Personal branding opportunity teleclass…

Hi all:

This is courtesy of an e-mail received by AAJA Portland president Elizabeth Suh:

Greetings!

Summertime is upon us and along with it comes a feeling of fun and relaxation. What better time to work on your personal brand than when you’re more relaxed and enjoying the summer?

Please join me for “Build Your Brand While You Tan” a FR*EE 60-minute call on Thursday, June 18^th at 6pm Pacific / 9pm Eastern

A personal brand is your reputation and what comes to mind when someone hears your name. Your personal brand precedes you and is your calling card that sums up the experience of interacting with you.

Everyone naturally has a personal brand and if you don’t actively work on defining your brand, your brand will define you!

Whether you’re job hunting, looking for a career change or want more fulfillment in your current position, personal branding is a must career strategy in today’s economic climate!

There are many ways having a clear personal brand can help you gain leverage in your career.

On this 60-minute call, you’ll learn:

· What exactly is a personal brand?

· The benefits of strong personal brand in your career (and life)

· How personal branding is great for self-confidence

· Components of a personal brand

· Tips to begin building your brand now (no matter where you are in your career)

While this course is open to anyone, the material will be geared towards Asian American Pacific Islanders. There are specific nuances of cultural values and those dreaded stereotypes that can clutter your personal brand.

Sound interesting? Sign up here: http://empowerful.com/free-personal-branding-call-signup.html

If you can’t make the call because you’re out playing, be sure to register anyway and you’ll get the recording of the call to listen later.

Here’s to your empowerment!

Erin Yoshimura
Empowerful Changes™

Coaching. Training. Branding. Empowerment.

http://empowerful.com

Photos from AsiaFest Media Access Workshop

A belated posting, but here are photos from the May 30 media access workshop held during AsiaFest in Portland, courtesy of photographer Eugene Wong:

AsiaFest media access workshop

A panel of Portland-area journalists conducted a media access workshop at Asia Fest this weekend at the Oregon Convention Center.
About 30 people from the Asian American Pacific Islander community were in attendance.
Past Portland AAJA president Tracey Lam of KATU moderated the panel, which included reporter Melissa Navas of The Oregonian, reporter Ruth Liao of Statesman Journal and AAJA Media Watch co-chair Maya Blackmun.
Also, a big thank you to all those who attended, panelists and our behind-the-scenes organizers, including Jason Lim of the Asian Reporter and AAJA Portland president Elizabeth Suh. We also appreciated volunteer Yuxing Zheng, who helped out at the AAJA booth during AsiaFest.
Here is a link to AAJA’s national media access booklet:
http://www.aaja.org/resources/media_access/

Media Access Workshop

HOW TO GET YOUR NEWS IN THE NEWS:
A MEDIA ACCESS WORKSHOP FOR
SMALL NON-PROFIT ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ORGANIZATIONS

WHAT: Do you want to get the word out about the work your organization does and the stories you have to share? You’re invited to media training for small, non-profit organizations serving Asian American and Pacific Islander or other minority communities

PROVIDED BY: The Asian American Journalists Association

WHEN: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 2009, just before AsiaFest

WHERE: Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Room A103-104, outside the AsiaFest exhibit hall

COST: Free, but space is limited so workshop registration requested by May 27, 2009

RSVP: portland.aaja@gmail.com

SPONSORED BY: The Asian American Journalists Association

QUESTIONS: Contact Tracey Lam, Asian American Journalists Association Portland Chapter Member; Executive Producer of Special Projects, KATU-TV, 503-231-4266

Experienced journalists and seasoned media professionals will train representatives of small, non-profit Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations without a professional media staff. The workshop of interactive exercises will cover writing an effective press release and giving television interviews along with tips on pitching stories and dealing with concerns as they arise about news coverage.

Participants will leave the session with practical knowledge and hands-on experience in dealing with print, radio, television, online and ethnic media. In addition, they will get tip sheets and AAJA’s “Media Access Handbook, How to Get Your News in the News.”

The workshop is part of the Asian American Journalists Association’s goal to foster connections with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. For more information about AAJA, go to www.aaja.org.

Photos from the Capitol forum

Panelist Patrick Sieng talks about his experience in politics.

(from left to right) Panelists Liani Reeves and Carol Suzuki talk with moderator Peter Wong, a Statesman Journal reporter.

Thanks to AAJA Portland member Jennifer Lim for taking these photos!

Thank you for attending the Capitol event!

Hi all: Thanks for making our Feb. 28 event at the state capitol a great success!

I’d really like to thank Peter Wong and our panelists for giving us great insight on AAPI/media/politics.

