AAJA National Convention 2001 Program Book

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ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

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he fog-shrouded Golden Gate hid San Francisco Bay from sea explorers for decades before a Spanish over­ land expedition stumbled upon the vast natural harbor, bringing settlers and change. Native Hawaiians - called Sandwich Islanders - were among the 83 non-Caucasians who lived in the settlement called Yerba Buena Cove in the 1820s and renamed San Francisco in 1847. They possibly arrived in the area on whaling ships and became arguably the first Asian Pacific Islanders of San Francisco.

The 1848 Gold Rush turned the settlement almost overnight into a 19th-century metropolis. Many Chinese immigrants who arrived to work in mines and on railroads eventually opened up businesses to support the growing population. They laid the foundation for the eventual for­ mation of the oldest Chinatown in the country. The end of the Gold Rush pulled the welcome mat from under the feet of the Chinese, however, and ushered in decades of racism and mistreatment, leading to discriminatory laws.

T he Angel Island Immigration Station was built in 1910 to enforce the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and sub­ sequent exclusion laws. For the next three decades, almost 300,000 Chinese and Japanese immigrants passed through Angel Island's prison-like atmosphere.

In the reconstruction following the 1906 earthquake and fire that destroyed much of the city, many Japanese immigrants, who had begun coming to this country in the late 1800s, relocated to an area that became Japantown.

The first such community in the U.S., it reached a peak of activity in 1930. Meanwhile, Filipino Americans were also shaping Manilatown in the Kearny/ Jackson Street area.

World War II wrought many changes for San Fran­ cisco's Asian Pacific Islanders. Executive Order 9066 wiped out most of the Japanese American community as the fed­ eral government imprisoned residents in remote concen­ tration camps.

After the war, the Filipino American community grew quickly, and today Filipino Americans form our country's second-largest Asian American ethnic group. Pacific Island­ ers also flocked to the area. Many Hawaiians moved to the Bay Area, as did Samoans who were in the Navy and who were later posted to various California bases. More than half a century later, it is e!>timated that there are now more Pacific Islanders in California than in Hawai'i.

Just as the Gold Rush brought many Chinese immi­ grants, the tech boom of the 1990s brought many South Asians to the Bay Area and the country in general, and they are now the third-largest Asian group in the U.S. The Southeast Asian and Korean communities also see contin­ ued growth.

This is the city and the legacy we share with you at this convention.

Must-See Attractions: Old Favorites Cable Cars. Cable cars first ran in 1873 to replace horse­ drawn carts on the city's steep hills. Since then, the cable cars have been a historic San Francisco signature.

Golden Gate Bridge. Completed in 1937, the bridge is al­ most two miles long and open to pedestrians and bikes.

Dress warmly if you're planning to experience the spectac­ ular views.

Palace of Fine Arts. The massive Greco-Roman structure i!> all that remains of a veritable city built for the 1915 Pan­ Pacific Exposition. It's adjacent to the Exploratorium, an interactive science museum.

Alcatraz Island. The Rock marks the 30th anniversary of

its 19-month occupation by the Indians of All Tribes from 1969 to 1971 - the longest occupation of a federal facility

by Indian people. The Native Americans wanted to high­ light the plight of first Americans and demonstrate the need for Indian self-determination.

Asian Art Museum. A collection of more than 12,000 sculp­ tures, paintings and ceramics from 40 countries fill the museum and showcase the major periods of Asian art.

Cl1inatow11. America's first and largest Chinatown is a com­ plex mixture of authentic restaurants and shops with the requisite tourist traps. Portsmouth Square at Washington and Kearny Streets is today filled with elderly men playing checkers, but in the mid-19th century, it was San Francisco's original city center.

Coit Tower. Lilly Hitchcock Coit's wealth built this 210-

foot-tall tribute to the city's firefighters. It's got a great view at the top and contains a 1930s WPA mural gallery.

Golden Gate Park. After the convention ends, head on over to the city's premier park. On its 1,000 acres, you'll find the Asian Art Museum and a four-acre Japanese Tea Garden.

Hidden Gems: Places You Won't Find on the Tourist Map A Hawaiian Oasis. Tucked in the corner of a Japanese res­ taurant in Japantown is Hukilau Da Bar, where Spam 11111s11bi, tuna poke and boiled peanuts are on the p11p11 menu, and the Gecko and Hula Girl are names of drinks. Three young thirty-somethings born and reared in Hawai'i want­ ed to bring a touch of aloha to their adopted home. Hukilau is located on the corner of Webster and Post Streets.

Martin Lutlier King Jr. Memorial. Tucked behind the foun­ tain in Yerba Buena Park at T hird and Mission Streets, the memorial carries excerpts from King's speeches etched in glass. Visitors can walk behind the cool cascade of water and read King's words and then join office workers brown­ bagging it on the park's lawn.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 2

PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE

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9 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

OPENING PLENARY: Technology, Media and the New Millennium

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Registration Grand Foyer - Street Level

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Cyber Cafe Market Street Foyer - Street Level

All Day Executive Leadership Program - Mentor Program Board Room A - Atrium Level

11 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Job Fair Pacific Concourse - Concourse Level

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Photo Stiootout Marina Room - Bay Level

All Day Student Projects Seacliff ABCD - Bay Level

11 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

One-on-One Critique Sessions Pacific Concourse - Concourse Level

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Very Valley: The Essence of the Technological Revolution ( Board bus on Market Street at 8:20 a.m.)

