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NATlmJAL CONVEfHION

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AUGUST 1 4 2001

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ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

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

------ Grand Ballroom A - Street Level

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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

urvival in the Time

of Cutbacks: Waiting
Out the Downturn
Bayview B - Bay Level

In

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orkshop continues, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)

Gate Room - ay Level

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4 p.m. - 5:3o p.m.

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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 MinorityuF
ism?
Golden Gate Room - Bay Level
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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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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.

PLENARY: Our Par_alfel Universes - Are

Bayview A - Bay

eve!

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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color to stories? The focus will be on hands-on journalism

techniques.
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.
atnGRtnology 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 Ki111Si111
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
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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