THIS SATURDAY: Play Scrabble and win an iPad, Nintendo DSi, John Legend tix and more!

Join AAJA-NY this Saturday, Sept. 18, 2-6 p.m. at SLATE NYC, 54 W. 21st St. (between 5th and 6th aves) for a Scrabble tournament fundraiser. Play against celebrity journos like MSNBC’s Richard Lui and get a chance to win awesome prizes! Free food!

First 40 people to RSVP get a free drink: http://scrabblefundraiser.eventbrite.com/

Sponsored by the New York Times

DETAILS:
AAJA members: $20
Non members: $25
Everyone that registers now will be automatically entered into a raffle for an IPAD! Buy more raffle tickets for $5 to increase your chances to win!

Tournament Prizes:
1st – Nintendo DSi XL w/ Scrabble DS ($200 value)
2nd – Two tickets to John Legend Concert on Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. at Terminal 5
3rd – Scrabble Board and documentary “Scrabylon”

This Tuesday, Sept. 14: Broadcast & Public-Speaking Seminar at Fox 5 News

Perfect your on-air and public-speaking skills with this interactive seminar led by award-winning broadcast journalist Ti-Hua Chang, of Fox 5 News in New York City.

What: Broadcast & Public-Speaking Seminar
When: Tuesday, September 14, 7 p.m.
Where: Fox 5 News, 205 E 67th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10065
Cost: FREE for AAJA members only

Before joining the Fox 5 NY News team, Chang worked as a general assignment/investigative reporter at WCBS-TV and WNBC-TV, and as an investigative producer at ABC News. He is the recipient of multiple awards, including five Emmy Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award and AAJA’s Dr. Suzanne Ahn Award for Civil Rights and Social Justice for Asian Americans, among others.

The September 14th seminar will begin with a training session, after which some participants will be recorded on tape. The workshop is open to all members who want to speak better on-air, whether it’s for Broadcast or Web, or in public.

Please RSVP to vickie.an@gmail.com by Friday, September 10 at 2 p.m. to be added to the building security list.

2nd ANNUAL SCRABBLE FUNDRAISER: Saturday, Sept. 18, 2 p.m.

Come join the (sexy) nerds, the geeks, the brainy kids and the wordsmiths, and play Scrabble! Play for fun or in our tournament at the 2nd Annual AAJA-NY SCRABBLE FUNDRAISER!

WHEN:        Saturday, September 18, 2010 @ 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
WHERE:      SLATE NYC
ADDRESS:   54 West 21st Street (btwn 5th & 6th Avenues)
COST:           $20
RSVP:           http://scrabblefundraiser.eventbrite.com

INCLUDES FREE FOOD!! FIRST 40 PEOPLE GET 1 DRINK TICKET.

Play against nationally ranked champion Scrabble players from around the country. Win prizes and trophies, and play as much Scrabble as you want all afternoon, while mingling and networking with fellow journos!

EVENT SPONSOR: THE NEW YORK TIMES

Ever heard of “booty call” food from Taiwan? Try some this Tuesday at Xiao Ye!

The AAJA convention is only a few weeks away and to properly send off our fellow NYC members, we’d like to get everyone together for a special evening of yummy food and networking.

BaoHaus chef/owner Eddie Huang is opening his hot new LES restaurant Xiao Ye http://www.thrillist.com/eat/xiao-ye to us (it’s not open to the public yet!) for a special preview and tasting of his unique menu. Check it out: http://www.thrillist.com/pics/142574_menupopup.jpg.

WHEN: Tuesday, July 27, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.

WHERE: Xiao Ye, 198 Orchard St., between Houston & Stanton streets

For only $20, you can sample such hits as the Dumpling Face Killah and Kim Jong’s Ill Noodles. How can you resist? Plus, it’s cash bar so be sure to try the chef’s tasty drinks.

Please RSVP at http://aajany-tasting.eventbrite.com to save your spot!

And feel free to forward the link to your friends and colleagues. The more the merrier! All proceeds will benefit AAJA-NY.

Thank you and see you this Tuesday!

Networking Mixer at China 1 this Saturday!

Join us for drinks and networking with other UNITY groups this Saturday, June 19!

TIME: 6:30 – 9:30 PM
WHERE: CHINA 1, 50 Avenue B between 3rd/4th Streets
RSVP: http://aajaunitymixer.eventbrite.com