Pre-convention

Casinos turn to feng shui to lure Chinese high rollers

As Asian bettors swell the ranks of the casino VIP, gambling houses are increasingly reflecting the ancient Chinese principles of feng shui in their design, from flourishes of red and gold in color schemes, avoiding exposed lightbulbs to incorporating the ...

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Transracial adoptees examine their roots through AAJA

Mei-Ling Hopgood was born in Taiwan and came to America after being adopted by a white family. She is a transracial adoptee – someone whose race differs from her adopted family. “Each adoptee has a unique relationship with their family ...

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Job that no one wants? AAJA president

When Yvonne Leow talks about the reasons why AAJA members should vote for her as president on Thursday at the national convention in Las Vegas, she doesn’t have to worry about losing the election. That’s because there’s no one running ...

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Meet the 2016 Voices Students and Staff

Student staff Peter Choi is a senior at Seattle Pacific University studying Journalism. He is from Seoul, South Korea. He is also passionate about current international events like foreign relations with North Korea. He hopes to see himself working as ...

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AAJA Asia chapter links local and international journalists together

The first overseas chapter of the AAJA garnered skepticism when it was first introduced twenty years ago, with only a handful of members. Since then, the AAJA Asia chapter has flourished.

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ACLU: Las Vegas police policy shows power of body-worn cameras

Despite tensions over recent police killings of black people, police departments across the U.S. have been slow to equip officers with a tool civil rights activists say can help avert future tragedies: body-worn cameras. “It’s happening, we always wish it ...

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AAJA Announces Participants for 2015 VOICES Program

VOICES is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2015 at the 25th annual AAJA National Convention in San Francisco, CA August 12 – 15. For more than two decades, VOICES has had a long track record of placing alumni and mentors ...

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VOICES 2014: Where Are They Now?

It’s been almost a year since the conclusion of the VOICES 2014 program, which took place in Washington, D.C. in August 2014. Where have they gone? Check out the successes of our VOICES alumni, some of whom are recent graduates and ...

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Frances Wang: How VOICES Shaped My Path

Name: Frances Wang VOICES year and role: 2013 student, New York Current position: Reporter, KREM 2 News/KREM-TV How did AAJA VOICES shape your path? All throughout college, I wanted to work solely in entertainment. VOICES helped shaped my path because it opened my eyes…[A]fter VOICES, ...

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Nuran Alteir: How VOICES Shaped My Path

Name: Nuran Alteir VOICES year and role: 2014 student, Washington, D.C. Current position: City Reporter, The Oregonian How did AAJA VOICES shape your path?  Coming from a family who doesn’t completely understand my passion for journalism, it was such a relief to be among ...

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