You're invited to AAJA Seattle's #VeryAsian Lunar New Year celebration!

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) Seattle's annual Lunar New Year event is a family friendly celebration to eat, connect, and raise money for our scholarship programs that pay for professional development and training for journalists of color. This online event will feature raffle drawings and speakers.

Dumpling-plus-event tickets include packages of 22 frozen homemade dumplings from Ping’s Dumpling House in the Chinatown-International-District which will be distributed at a designated pick-up site a few days before the event. Each order will come with a special thank-you gift bag and the joy of supporting a local, Asian-American-owned business.

We’ll also give you a preview of the evening’s fantastic raffle prizes, from brewery gift cards to books and some #VeryAsian swag.

SPEAKERS

Michelle Li, AAJA Seattle member and former KING 5 anchor, now an anchor for KSDK in St. Louis, and Sunrise anchor Gia Vang from KARE 11 in Minneapolis. They’ll talk about how a very rude voice message turned into the #VeryAsian Foundation which benefited AAJA and now supports Stop AAPI Hate.

Ron Chew, author of "My Unforgotten Seattle," a Seattle historian, journalist, social justice leader and visionary of the Wing Luke Museum.

Stick around for some fun and games to get to know your new board members, fellow chapter members and guests, and take part in a conversation about what you’d like to see happen for the rest of the year.

RAFFLE PRIZES

• Lucky red envelope with a surprise gift card
• Young Tea gift card
• Lucky Envelope Brewing gift card
• Hood Famous gift card
• Seeking Kombucha gift card
• #VeryAsian pin from Domo
• #VeryAsian T-shirt
• Lunar New Year Seattle Barkery pet bandanna
• Wing Luke Museum tickets
• Signed copies of "My Unforgotten Seattle"
• Macadons Coco Bombs

``... with more to come!

Raffle tickets are separate from event tickets.

$5 per ticket

$20 for 10 tickets

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EVENT TICKETS

Dinner ticket order deadline: Monday, Feb. 21, 5 pm

Event online only ticket order deadline: Friday, Feb. 25, 5 pm

General public: $55 event ticket includes 22 frozen dumplings (choose from chicken, pork or vegetarian) from Ping's Dumpling House and a gift bag

AAJA members: $45 event ticket includes includes 22 frozen dumplings (choose from chicken, pork or vegetarian) from Ping's Dumpling House and a gift bag

Students: $35 event ticket includes includes 22 frozen dumplings (choose from chicken, pork or vegetarian) from Ping's Dumpling House and a gift bag

Event only: $20 (no dumplings or gift bag)

NOTE: Dumpling pickup instructions and event link will be emailed to you before the dinner.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Due to the pandemic, AAJA Seattle had to cancel its largest fundraiser, Chef’s Showcase. The Lunar New Year event will help to make up the gap. The need is great right now. It’s never been more important to have diversity in local media. From Covid to the racial justice uprisings, Asian American journalists are telling critical stories that would otherwise not be told.

These funds will help:

• Fund scholarships for local journalists of color to build the next generation
• Support programming that advances equity and inclusion in local news coverage
• Support journalists of color and keep much-needed POC voices in news and communications
• Support members who are struggling due to Covid through emergency grants

Our fundraising goal is $3,000 - thank you for helping us get there!

Excited to see you all there!

ABOUT AAJA

Founded in 1981, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is a non-profit professional and educational organization with more than 1,600 members.

Since 1985, Seattle’s AAJA chapter has provided scholarships for students, professional development for journalists and service to the community in the Pacific Northwest.

AAJA is a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status. Donations are tax-deductible.

If event cost is an issue, please reach out to a AAJA Seattle board member.