Congratulations to AAJA-Philadelphia's 2014 Vijaya L. Balaji Scholarship winner, Marianna Sann, a freshman at Temple University! Marianna, who lives in South Philadelphia, is the first in her family to attend college. Her grandparents and father came to this country after escaping the Cambodian genocide in 1975. She has been an advocate and member of Boat People SOS … Continue reading WINNER: Vijaya L. Balaji Scholarship Awarded
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The Philadelphia chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is pleased to announce the Vijaya L. Balaji Scholarship, which will award $500 to a student who intends to pursue a journalism career and who is of modest financial means. Requirements are as follows: 1) Applicants must be a college freshman, sophomore, or junior in … Continue reading Vijaya L. Balaji Scholarship
The AAJA National Convention in Washington, D.C., from August 13 to 16 this year will be a wonderful opportunity to network with other journalists from around the country, to participate in panel discussions with seasoned journalists, and to attend a career fair and résumé critique sessions. For the fifth year in a row, AAJA-Philadelphia will … Continue reading Scholarship Lead: John Curley Scholarships
Congratulations to the winners of AAJA-Philadelphia's scholarship, the Vijaya L. Balaji Scholarship -- Anna Pan, a University of Pennsylvania junior, and Camisha D. Brown, a Penn State freshman. In the scholarship's inaugural year, the AAJA-Philly board and scholarship donor, Murali Balaji, decided to award the scholarship to two students because we had two strong leading candidates. Anna, who is an AAJA-Philly … Continue reading Anna Pan and Camisha Brown, Vijaya L. Balaji Scholarship Winners!
The AAJA National Convention in New York, from Aug. 21 to 24 this year, will be a wonderful opportunity to network with other journalists from around the country, to participate in panel discussions with seasoned journalists, and to attend a career fair and resume critique sessions. For the fourth year in a row, AAJA-Philadelphia will … Continue reading Scholarship Lead: John Curley Scholarship Fund to Attend National Convention

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