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AAJA Photo Reunion of Old Timers


We had a successful AAJA Photo Reunion for those who used to attend the AAJA National Conventions from 1987 to 2010 (both Conventions in Los Angeles). The AAJA Photo Reunion was during the AAJA National Convention in Seattle from July 30 to August 2.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30:

Opening Reception: Paul Sakuma, Matt Lee, Zoe Oda, Marilynn Yee, James Yee and Dennis Oda.

Book Signing: Paul Sakuma, James Yee, Paul Kuroda, Marilynn Yee, Dennis Oda.

Hot Pot Dinner: Stan Honda, James Yee, Michelle Yee, Paul Kuroda, Janie Hirata, Patty Sakuma, Matt Lee, Zoe Oda, Joyce Xi, Paul Sakuma, Marilynn Yee, Dennis Oda.

Hang Out Suite: Andri Tambunan, Matt Lee, Paul Sakuma, Zoe Oda, Patty Sakuma, Joyce Xi, Darrell Miho, Marilynn Yee, Dennis Oda.

THURSDAY, JULY 31:

AAJA Photo Reunion + AAJA PAG joint post dinner party at Fountain Room.

AAJA Photo Reunion + AAJA PAG joint dinner at Asean Streat Food Hall.

Seattle Seahawks photographer Rod Mar speaks in Hang Out Suite.

Dim Sum lunch at Dough Zone

Breakfast staff meeting, Matt Lee, Patty Sakuma, Paul Sakuma, Marilynn Yee, Stan Honda and James Yee.

Matt Lee, Teresa Tamura, Marilynn Yee, Stan Honda and Paul Sakuma.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1:

Group photo at Chinese Banquet.

Group photo at the Friday Night banquet bar.

Nick Ut poses with emcee Michael Yamashita during the Friday banquet.

Nick Ut talk.

Stan Honda talk during the Friday Night banquet about his project on Japanese American Internment Camps.

Expo Hall with Swag: Paul Sakuma, Marilynn Yee, Teresa Tamura, Stan Honda.

Critique Session at Seattle Times: Paul Sakuma, Stan Honda, Barry Wong, Paul Kitagaki Jr., James Yee and Dennis Oda.

Critique Session at Seattle Times: Joyce Xi and Matt Lee.

Critique Session at Seattle Times: Stephanie Yao critiques.

Playing in Pike’s Public Market, Patty Sakuma, Teresa Tamura, Marilynn Yee, Marilyn Chung, Michelle Yee.

Saturday, August 2:

Group on ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island.

Women’s group on Ferry to Bainbridge Island.

Women’s group photographing men on ferry to Bainbridge Island.

Men’s group on ferry to Bainbridge Island.

Nick Ut and Teresa Tamura enjoy ferry ride.

New AAJA PAG member Joyce Xi enjoys the ferry tour.

Nick Ut with owner of Thuy’s Pho Restaurant.

Group photo during tour of the Japanese American Memorial.

Natalie Hayashi Ong is the baby in the famous photo book during the Japanese American forced evacuation from Bainbridge Island during WWII.

Japanese American Memorial founder Clarence Moriwaka, left, with Natalie Hayashi Ong, center, and filmmaker Lucy Ostrander. Natalie is the baby in the famous photos during the Japanese American forced evacuation from Bainbridge Island during WWII.

Paul Sakuma receives a Life Time Achievement Award from Stan Honda.

Pizza dinner at the Alibi Room inside the Pike’s Place Market.

Group at the Gum Wall at Pike’s Place Market.

Group at the Pike’s Place Market.

Actress Lucy Liu as keynote at the AAJA Gala.

Organizing committee Paul Sakuma (organizer), Barry Wong (local organizer), James Yee (treasurer), Dennis Oda (organizer), Marilynn Yee (organizer), Stan Honda (organizer and speaker), Paul Kitagaki Jr. (speaker), Nick Ut (speaker).

AAJA PAG (Photo Affinity Group) Darrell Miho, Andri Tambunan, Alex Wong

END

San Francisco Convention 1989: Carol Nakagawa, Seattle Times, Evelyn Iritani, LA Times, Dith Pran, New York Times, Laura Chang, Seattle Times, Paul Sakuma, AP, Teresa Tamura, Walla Walla, Lucy Young (Oda), Honolulu Star Bulletin, Richard Lee, New York Newsday, Barry Wong, Seattle Times, Ken ??, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Dennis Oda, Honolulu Star Bulletin.

San Francisco Convention 2001: Sushi Bar fun Paul Sakuma, AP, Veronica Decker, Seattle Times, Craig Fujii, Long Beach Press Telegram.

New York Convention 1990: With photo gifts Dennis Oda, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Matt Lee, Boston Globe, Paul Sakuma, AP.

Chicago Convention 1998: Photo boat ride Cory Lum, Honolulu Advertiser and Paul Sakuma, AP.

Honolulu Convention 1995 : Carl Viti, Honolulu Advertiser, Mike Tsukamoto, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Dennis Oda, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Greg Yamamoto, Honolulu Advertiser.

