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#AAJAFamily, today we’re announcing our plenaries, where our amazing AAJA-ers will be #OwningOurNarratives at #AAJA22! 🤩 We're also launching our FULL schedule on Sched so you don't miss out on any of these sessions: aaja22.org/aaja22-agenda

First up, @NBCUniversal presents our opening reception with Rashida Jones (@RJonesNews), president of @MSNBC, who will be giving opening remarks to the convention.

@NBCUniversal presents “The Racism Virus: The Next Stage in the Fight Against AAPI Hate” with @JamieNguyenTV & @VickyNguyenTV of @NBCNews, Craig Robinson of @NBCUniversal, Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) of @MSNBC/@katiephangshow and Kimmy Yam (@kimmythepooh) of @NBCAsianAmerica.

Next, we’re partnering with @AAJAAsia’s @n3conference for “Reporting From the Front Lines,” featuring Joyce Koh (@JoyceKohTV) of @washingtonpost, Danny Fenster (@DannyFenster) of @FrontierMM, Laurel Chor (@laurelchor) and Keith Richburg (@keithrichburg) of @HKUniversity.

In “Sa-I-Gu Thirty Years Later : Lessons from the L.A. Riots for Today,” Amara Walker (@AmaraCNN) and Stephanie Elam (@StephanieElam) of @CNN will be discussing what we’ve learned from past reporting and how we can continue to push for inclusive storytelling.

In partnership with @sajahq, Niketa Patel (@Niketa) of @19thnews, Niala Boodhoo (@NialaBoodhoo) of @axios and Azmat Khan (@AzmatZahra) of @nytimes
will discuss the importance of diverse leadership in "The Desi Women Leading and Shaping Editorial Coverage."

Get tips on how to ensure that communities of color lead their own narratives in @SkollFoundation’s “Who Controls The Narrative About People of Color in Our Democracy?" with @RichardLui of @NBCNews, Efrain Escobedo, Sian Lewis of A-B & Bo Thao-Urube (@bothao) of @aapifund.

On Friday, we'll have our Little Tokyo Night sponsored by @Disney, ft. a presentation by David Ono (@abc7davidono) of @ABC7 and world renowned composer David Benoit (@dbmusic) and a Q&A session with Jon Funabiki (@funabiki). *Please note that this event currently has a waitlist.

Gala, sponsored by @CNN, will ft. @thetamlyntomita & @Parvesh as co-emcees, Helen Zia (@HelenZiaReal) as our keynote, Kevin Merida (@meridak), Will Lee & Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) in a fireside chat & Marcus Yam (@yamphoto), our President’s Award recipient.

Explore more at the link below!
aaja22.org/sessions-by-th…