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The Real Asian American Journalists
by Emil Guillermo
I arrived late to the big “town hall” the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) held last week as the big finale to its 14th convention.
Not to worry. I didn’t miss much. It was another vintage panel that covered the same old ground when it comes to stereotypical media images and coverage of the community. You might say the panel was fairly stereotypical. And then there’s the refrain. You know, “Oh, woe is me.”
In that way, it was sort of like the convention’s karaoke the night before. I wasn’t at that event, but I can imagine people singing from a prompter their favorite tunes. The town hall panelists were no different. You’ve heard the litany of complaints and observations before. The song, the key, the pitch is the same.
I was surprised to even see mainstream coverage of the event. What would the headline be? The next day’s Chronicle struggled to come up with "Model minority image is a hurdle; Asian Americans feel left out of the mainstream.”
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