Tuesday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m.: AAJA-NY board meeting

The meeting will be at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism @ 219 West 40th St. (between 7th & 8th Aves.), 3rd floor.

 

Please RSVP to william.chang@journalism.cuny.edu if you plan to attend.

 

We will be discussing, among other things:

 

*            the Governing Board’s recent decision re: the 2011 convention

*            beefing up our East Coast Mini-Conference through potentially partnering with SAJA and rallying the support of the companies who pledged their support for NYC’s bid

*            possible panel topics for the NYC High School Journalism Conference at Baruch College on Dec. 15th

*            the voice-coach session that’s being planned

Fri. Dec. 5, 2008: AAJA-NY Holiday Party

Get ready to party! The holiday party will be on Fri. Dec. 5, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at:

 

Cafe Asean

117 W. 10th St., New York, NY 10011

Near Greenwich Ave.

 

You will dine on a tasty range of hors d’oeuvres, including Jamur Pastel (mushroom dumplings with ginger soy dip), Ped Muan (roast duck, fresh herbs and vegetables wrapped in rice paper), and Chien Dai (crispy shrimp, crab meat and pea dumplings with Indonesian sweet & sour dipping sauce). There will also be a raffle for prizes!

 

The fee will be $15 for members, and $20 for nonmembers. Cash bar.

 

Please RSVP at cqchoi@yahoo.com.

July 9: Asian American Journalists Association Pre-UNITY mixer

Interested in meeting fellow UNITY attendees? Or, can’t go to UNITY but want to network with journalists who are going anyway?

Then, please join AAJA-NY for a pre-UNITY cocktail reception on Wednesday, July 9, at the Bubble Lounge in Tribeca.

Special thanks to The Wall Street Journal for sponsoring the event.

 

Details:

When: 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, July 9.

Where: The Bubble Lounge at 228 West Broadway — http://newyork.bubblelounge.com

Food & Drink: Open bar — for a limited time. Snackies include mini duck and brie sandwiches, chicken curry croutons and mini cheeseburgers.

Cost: Free for AAJA members; $15 for non-members.

 

Please RSVP to aajacheryl@gmail.com by July 4 (Friday) if you would like to attend.

 

See you at the Bubble for cocktails and canapes!

Cheers,

AAJA-NY

Join us at the AAJA-NY board meeting this Saturday!

We’re having our next NY board meeting this Saturday, and you’re welcome to join us. Here are the details:

When: Saturday, April 19, noon to 2 p.m.
Where: McGee’s on 55th St. b/w Broadway and 8th Ave, on the 2nd floor

As always, we’ll be discussing upcoming programming and events, as well as our bid for the 2011 AAJA Convention. Please RSVP at annemarie_cruz@peoplemag.com.

Pics from the AAJA East Coast 2008 mini-conference!

Dith Pran – Legend, Friend – Passes

Saturday, March 1, 2008: chapter meeting

WHO: All chapter members are invited.

WHAT: To review and plan chapter activities for this year.

WHEN: Saturday, March 1, 2008, 12 noon.

WHERE: The New York Times, 620 Eighth Avenue @ 40th Street. Check with the security guard in the lobby, go to the 4th floor, follow signs to th conference room facing the tree-filled atrium. Any problems, call Tony Ramirez, at 212-556-1254.Closest subway stop is Times Square, 1, 2, 3, A, B, C, N, Q, R, W.

WHY: See journalists in their native habitat — reporters cower, editors roar!

RSVP by Friday 12 noon: ramirez@nytimes.com. We need to put you on the check-in list for the security guard.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008: Mixer at Kyotofu dessert bar

Join the AAJA-NY board for a mixer on Wednesday, March 5th from 7-9pm.
AAJA national president Jeanne Mariani-Belding will be there and would
love to meet NYC chapter members.

The mixer will be at Kyotofu dessert bar (705 Ninth Ave, between 48th
and 49th St).

Desserts and appetizers will be provided. There will also be a cash bar.

Please RSVP to sachin_shenolikar@sikids.com by March 3.

Weds. Jan. 30, 2008: Discover new cuisine with fellow AAJA-NYers!

Join us for AAJA-NY’s 5th Food Findings, an Asian dining adventure/member mixer for AAJA members. (Feel free to bring a colleague or friend interested in joining AAJA.)

 

The January Food Findings will take place at Bombay Talkie, an Indian restaurant in Chelsea. See New York mag’s review: http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/bombay-talkie/

 

When: Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

 

Where: Bombay Talkie, 189 Ninth Ave., near 22nd St. in Manhattan (nearest stop; C,E at 23rd St.); has a full bar.

 

RSVP: Email Thailan Pham at thailan.pham@gmail.com ASAP (or by Friday, Feb. 25) with “RSVP Food Findings” on the subject line.

 

Send general comments, restaurant suggestions and feedback about Food Findings to Thailan or Raymund Flandez at raymund.flandez@gmail.com.

 

Co-hosted by Thailan Pham and Raymund Flandez. 

Thurs., Jan. 17, 2008: FREE Multimedia Workshops!

A group of leading online journalism gurus — some of whom happen to be Asian-American — will help you get a head-start on your competition and keep up with the changing media landscape.

 

When: Thurs., Jan. 17th, 6 – 9:30 p.m.

 

Where: The Time Life Building at 1271 6th Ave., the 30th floor conference room.

 

6 – 6:45: Welcome and reception.

 

6:45 – 7:45: Panel discussion. “New Media Journalism & You” — a look at how journalism is changing, where the jobs are and what you need to know. Panelists to be announced.

 

7:45 – 9:30: Two parallel workshops (choose one that night):

 

Session A. “Multimedia Storytelling @ NYTimes.com” — a workshop that takes you into the NYT website and shows you how multimedia storytelling is done.

INSTRUCTOR: Andrew Devigal, multimedia editor, The New York Times.

 

Session B. “Using Web 2.0 Tools in Journalism 1.0″ — a workshop to shows you how to use various Web 2.0, social networking, social bookmarking, interactive mapping tools to find sources, improve your stories, etc.

INSTRUCTOR: Sree Sreenivasan, professor, Columbia Journalism School and WNBC technology reporter.

 

LIMITED TO 30 PEOPLE.

 

Please RSVP: cheryl.tan@wsj.com

 

Cost: FREE to AAJA members!