Here’s contact information for our presenters:

Liani Reeves: Liani.J.ReevesATdoj.state.or.us

Carol Suzuki: carol.suzukiATstate.or.us

Patrick Sieng: infoATpatricksieng.com

Peter Wong: pwongATstatesmanjournal.com

Janie Har: janieharATnews.oregonian.com

AAJA Portland co-president Elizabeth Suh also wanted to share other media access tips for community members:

-When getting in touch with a news organization, send out an e-mail first and then follow up with a phone call – e-mail the reporter, their editor, any others whose beat it might apply to. In the initial email, make sure to include all the who, what, when, where, why and to include a phone number at which someone can be reached quickly on deadline.

-But try to coordinate your communications with one person, rather than throwing out lines everywhere. If a reporter says the story may not work for them, ask if there’s anyone else who might be able to help.

Sincerely,

Ruth

Salem event on Feb. 28

Dear AAJA Portland members and friends:

You’re invited to a Salem Capitol forum discussion and tour hosted by AAJA Portland. The Feb. 28 event is a great way to learn about Asian American Pacific Islander issues in state government and network with Oregon journalists. We hope to see you there!

What: Capitol discussion and tour.

Who: AAJA members, journalists and Asian American Pacific Islander community members and three invited panelists:
Liani Reeves, attorney at state Department of Justice and on the Oregon Commission on Asian Affairs; Patrick Sieng, legislative assistant to state Rep. Jean Cowan, D-Newport, and candidate for Salem-Keizer School Board; Carol Suzuki, operations director for Senate Majority Office, who also has
been on the commission.
Panel topics: Asian American Pacific Islander participation in Oregon government and politics, also discussion of Capitol reporting with Peter Wong, Statesman Journal reporter.

When: 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. Program is expected to last until 11:15 a.m., and then include a tour of the Capitol. Lunch is on your own.

Where: Room 43 (press conference room), Capitol. Please use the east entrance, as the Capitol itself will be closed. (Entry will be by key card and coordinated by event organizers.)

Questions? Please contact Peter Wong at pwong@statesmanjournal.com or Ruth Liao at rliao@statesmanjournal.com.

Pre-UNITY mixer…

Gearing up for UNITY? Join Portland AAJA and other UNITY members at a social barbecue on July 20 before you head to Chicago.
Even if you’re not planning on attending UNITY, come enjoy a relaxing Sunday afternoon with us.

Details:

Day: Sunday, July 20
Time: Noon to 3 p.m.
Where: Washington Park, top of SW Park Place. (Portland AAJA will have six tables reserved with signs.)
E-mail ruthlessliao@gmail.com if you’re interested in bringing anything.
-Ruth Liao

Business journalism fellowship available

KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON BUSINESS JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP

October 12-15, 2008

Deadline: August 8

This fellowship allows one 2008 AAJA member the opportunity to attend
a four-day business journalism seminar, October 12-15, 2008 at The
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The fellowship
covers the cost of tuition, materials and meals. The deadline to
apply is August 8.

For more information go to: http://www.aaja.org/programs/professional/
fellowships/. This scholarship opportunity is provided by SAJA, the
South Asian Journalists Association.  For questions, contact Albert
Lee at AlbertL@aaja.org.

Improve your journalistic skills, in Florida, for free

AAJA in partnership with The Poynter Institute is offering the second of two fellowships for 2008.

AAJA  members can choose from nine courses in multimedia, TV producing, leadership for the print newsroom, advanced copy editing and more. The courses will be held this year at The Poynter
Institute in St. Petersburg, FL.

Applicants should be full-time employees of a print, broadcast or online news organization, or
journalism educators. Freelancers are welcome to apply. The selected fellows will have transportation costs to The Poynter Institute covered by AAJA. Tuition and hotel costs will be covered by Poynter.

The following is a list of Poynter seminars that would qualify for the AAJA/Poynter Fellowship.

Deadline is 7/1/08.
The seminars are:
8/17-8/21 Advanced Multimedia Reporting With Video
9/15-9/19 Leadership for the 24/7 Print Newsroom
10/12-10/17 Poynter Leadership Academy
10/19-10/24 From Column to Blog: Tuning Your Voice
11/9-11/14 InfoGraphics: Planning, Reporting & Presenting
11/16-11/21 The Complete Assigning Editor (II)
11/30-12/5 Advanced Copy Editing: Words & Images
12/7-12/12 The Complete TV Producer (II)
12/7-12/12 Leadership For New Managers (II)

To apply for the fellowship, go to http://www.aaja.org/programs/professional/fellowships/

For more information, contact Albert Lee at AlbertL@aaja.org