Honolulu Convention 1995 : Paul Sakuma, AP, Dith Pran, New York Times, Ken Kwok, Long Beach Press Telegram, Nick Ut, AP, Marilynn Yee, New York Times, Richard Lee, New York Newsday, Dennis Oda, Honolulu Star Bulletin.

First convention, Los Angeles 1987: Photo Panelist, Paul Sakuma, AP, Robert Hanashiro, Vasalia Times Delta, Barry Wong, Seattle Times, Paul Kuroda, Fresno Bee, Ron Taniwaki, Nikon.

San Francisco Convention 2001: Korean dinner, Dith Pran, New York Times, Marilynn Yee, New York Times, Eugene Tanner, Honolulu Advertiser, Lucy Young (Oda) Honolulu Star Bulletin, Carol Nakagawa, Seattle Times, Laura Chang, Seattle Times, Richard Lee, New York Newsday.

Hawaii Convention 1995: Paul Sakuma, AP, Baron Sekiya, Big Island Hawaii Today, Barry Wong, Seattle Times, Dennis Oda, Honolulu Star Bulletin, James, Yee, Indianapolis Star, Stan Honda, AFP.

Unity Chicago 2008: Photo awards ceremony Gary Reyes, Oakland Tribune, Marilynn Yee, New York Times, Stan Honda, AFP, Paul Sakuma, AP, Dennis Oda, Honolulu Star Bulletin.

Hawaii Convention 1995: Dennis Oda, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Nick Ut, AP, Lucy Young (Oda), Honolulu Star Bulletin, Paul Sakuma, AP.

Minneapolis Convention 1996: Stan Honda, AFP, Dith Pran, New York Times, Greg Yamamoto, Honolulu Advertiser, Marilynn Yee, New York Times, Gary Reyes, Oakland Tribune, Paul Sakuma, AP, Dennis Oda, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Eugene Tanner, Honolulu Advertiser.

Atlanta Unity Convention 1994: Paul Sakuma, AP, Eugene Tanner, Honolulu Advertiser, Teresa Tamura, Walla Walla, Carol Nakagawa, Seattle Times, Michael Quan, Boston Globe, Dennis Oda, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Lucy Young (Oda), Honolulu Star Bulletin, Tony Acosta, Stockton Record, June Chan, CTV.

Atlanta Unity convention 1994: Matt Lee, Oakland Tribune, with Silent Auction photo to be sold.

Seattle Unity Convention 1991: Ken Kwok, Long Beach Press Telegram at Job Fair.

San Francisco Convention 2001: dinner Benihana Japanese Steak House, Nhat Meyer, San Jose Mercury News, Joanne Lee, San Jose Mercury News, Darrell Miho, James Cheng, USA Today, Vasna Wilson, Dith Pran, New York Times, Tony Acosta Stockton Record, Barry Wong, Seattle Times, Stan Honda, AFP, Marilynn Yee, New York Times, Eugene Tanner, Honolulu Advertiser, Greg Yamamoto, Honolulu Advertiser, Robert Hanashiro USA Today.

Minneapolis convention 1995: Paul Sakuma, AP giving blood Marrow Sample during AAJA National project to help AAJA member.

San Francisco Convention 2001: Laura Chun, Sacramento Bee, Paul Kitagaki, San Francisco Examiner, Edmund Lee, San Francisco State University

Hawaii convention 1995: Dennis Oda, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Kevin Fujii, Houston Chronicle, Paul Sakuma, AP, on catamaran photo boat ride.

Hawaii convention 1995: Paul Sakuma, AP, Baron Sekiya, Big Island Hawaii Today, Patty Sakuma, ArtWeek, Lucy Oda, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Zoe Oda, Wendy Sakuma, on Catamaran photo boat ride.

Seattle Convention 1991: Dennis Oda, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Paul Sakuma, AP.

At first convention in LA 1987: Ron Taniwaki, Nikon, Robert Hanashiro, USA Today, Barry Wong, Seattle Times, Paul Sakuma, AP, Paul Kuroda, Fresno Bee

Detroit Convention 2011: photo boat ride, Paul Sakuma, AP, Stan Honda, AFP and Hyung Won Kang, Reuters


AAJA photographers get together at NY Times photographer, Marilynn Yee’s place. At the AAJA Convention at Times Square AUG. 24, 2000 (Missing IDs circled)
AAJA Photo get together at AAJA Convention at NYC Waldorf Astoria Hotel 1990

