AAJA is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that serves Asian American and Pacific Islander journalists. Our goals include making newsrooms more ethnically and racially diverse and ensuring fair and accurate coverage of the Asian community.
In Asia, the organization hosts the New.Now.Next Media Conference, an annual international event drawing top journalists and experts to discuss the latest issues in the region and hold seminars and workshops.
The Asia chapter was founded in 1996 by two AAJA members working in Asia, Allen Cheng in Hong Kong and Alan Ota in Tokyo. When Alan returned to the U.S. in 1997, Allen stayed on as president and Dalton Tanonaka became vice president. An early highlight was an ambitious series of programs in Hong Kong for AAJA members and other visiting journalists who covered the handover of the territory to China in 1997.
Today, the Asia chapter has about 200 members across the region.