Asian American Journalists Association

AAJA SF is hosting a panel on immigration at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists’s regional conference on March 22.

The panel, titled, “Uncovering the Hidden Stories of Immigration,” discusses immigration reform. The topic is one of the most pressing issues affecting Latino and Asian Americans, the two largest immigrant groups in this country. A panel of immigration reporters and attorneys will discuss the nuances of covering immigrant communities as well as some of the underreported stories of undocumented immigrants facing deportation.

The conference takes place on March 22 at the SF LGBT Community Center, located at 1800 Market Street in San Francisco. It’s an all day event, but our panel is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Panelists: 1) Monica Campbell, PRI immigration reporter 2) Momo Chang, freelance journalist 3) Anoop Prasad, Staff Attorney, Immigrant Rights Program, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus 4) Ling Woo Liu, Director of Strategic Communications, Asian Americans Advancing Justice ( moderator)

To attend, sign up here. Early-bird registration runs thru Feb. 22, and after that the price goes up. AAJA members qualify for the partner organization price. For other questions about NAHJ or the conference, please contact Vicki Adame: latinabrendastarr@gmail.com.

Read more about the event here.

Every year, AAJA SF awards thousands of dollars in scholarships to outstanding high school seniors and college students who live in or attend school in the Bay Area and who are interested in pursuing a career in journalism. Students are judged based on their journalistic ability, commitment to journalism, sensitivity to Asian Pacific American issues, financial need and scholastic achievement.

Apply for our 2014 scholarships by filling out this online form. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 18, 2014 at 11:59pm PST.

If you have questions about the scholarship program, contact coordinators Ling Woo Liu at lingl@advancingjustice.org and Donna Tam at donnaytam@gmail.com.

Join us at the Asian American Journalists Association San Francisco chapter’s annual Lunar New Year banquet and celebrate the Year of the Horse.

Catch up with friends and make some new ones as we kick off the new year. We hope to see you there!

Ohgane Korean BBQ
3915 Broadway
Oakland, CA

Sunday, March 2, 2014 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Menu details to follow.

You can RSVP and buy tickets on our EventBrite page, or to pay without transaction fees, please contact board treasurer Quynh Tran at qghtran (at) gmail (dot) com.

Pre-ordered ticket prices are $30 for members, $35 for nonmembers, $25 for students and $10 for children ages 5-13. Children 4-years-old and younger eat for free!

Payment in the form of cash or check made out to “AAJA SF” also will be accepted at the door.