most awesome party of the convention at the Philadelphia Press Club’s Pen & Pencil!
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Become a Style Influencer! – July 11 – Breguet in Beverly Hills
Photos by Timmy Truong
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Photos by Mariko Lochridge
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Photos by Ashley Dunn
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Mobile Journalism – June 28 – Opodz Little Tokyo
Photos by Calvin Alagot
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Photos by Ashley Dunn
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Board meeting – June 10 in Little Saigon
Photos by Ashley Dunn and Anh Do
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Nick Ut and the Transformation of Los Angeles – June 8 – The Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Documentary: The Napalm Girl-40 Years Later from Content Media Group on Vimeo.
Video of the entire event by John Esaki and his crew at the Japanese American National Museum
Photos By Anibal Ortiz and Nuran Alteir
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Photos by Rozette Rago
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The Media and the Japanese-American Incarceration – May 25 – The Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Videographer Helen Zhao produced a video of the event:
John Esaki and his crew of videographers at JANM taped the entire event:
Photos by Camille Dunn and Darrell Kunitomi
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Flash Mentoring – May 6 – Cindy Chang’s house, Atwater Village
Photos by Rozette Rago
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Food, Identity and Media – April 24, 2017 – Pico House, Downtown Los Angeles
Check out moderator Tien Nguyen’s terrific recap of the evening’s discussion.
Photos by Anh Do, Ashley Dunn and Bethany Mollenkof
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The Freelancer Job Fair – April 6, 2017 – Opodz Little Tokyo
Photos by Timmy Truong
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An Evening with Marcus Yam – March 6, 2017 – Los Angeles Times Community Room
Photos by Calvin B. Alagot
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#OSCARSNOTSOWHITE – Feb. 17, 2017 – Los Angeles Times Community Room
Photos by Stephen Isaiah
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