TESTIMONIALS
"AAJA has been an important part of my professional life since I was a college student at the University of Minnesota studying journalism.
AAJA gave me the opportunity to attend the annual national convention where I got to network at a very young age. I also met several folks who eventually became my mentors, and to this day are still an important part of my work life.
I was also was the fortunate recipient of an AAJA journalism scholarship and was a fellowship winner to attend the Executive Leadership Program. I learned lots of information about myself at ELP, and about how my cultural background affects my career.
To this organization, I will be forever grateful."
- Mary Tan, past chapter president and vice president
AAJA gave me the opportunity to attend the annual national convention where I got to network at a very young age. I also met several folks who eventually became my mentors, and to this day are still an important part of my work life.
I was also was the fortunate recipient of an AAJA journalism scholarship and was a fellowship winner to attend the Executive Leadership Program. I learned lots of information about myself at ELP, and about how my cultural background affects my career.
To this organization, I will be forever grateful."
- Mary Tan, past chapter president and vice president
"AAJA has been a key part of helping me become a journalist since my sophomore year of college. I enjoyed serving as the chapter's student liasion for three years, helping to develop expanded student programming.
I was also fortunate enough to be a two-time internship recipient as well a Voices student at the 2007 Miami convention. The internships each served very distinct purposes in my early career, giving me my first taste of working at a major daily newspaper as a part-time intern at the Star Tribune my sophomore year, and serving as a capstone to my college career working at the Pioneer Press my senior year.
The mentors I have met through my involvement with the chapter have been invaluable, especially as I went to start my job search into such a difficult market. These are people who have written countless letters of recommendation, read my resume, helped me build my portfolio and given me amazing advice and pep-talks."
- Emma Carew, chapter co-president
I was also fortunate enough to be a two-time internship recipient as well a Voices student at the 2007 Miami convention. The internships each served very distinct purposes in my early career, giving me my first taste of working at a major daily newspaper as a part-time intern at the Star Tribune my sophomore year, and serving as a capstone to my college career working at the Pioneer Press my senior year.
The mentors I have met through my involvement with the chapter have been invaluable, especially as I went to start my job search into such a difficult market. These are people who have written countless letters of recommendation, read my resume, helped me build my portfolio and given me amazing advice and pep-talks."
- Emma Carew, chapter co-president
"Sometimes it simply takes giving a young journalist a chance. AAJA did just that and so much more for me.
With very little experience, AAJA set me up with my first newspaper internship (in 2003 at the Asian American Press), and I worked on the student project Voices at the national convention that same year.
I fell in love with journalism.
I went on to complete internships at The Arizona Republic and Newsweek before landing my first professional job at the St. Paul Pioneer Press in 2006.
I didn’t even ask but chapter leaders sent me to Camp AAJA for leadership training a few years ago.
At every step of my career, AAJA has been there for me. And while the professional experiences have been invaluable to my career, it is the people I’ve met through AAJA that I treasure the most.
Classmates and fellow journalists inspired me with their dedication and talent. Mentors took the time to guide me. Editors gave me a chance to write for their publications.
I wouldn’t be a journalist today without AAJA."
- Bao Ong
With very little experience, AAJA set me up with my first newspaper internship (in 2003 at the Asian American Press), and I worked on the student project Voices at the national convention that same year.
I fell in love with journalism.
I went on to complete internships at The Arizona Republic and Newsweek before landing my first professional job at the St. Paul Pioneer Press in 2006.
I didn’t even ask but chapter leaders sent me to Camp AAJA for leadership training a few years ago.
At every step of my career, AAJA has been there for me. And while the professional experiences have been invaluable to my career, it is the people I’ve met through AAJA that I treasure the most.
Classmates and fellow journalists inspired me with their dedication and talent. Mentors took the time to guide me. Editors gave me a chance to write for their publications.
I wouldn’t be a journalist today without AAJA."
- Bao Ong