Run for AAJA: Support AAPI Voices in Media
$5,079.17 raised
$5,000.00 goal
A MESSAGE FROM Run for AAJA: Support AAPI Voices in Media

I am running this NYC Marathon to support an organization I love dearly: Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)!


For those of you who haven’t heard much about AAJA: This is a nonprofit organization with over 2000 members across the U.S. and Asia. Since its founding in 1981, AAJA has been at the forefront of change in the journalism industry, working towards the visibility and inclusion of AAPI journalists in newsroom leadership, and towards equitable and accurate coverage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and AAPI issues.


Just like many of my peers, I have benefited from AAJA in so many ways: AAJA taught me how to fight for diversity and inclusion within my organization, AAJA offered me an opportunity to lead before I became a manager at work, AAJA led me to new opportunities and challenges, AAJA gave me both mentorship and friendships. It is truly a community that dares to change the world and cares for each other. 


It has been eight years since my last marathon in Chicago. I won’t lie that getting back to long-distance running is not a small task. But I am excited to share this journey with so many friends, family and strangers ;) 


Join me to support the Asian American Journalists Association and say “hell yeah” to greater AAPI representation and voices in media!


Support AAJA, so they can:

  • Fight for fair coverage of AAPI communities in media

  • Provide scholarship opportunities to the next generation of AAPI journalists

  • Advance AAPI journalists as media executives


The first $1000 donations will be matched!!!

  • Give $50 today to support an AAPI journalism student opportunity!

  • Give $100 today to help form a mentorship between seasoned AAPI reporters and our rising stars!
  • Give $500 today to fund local reporting in the AAPI community to uplift our voices!
  • Give $1000 today to help start a skill workshop that teaches AAPI reporters on investigative journalism, data or photography!
  • Give $5000 today to establish a fellowship to advance AAPI journalists in their newsrooms and reach decision-making positions!
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