Not a Monolith: Covering Our Communities With Nuance

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Not a Monolith: Covering Our Communities With Nuance

Join AAJA New York and WNYC in collaboration for an evening on how journalists can tell richer stories that honor AAPI communities.

By AAJANY

Date and time

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 · 6 - 8pm EDT

Location

The Greene Space

44 Charlton Street New York, NY 10014

About this event

The term Asian American has its roots in solidarity and social justice. While that is true, Asians are not a monolith, and the stories we can tell go beyond food or tragedy.

How do we think past the headlines in covering AAPI communities? How do we extend coverage beyond AAPI Heritage Month? What are the ways we can showcase positive narratives about our communities and demonstrate that the massive tent of Asian Americans includes people with diverse backgrounds, rich experiences and varying perspectives?

Leading up to AAPI month, join AAJA New York and WNYC in collaboration for a thoughtful and joyful evening of discussion and networking focused on how journalists can tell richer stories that honor AAPI communities and carry their voices with care.

The panel will include journalists on the front lines of this work and a mental health expert who can help us reflect on the ways journalism can drive greater understanding and community in society.

After the panel, join us for a brief reception and enjoy drinks and small bites as we connect with fellow media professionals and reflect on the evening’s discussion.

Moderator

Guiding the night's conversation is WNYC’s Arun Venugopal, Senior Reporter on the Race & Justice Unit, whose reporting covers immigration, faith, and inequality.

Arun also serves as an occasional guest host at NPR's Fresh Air, sitting in for Terry Gross, and often contributes to NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He has appeared on PBS Newshour and CBS News and has been published in The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and The Atlantic, where his article 'The Making of a Model Minority' was featured. He lives with his family in Jackson Heights, Queens.

Panelists

CeFaan Kim, ABC News

Since joining WABC-TV in 2015, CeFaan Kim (he/him) has covered a wide range of important stories. During the pandemic shutdown, he reported nightly from the streets of New York City, speaking with health care workers, gravediggers, farmers and others impacted by the health crisis.

CeFaan has consistently reported on poverty within the AAPI community, including an exclusive report in 2016 on Asian American seniors who were riding casino buses to help make ends meet and how the pandemic has impacted Chinatown in NYC.

Ambreen Ali, journalist and creator of the newsletter Central Desi

Ambreen Ali (she/her) is a freelance journalist based outside of Princeton, New Jersey. She began her career as a political reporter in Washington, D.C., for CQ Roll Call and has since covered business and technology with bylines in Bloomberg, Fortune, The Wire China and numerous trade publications. In 2022, she served as editor of Path to Zero, a special series on climate change at Fortune Magazine. She is a first-generation Pakistani American and has published personal essays in The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Runner's World, as well as long-form features in Seattle Magazine, Edible Jersey and Ozy.

Ambreen is vice president of AAJA New York and teaches journalism at The College of New Jersey. She is also the program coordinator for the Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators Program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY and the founding editor of Central Desi, a newsletter by and about South Asians in New Jersey.

Hui Ting Kok, licensed mental health counselor and Emergency Room nurse

Hui Ting Kok (she/her) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor in NY with experience providing therapy to clients in both non-profit and private practice settings. Hui Ting works with individuals with anxiety and depressive symptoms, trauma-related conditions, and helped many clients overcome these challenges and lead more fulfilling lives.

Hui Ting takes a compassionate and collaborative approach to therapy, working with clients to create personalized treatment plans and incorporating evidence-based techniques such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, eye-movement desensitization reprocessing, and mindfulness-based strategies.

Organized by

Asian American Journalists Association New York

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