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How are Asian Americans reacting to the news from Ferguson?
I just got back from a week in Washington, D.C. attending the Asian American Journalists Association’s annual convention. I sat in on a lot of interesting (and some not-so-interesting) sessions about social media and journalism, issues in the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, and lots of other current topics in the news. But one […]
AAJA-LA president Joz Wang interviewed at Unity about V3con
The V3 Asian American Digital Media Conference is coming up on Aug. 25, with a great Opening reception and Awards Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 24. Here’s Joz Wang, AAJA-LA president and one of V3con’s organizers, talking about the event:
V there or be square: V3con update — panelists, schedules, Early Bird price ends tomorrow!
We’re deep in the planning process for V3, the Asian American Digital Media Conference, scheduled for Aug. 25 at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles with an Opening Night Reception and Awards ceremony on Friday, Aug. 24 at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. Most of the panelists are set and confirmed. We’re […]
Really? ESPN uses “chink” about Jeremy Lin in headline after loss against Hornets. Really.
Sigh. I knew it couldn’t last. Not only did the Knicks finally lose one, but ESPN managed to end its love affair with Lin with a helluva Dear Jeremy kissoff. ESPN last night posted a game story on some mobile editions with the headline “Chink In The Armor” (really) at 2:30 am ET, which was […]
Advice for mid-career journalists & students from AAJA Detroit convention
Advice for Mid-Career Journalists from Yuki Kokubo on Vimeo. Journalist Yuki Kokubo interviewed a sampling of speakers (including me) at the recent Detroit convention of Asian American Journalists Association, and though she didn’t have a pre-planned script when she began taking to people, the consistent theme that emerged from the speakers themselves was advice for […]