List of AAJA National Conventions/Unity Conference

2025 SEATTLE, WA
2024 AUSTIN, TX
2023 WASHINGTON, DC
2022 LOS ANGELES, CA
2020 VIRTUAL
2019 ATLANTA, GA
2018 HOUSTON, TX
2017 PHILADELPHIA, PA
2016 LAS VEGAS, NV
2015 SAN FRANCISCO, CA
2014 WASHINGTON, DC
2013 NEW YORK, NY
2012 LAS VEGAS, NV – UNITY #5
2011 DETROIT, MI
2010 LOS ANGELES, CA
2009 BOSTON, MA
2008 CHICAGO, IL – UNITY #4
2007 MIAMI, FL
2006 HONOLULU, HI
2005 TWIN CITIES, MN
2004 WASHINGTON, DC – UNITY #3
2003 SAN DIEGO, CA
2002 DALLAS, TX
2001 SAN FRANCISCO, CA
2000 NEW YORK, NY
1999 SEATTLE, WA – UNITY #2
1998 CHICAGO, IL
1997 BOSTON, MA
1996 TWIN CITIES, MN
1995 HONOLULU, HI
1994 ATLANTA, GA – UNITY #1
1993 LOS ANGELES, CA
1992 WASHINGTON, DC
1991 SEATLLE, WA
1990 NEW YORK, NY
1989 SAN FRANCISCO, CA
1987 LOS ANGELES, CA

Corky Lee is everywhere, everything in Google Doodles!

Did you know that on this day in 1988, May 5th was proclaimed to be “Corky Lee Day” in honor of his lifelong contributions to New York City’s communities? So while you’re sipping your margarita, check out Google’s Doodles to read more about our beloved Corky Lee and go out and eat some dumplings too. Thanks Heather Chin for posting this on Slack.

Happy New Year 2019!

Happy New Year AAJAers!

It’s day nine of 2019. How are those New Year’s resolutions coming along? We hope that one of your resolutions is to be better storytellers and we hope that AAJA can help you do that in 2019. If you have ideas for a panel or workshop for AAJA19 in Atlanta, please send it to us, or submit the idea yourself here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmxv7icH1fBGT3FsKT8iLh3Vvlnnb7QA9vBxHMZYl8DLauOw/viewform

Did you take a fab photo or series of photos last year in 2018? Enter it into the Pictures of the Year International competition hosted by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. DON’T WAIT! entry deadline is next Monday, January 14, 2019. There are 40 different categories. FORTY!

They have also added a POY Rising Star Scholarship. There are so many details that I can’t write them all here. Well, I could, but that would be redundant. so please read all the details and a list of categories and requirements at the POY website: https://poy.org

Is there a photographer you want to meet in Atlanta? We’re working on a shortlist of photographers for out Photo Hangouts and we’d love to hear your input. We can’t make any promises they’ll be there, but we promise to do what we can to secure the best photographers we can with our (very) limited budget. but we do have a budget.

Rumor has it that there will be a new Affinity Group for Video Journalists. The paperwork was submitted but it has not been confirmed yet, so please don’t quote me on this, but we’re hoping that AAJA will see the need that this affinity group can fill within the AAJA family. We know that many of you are entrenched in video and multi-media, which quite frankly, is above our pay grade. So cross your fingers!

And last but not least, have you renewed your membership for 2019? Please help us help you by renewing your membership. Look! We even provided the link. How easy is that?! https://www.aaja.org/join

That’s it for now.

For the most up to date info regarding all things photo, follow us on facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/21550686434/ and to see what some of our members (and non-members) are doing, follow us on Instagram @aajaphoto

Stick to those New Year’s resolutions and we hope to see you in Atlanta! Happy shooting!

Darrell =)

Happy New Year

Barry Wong Still Life Photograph to be exhibited in Washington, D.C.

Seattle photographer Barry Wong’s fine art photograph “Jasmine Tea & Black Teapot,” will be installed in the Diplomatic Room at the Department of Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. this week.

Seattle photographer Barry Wong prepares his print "Jasmine Tea & Black Teapot," for shipping to Washington, D.C. to Secretary Gary Locke for display at the Department of Commmerce. Barry's photographs have been featured at recent AAJA auctions.

Seattle photographer Barry Wong’s fine art photograph “Jasmine Tea & Black Teapot,” will be installed in the Diplomatic Room at the Department of Commerce Building in Washington, D.C. this week.

"Jasmine Tea & Black Teapot" is from a series of Asian still life photographs by Seattle photographer Barry Wong.

The photograph is one in a series of Asian still life images that Barry has been creating. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, the former Governor of Washington, invited Wong to exhibit his print and it will be installed this week alongside works by other noted Northwest artists including: Gerard Tsutakawa, Dale Chihuly, and Johsel Namkung.

“It’s an incredible honor to have one of my photographs on display in the nation’s capital,” said Wong.

An unexpected bonus for Wong and his two daughters, Kela and Melia, was getting to visit with Locke this summer and to hear about his work and his role in the Cabinet. “You can pretty much see the White House from his office window – so you can imagine it was a memorable occasion for us. We heard some wonderful stories about life in the corridors of power and the girls felt like visiting dignitaries,” said Wong

Barry Wong with daughters, Melia and Kela, visit Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke in Washington, D.C.

Wong’s photographs have been exhibited at Seattle’s City Hall and at Kobo in Seattle’s International District. His prints are currently featured at the Wing Luke Museum Marketplace store.

Wong has received numerous awards for his fine art photography and for his earlier documentary work as a photojournalist at The Seattle Times – where he was a finalist for a team Pulitzer Prize in photography.

For details, contact:

Barry Wong
Ph: 206.510.7725
Email: studio@barrywongphoto.com
www.barrywongphoto.com