The Sacramento chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association
Sacramento Chapter co-Presidents Judy Lin and Pamela Wu Issue Challenge
To say that it’s been a tough time for AAJA feels like an understatement. We see it in the number of declining members and we see it in our national organization’s budget. But our little chapter in Sacramento has something for all of us to celebrate: Our chapter turns 25 years old this year!
Our group of 30 members is extremely proud of this milestone. Like so many other chapters, Sacramento has a long history of promoting Asian Americans in the newsroom. We routinely offer ourselves as a media resource for the local Asian American community. And we hand out scholarships to aspiring journalists while connecting students to prospective employers and internships.
For 25 years, we have been paving a brighter future and I’m happy to tell you we are still as active as ever. To celebrate our anniversary, AAJA Sacramento is proud to announce a $25,000 gift to AAJA’s national organization!
As part of this gift, AAJA Sacramento is challenging every chapter to make a donation to the national organization. It can be $1,000, $10,000 or better yet, match our gift!
The Sacramento chapter board last month unanimously approved the gift, designating $10,000 for operating costs, $7,500 for scholarships and $7,500 for professional development. We told Executive Director Kathy Chow that we want to help national close its deficit fast. And we wanted to do it without losing sight of AAJA’s vital missions: fostering young journalists and promoting mid-career Asian Americans in the newsroom.
Please, join us and give as much as you can to help us pave a brighter path for another 25 years.
Hyphen magazine, a San Francisco Asian American publication, is accepting submissions for a short story contest.
http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/shortstory
Submissions must be postmarked by April 12.
Up to 6,000 words
Any topic
$20 application fee
In partnership with The Sacramento Bee, AAJA Sacramento is sponsoring a 12-week, internship program for aspiring print, photo, graphics and multimedia journalists. A stipend of $570 a week will be provided by AAJA Sacramento. The program begins in May or June 2010, depending on the intern’s availability.
To be considered, applicants must be enrolled in a college or university within the chapter’s membership area* OR have permanent addresses within those boundaries. Recent graduates who completed their studies in 2009 are also eligible to apply. All applicants must be student members of AAJA Sacramento. (Visit www.aaja.org to become a member.)
AAJA Sacramento will evaluate the initial pool of applicants and nominate two candidates for The Bee’s consideration. Applicants are also encouraged to apply for other internships at The Bee.
The internship recipient will be announced April 1, 2010. Deadline for applications is March 19, 2010.
In addition to the internship application form, the following is required:
The application form is available here.