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AAJA Conference
4 Asian journalism students gather in Hawai'i for the Asian American Journalists Conference. Each is paired up with an NPR reporter/producer, and tasked with writing, reporting and producing a story in a week. Stay tuned to hear their stories, if they withstand the constant temptation of the "Mai Tai Bar," located steps from our workspace in the Royal Hawaiian hotel on Waikiki Beach.
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AAJA Radio Students Blog it Out
The students write their impressions of the week. Learning to use a flash recorder, please your mentor, get the interview, edit sound on the computer...and what do students do at night in a tropical paradise, anyway?
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 Listen to The Beat (22:59)
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Photo Gallery
From the opening reception at the Honolulu Academy of Arts |
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Slideshow
Watch a short preview of the radio show, with photos (1:57, RealMedia file)
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 Jen Chang
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Jen is a recent graduate of Johns Hopkins University in neuroscience and anthropology. She is an intern at WYPR's Marc Steiner Show, working for Maryland Morning. Jen started a news and public affairs show at WJHU, the student station at Johns Hopkins.
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 David Shih
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David Shih is a grad student in epidemiology at U. of Maryland. He is currently doing a residency at University of Maryland Medical Center. He produced a show at KALX-FM, UC Berkeley's student-run station, and worked at KQED-FM for 3 years, as the outreach manager for their health show. His next challenge is a rotation at the CDC with the Epidemic Intelligence Service.
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 Ko Woon Im
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Ko Woon "Kokonut" Im is currently an NPR intern and a junior at the University of Pennsylvania. She produced her own Asian pop show at KPRG in Guam, where she grew up. She has also hosted her own Asian-interest television show on campus, co-edited the Asian Pacific American Heritage Week supplement, worked at WXPN in Philadelphia and interned at KUAM-TV in Guam. Ko started the Penn chapter of AAJA. |
 Justine Ma
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Justine is heading into her last year of broadcast journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. She has worked as both a beater and an anchor for CFML, the campus radio station. She has also produced a documentary about the introduction of wheelchair curling as a paralympic sport. Vancouver plays host to the 2010 Winter Olympics and Justine aims to be one of the reporters covering the events.
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AAJA Mentors
Craig DeSilva, Health writer, Honolulu, HI
Reena Advani, NPR, Washington, DC
Wilma Consul, WETA-FM, Washington, DC
Tom Krymkowski, Audio Engineer, KQED-FM, San Francisco, CA
Rachel Basofin, Webmaster, NPR
Traci Tong, The World, WGBH Boston
Doug Mitchell, Next Generation Project Manager, NPR
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Listen to Jen's story
"3 oz. lighter" script
