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The Finalists

Above: Finalist Nancy Tran of TNT Radio. Image courtesy of Ding Ding TV.

Reporting In Language

Media | Journalist(s) | Medium | Title / Description

Outstanding Breaking News Reporting

YTV | Pomsang Kim | Broadcast | Black-Korean American Friendship Mural Discovered in Wake of LA Riots
World Journal | Charles Ding | Print | Jewelry Heist

Outstanding Editorials

Alianza | Javier Alvarado and Rossana Drumond | Print | Interview with jailed community leader Jose Hernandez
Sing Tao TV | Joseph Leung | Broadcast | Compensation for Chinese American scientist and the Midterm Elections
La Opinion | Araceli Martinez Ortega | Print | Surviving the Impact of Breast Implants
TNT Radio | Nancy Tran | Broadcast | Hate Crimes Against the Vietnamese Community

Outstanding Feature Writing

Nguoi Viet | Kalynh Ngo | Print | Profile of Music Producer To Van Lai
Skylink TV | Rachel Tan | Broadcast | Interview with Black Hero of Oakland Chinatown
La Opinion | Araceli Martinez Ortega | Print | Three Middle-Aged Women Work Through Difficulties of COVID and Family
Alianza | Rossana Drummond | Broadcast | Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

Outstanding Explanatory Reporting

Korea Daily | Suah JangPrint | Covering the lives and rights of Korean American seniors
Sing Tao Radio | CiCi ShenBroadcast | Chip Manufacturing in China and the U.S.
Kiosko | Nora EstradaPrint | Vaccine Disinformation
YTV | John KimBroadcast | Promoting COVID-19 Vaccines
Skylink TV | Danny WongBroadcast | How Can We Have a Safe Oakland Chinatown?

Outstanding Investigative Reporting

LA Opinion | Jorge Macias | Print | The Testimony of a Transgender Woman Experiencing Hate and Discrimination
SBS International | Paul Chun | Broadcast | The Sex Industry in LA Koreatown
Korea Daily | Nicole Chang | Print | Analyzing the U.S. Census and the Evolving Korean American Community

Outstanding International Reporting

World Journal | Charles Ding | Print | How Different Countries Managed the Pandemic
Little Saigon | John Dinh, Xuan Thai, Dinh Quang, Anh Thai | Broadcast | Reporting from Ukraine and Poland in the Early Days of the War

Reporting In English

Media | Journalist(s) | Medium | Title / Description

Outstanding Breaking News Reporting

Vida En Valle | Maria Ortiz Briones | Print | Covering Local Elections in Tulare County
ONME News | Julia Dudley Najieb | Broadcast | Nursing Home Workers are Paid with Bounced Checks from Sunnyside Convalescent Hospital
SFVS | Diana Martinez | Print | The Arraignment of a Man Accused of Hate Against a Filipino Family

Outstanding Editorials

Philippines News | Ramon Faustino L Dolor II writing under the name Beting Laygo Dolor | Print | The Disappearance of Cockfighting Aficionados
Black Voice News | S.E. Williams | Print | Death in Detention
India Currents | Prem Pariyar | Print | A Case for Caste-Based Protections

Outstanding Feature Writing

Black Catholic Messenger | Nate Tinner-Williams | Print | Interview with a Priest
Hmong Daily News | Marc Phillip Yablonka | Print | Reflections on a Trip

Outstanding Investigative Reporting

Sacramento Observer | Genoa Barrow | Print | DV and Community Gun Violence
SFVS | Martha Eskenazy Diaz | Print | Why Latino Residents Choose not to Receive a COVID Vaccine
Black Voice News | Breanna Reeves | Print | Experiences of a Formerly Incarcerated Man

Outstanding International Reporting

AsAm News | Corrie Martin | Print | Babies and War-Jane Chen’s Baby Incubators Used in Russia-Ukraine War
Immigrant News | Pamela Anchang | Broadcast | Conversations about Africa
India Currents | Ritu Marwah | Print | Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Drive Change in Rural India

Outstanding Explanatory Reporting

Black Voice News | Breanna Reeves | Print | Birthing While Black
El Tecolote | Mara Cavallaro and Ricardo Gomez | Print | Reproductive Justice Without Borders

Outstanding Photo-Essays

LA Standard | Jason Lewis | Juneteenth Celebration
El Nuevo Sol | Sonia Gurrola | Hiking in Malibu Creek State Park

Outstanding Photography

US News Express | Keyang Pang | Pastor Billy Chang
Korea Daily | Sang Jin Kim | A Homeless Person in Koreatown
India Currents | Sree Sripathy | Tying a Turban

Outstanding Website

Indian Voices | Verónica Wood | Online | indigenousnetwork.org
Siliconeer | Vansh A. Gupta | Online | siliconeer.com

Outstanding Social Media

Radio B’alam | Online | Indigenous Migrants Showcase Their Organizing Abilities
Slavic Sacramento | Ruslan Gurzhiy | Online | Russian Police Officer Living the American Dream

And The Winners Are

What Is "Ethnic Media" – Who Qualifies?

Ethnic news outlets are those print, online, broadcast platforms that target a specific audience defined by race, ethnic origin, religious affiliation, gender identity and that publish regularly. Pan-ethnic media outlets target multiple ethnic audiences (such as pan-AAPI, pan African diaspora, pan-immigrant, pan people-of-color, pan LGBTQ+).