What: The AAJA-DC chapter is offering two $1,000 scholarships for AAJA student members who are doing journalism internships in the Washington, D.C. area this summer.
When: The deadline to apply is Friday, May 4.
For more information: Download the application, and email Seung Min Kim at skim@politico.com.
What: We will be having a mentorship/chapter potluck for mentors, mentees, general chapter members, and new friends. All are welcome to bring a dish, mingle, and catch-up.
Where: 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at board member Yowei Shaw’s house in West Philadelphia
Why: We will have a chapter meeting to discuss our:
RSVP: By April 16 to Yowei at shaw.yr@gmail.com, and she’ll send you her address.
What: The Anna Chennault Scholarship is a great opportunity for a graduating high school senior to attend the August UNITY convention with all expenses paid! If you know a student who would benefit from this, please forward this e-mail. He/she doesn’t need to be an AAJA member, but must sign up for membership if selected for the scholarship.
When: Deadline to apply is Monday, Feb. 20.
More: Check out the essay of last year’s winner, AAJA-Philadelphia member, Cathy Li. For this year’s scholarship application and more info, go to: http://www.aaja.org/programs/scholarships/
What: Every four years, UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. holds a joint national convention of the four national journalism associations which represent its alliance associations. Dozens of student journalists will work side by side with professionals and mentors to produce solid and innovative journalism across media platforms in a “convergence” newsroom.
Where & When: Students from across the nation will participate in week-long projects at the UNITY ’12 Convention in Las Vegas, August 1-4 at The Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center.
To Apply: Student members of Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA), and the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) can apply here:
http://s3.goeshow.com/unity/convention/2012/stu_projects_08.cfm
Check out AAJA Philly member Cathy Li’s essay, “A constitutional right to free speech, but no right to a job in press,” which helped earn her the coveted Anna Chennault Scholarship and a trip to this year’s AAJA National Convention. As a freshman at Columbia University, Cathy is pursuing degrees in Anthropology and Economics, with an eye towards international journalism post college. When asked about her Juan Williams position essay, Cathy says, “The piece took a lot of research, but in the end I just wrote what made sense.” Read it here.
About the Anna Chennault Scholarship:
AAJA National is proud to announce the Anna Chennault Scholarship which offers one graduating high school student to be the recipient of a scholarship that includes an all-expenses paid trip to AAJA National Convention. Anna Chennault is a writer, lecturer, international business executive, and Chairman of the Council for International Cooperation (CIC). A graduate of Lingnan University in Hong Kong, Chennault holds six honorary Doctorate degrees in the fields of Law, Humanities, and Business Administration. Her illustrious journalism career began in the 1940′s serving as a war correspondent for the Central News Agency and eventually as a feature writer for the Hsin Ming Daily News in China. Chennault continues to lecture at schools and universities on international affairs. As an author, she has over fifty books published in English and Chinese of which some have been on The New York Times Best Sellers List including “A Thousand Springs” and “The Education of Anna”. More information.
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