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The Asian American Journalists Association was founded in 1981 by a small group of Los Angeles-based

10/13/2026

Thank you to our Gold Sponsors for sponsoring AAJA-LA’s Annual Trivia Bowl. This year’s Trivia Bowl is set for Friday, Oct. 23, at the Nishi Hongwanji Temple in Little Tokyo, and it’ll be another evening filled with food, fun and some collegial trivia competition! Find out more about Trivia Bowl in the link in bio.

10/11/2026

Thank you for voting, AAJA-LA members! We’re pleased to welcome the 2027 AAJA-Los Angeles Board. Congrats to the newly elected board members. We hope to see you at future events and programming, and we look forward to continuing to build community together.

09/30/2026

Join our 4th Annual Randy Hagihara News Coaching Day Saturday, Nov. 14, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The event honors the late Randy Hagihara, an Los Angeles Times editor and recruiter from Boyle Heights who helped journalists that others may have overlooked. It includes two one-on-one coaching sessions with professional journalists and a vertical video workshop over lunch.

Mentors and mentees can both sign up at the link in bio or here — bit.ly/4ggcX4C — and the deadline is Friday, Oct. 23. Seats are limited to 25 for mentees.

09/24/2026

A quick reminder to cast your vote in the 2027 AAJA-LA board election!

Ballots are due Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Happy voting, and good luck to all of our candidates!

09/17/2026

The Asian American Journalists Association Los Angeles Chapter sends our deepest sympathies to our colleagues at NBC4, along with the families and friends of Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw. Moreno and Marciniw were among three people killed Tuesday in a news helicopter crash in the Los Angeles community of Chatsworth.

09/04/2026

Thinking about running for the AAJA-LA Board?

Join us for a virtual candidate info session on Tuesday, Sept. 15 to learn more about open board positions, the election process and what's involved in serving on the board.

Bring your questions!

RSVP at link in bio.

Hope to see you there!

09/03/2026

Volunteer at this year’s Trivia Bowl for a chance to network, meet AAJA-LA members, and give back! Volunteers will recieve free food and boba.

Sign up now at the link in bio!

Trivia Bowl will be on Friday, Oct. 23 at Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (Nishi Betsuin) in Little Tokyo.

09/02/2026

Join AAJA-LA President Samantha Masunaga and author Sara Kehaulani Goo for a Hawaiian History Month author talk. Goo will discuss her new memoir “Kuleana” at the Last Bookstore Studio City The Last Bookstore Studio City on Sept. 6 at 11:30 am.

More details in the link in bio.

Goo is a journalist and senior news executive who has led several national news organizations including Axios, NPR and The Washington Post. She is now serving as President of the WP Creator network at The Washington Post, a new business outside the newsroom focused on content partnerships with independent creators.

08/21/2026

AAJA-LA is excited to announce an internship at LAist. Applications are open now for the internship.

This internship will be placed in the newsroom and will assist with newsgathering for LAist.com and for LAist 89.3 FM, including coverage of elections, AAPI communities and other news topics.

Applicants for this role should have experience or interest in radio and/or digital production and include samples of their related work.

Deadline to apply is Sept. 4.

Apply TODAY at https://aajala.org/applications-open-for-aaja-la-funded-2026-internship-with-laist/

08/18/2026

We're doing a thing! It's a walk -- and a job training -- and networking -- with food!

We're bringing together medical experts, fitness professionals and journalists for meaningful conversations about wellness, access and storytelling.

Join AAJA-LA, .halliejose, and for this unique event!

As we walk together, we'll explore the role of fitness in self-care; discuss barriers and inequities in fitness that impact health outcomes; and examine how journalists can better cover fitness and health issues through a solutions-focused lens.

The event is free! There is a refundable registration fee -- no shows will not be refunded.

Register now at https://aajalosangeles.betterworld.org/events/health-story-walk-exploring-fitness

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725 Arizona Ave
Santa Monica, CA
90401-1733

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http://www.aaja-la.org/

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