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Several Korean-American reporters – pioneers among Asian-American journalists – founded the Korean American Journalists Association, or KAJA, in 1987. They held an inaugural gathering at Arirang restaurant in New York City. KAJA was born from the discussions at that meeting. KAJA's founding officers
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With the help of Grace Jang of KoreAm Journal and Ariana Eunjung Cha of The Washington Post, this small group of Korean-American journalists organized a daylong conference on October 29, 2005, in Los Angeles at the Korean Cultural Center. Its focus was North Korea media coverage and issues.
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newspaper, secretary/treasurer; and T.S. Suhr of Los Angeles, a journalist-turned-lawyer, who joined KAJA's board of directors and helped draw up its bylaws. The other charter members were Chong Wha Pyen of
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of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be
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Over time, as the leadership entered their 60s and 70s, KAJA became dormant, until a younger generation took up the reins and rebooted KAJA.
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