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

"Best of the Best" Photography Exhibit Seacliff Foyer - Bay Level

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

When National Security Is at Risk: Covering the Spy Story Garden A - Atrium Level

Stories That Sizzle: Make Your Reports Riveting and Wonderful (Part 1) Garden B - Atrium Level

Turning Facts into Prime Time Drama Bayview A - Bay Level

"Local News" - The PBS Series Golden Gate Room Bay Level

How to Land Your Best First Journalism Job Plaza Room - Street vel

Editing = Opportunities Marina Room - Bay Level

Grand Ballroom Stotj_e� That · le: Make Your'R ports Rivetm Wonde (Part 2) Garden B - trium Level

Gn y, Power, Drama: How to Jazz Up Business and Technology Reporting Garden A - Atrium Level

Pictures Marina Ro m - Bay Level

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-----------� the Business Angle of Sports: Coveri Writing with Style and Going Beyond the Scoreboard to Dig Up Dirt Making the Magazine Piiece Sing Bayvie A - Bay Level arden A - Atrium Level � Interactive Design (Part 2) Gender-Bending Stories.

Is it Possible to Have (Note: Part 2 of a half-day session.) a Job AND Work in Transgender APls, the Invisible Minority�uF ism?

Golden Gate Room - Bay Level w Bay Level Marina R � 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m.

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Bloomberg Reception Sushi Reception Atrium 4 - Atrium Level Chaya Brasserie 132 The Embarcadero (between Howard & Mission Streets)

The Art of Financial and Business Investigations Garden B - Atrium Leve

8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

"Beach Blanket Babylon" Club Fugazi 678 Green Street

8 p.m. till late The "Salsa Bus"

(Board bus on Market St., in front of the Hyatt )

10 p.m. till late South Asian Journalists Association Social Thirteen Views Lounge - Atrium Level

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 4

Job Fair

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Pacific Concourse - Concourse Level

9 a.m. - Noon

One-on-One Critique Sessions

Pacific Concourse - Concourse Level

8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

AAJA Governing & Advisory Board Meeting

AAJA Chapter Presidents' Meeting

Marina Room - Bay Level

Board Room A - Atrium Level

AAJA Chapter Treasurers' Meeting

Board Room B - Atrium Level

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Cruise to Angel Island

(Boat leaves promptly at 10 a.m.; be at Pier 41 by 9:45 a.m.)

Pre-registration I Tour

9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

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10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

1 :05 p.m. (game begins)

8 p.m. till ?

Pre-registration Tour

Pac Bell Park

Sony Metreon 401 Mission Street

San Francisco Walking Tour

Giants vs. Phillies Baseball

Closing Night Party

When a member of the community does something special, it makes us all feel proud.

Just because we're neighbors. So, as a neighbor in this community, Chevron would like to extend our congratulations to you on a job well done.

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Congratulations to the Asian American Journalists Association on its 20th Anniversary.

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Stories That Sizzle: Make Your Moderator: Sydnie Kohara, Anchor/Reporter, CNET Television.

Reports Riveting and Wonderful � Panelists: �Technology Reporter, ABC? (Part 2) (KGO-TV San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose); Kara Swisher, 2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.rn. �atnGRtn�ology Columnist, The Wall Street ]011rnal; Garden B - Atrium Level (_[onathan �ditor-in-Chief, The Industry Standard.

Coordinator: d Iwata, usiness Technology Writer, Turn that dull story into a memorable report. Learn USA TODAY (San Francisco . from one of the country's best broadcast journalists how to Sponsored by Business Wire bring sparkle to your writing, and dazzle to your story­ telling. Wayne Freedman, a multi-Emmy Award-winning journalist and nationally-acclaimed writing expert, will share with you his secrets for making stories riveting and wonderful, even when you're on deadline. You'll walk out Asian American Journalists of this session with tricks of the trade that you can use the as a Gatevvay to Covering Asia minute your return to work.

2: 15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Facilitator: Wayne Freedman, Reporter, ABC? (KGO­ Plaza Room - Street Level TV San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose).

Coordinator: Janice S. Gin, Associate News Director, T here was a time when being an Asian KTVU-TV (San Francisco-Oakland).

American meant you would never be able to report on Asia, for fear that you might "go native." Times have changed, and more Asian American reporters are adding their special insights into coverage of Asia and Money, Povver, Drama: Nguyen Qui Due the Pacific Rim. What are the opportunities Hovv to Jazz Up Business - and pitfalls - if your interests are pulling and Technology Reporting you to the other side of the globe? Does 2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. being an Asian American journalist in Asia Garden A - Atrium Level help or hinder? ls it possible to cover Asia from America? Experienced Asia watchers O t e surface, business and technology explore the special possibilities that exist for journalism may appear dull. In reality, it's Ki111Si11�1 Asian American journalists. got all of the elements of compelling jour­ Moderator: Kim Singh, Editor, Asia nalism and storytelling: Power. Money.

News (San Jose).

Drama. Real people and personalities. ln a Panelists: Allen T. Cheng, Senior Cor­ fast-paced, interactive roundtable with top respondent, Greater China for Asimveek; Syd11ie Kohara journalists, we look at ways to enliven our _ Nguyen Qui Due, Host/ Producer, "Pacific print, broadcast and online stories on Time," KQED-FM (San Francisco); Dalton Da/1011 financial, high-tech and corporate topics. Ta11011aka Tanonaka, Anchor, CNN (Hong Kong); How do you humanize boring executives?

Tini Tran, Correspondent, Associated Press How do you find drama and conflict in cor­ (Hanoi). porate boardrooms? How do you bring Coordinator: Helen Zia, Journalist and Author of Asia11 consumers into the mix? How can you use A111erica11 Dreams: The E111crge11ce of 1111 A111ericn11 People.

David Louie production, research, interviewing and lit­ erary-writing techniques to bring life and