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Amber X. Chen
2 years
OH EM GEEE!!!!
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1 year
Holy shit this is so nice
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So excited to share that I am a 2024 Puffin student writing fellow for @TheNation ! I'm going to be focusing on climate change and environmental justice. Can't wait to meet everyone later this month in New York!
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I'm so excited to share that I will be interning with @NBCLA this summer! I will be working with the digital news team, breaking local news in Los Angeles 💗
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1 year
if any experienced journalists want to put together a "how to write a cover letter" workshop sometime... i am horrible at cover letters. would so attend.
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
My first story for @guardian on the promotora network, aka grassroots healthcare organizing along the U.S.-Mexico border. I got to speak to some amazing women for this story — give it a read!
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1 year
THIS IS SO CRAYYY
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
SO excited to be an @aajavoices fellow this year!
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Asian American Journalists Association est. 1981
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AAJA is excited to announce the leadership team and cohort selected to participate in the 2023 VOICES program. @gwendolynawu , @jjshong5 , @EmilyBJan and @jovellephoto will lead this year’s cohort in their virtual work and in-person at #AAJA23 in Washington, D.C.
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So cool to see my story in today’s print issue of the @PhillyInquirer ! The timing literally couldn’t have worked out better 🐣💖 I LOVE PRINT 🌟🌟🌟
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I wrote my first-ever article in Spanish for @TELEMUNDO52 about today’s historic tenant rights ruling in LA, while also explaining what the Ellis Act is for Spanish speakers. So grateful for the opportunity to write in a dual language newsroom this summer.
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Amber X. Chen
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Thrilled to share that I won a CJA campus award in profile writing for my @dailycal feature on Berkeley's chess club! 🌟
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CA News Publishers Association
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Congratulations to the winners of this year’s #californiajournalismawards ! Thank you for all that you do!
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Amber X. Chen
3 months
🌟 @thenation puffin fellows take on nyc 🌟 so amazing to meet everyone in-person and to learn from so many amazing writers at this year’s student nation conference ❤️
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Amber X. Chen
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excited to share that i'm going to be @dailycal 's sex on tuesday columnist this summer! going to be chronicling all things L.A. hot girl summer & more, haha. super pumped to work with the opinion dept! (the sex column is off limits anyone i am having sex with & my parents) 😘
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Amber X. Chen
5 months
Sharing my latest for @LAPublicPress on LA's relative lack of cooperative markets. An exciting new food co-op organizing in South LA aims to help bridge access to healthy foods for Black and Brown communities.
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
I loved working on this story about Berkeley’s ‘so-called’ chess club for @dailycal ! Give it a read:
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
Hi everyone! I’m working on an obituary for Deward Hastings, Berkeley's own "Hot Tub Guy" for @dailycal . I would love to interview people who have personal experiences w/ the hot tub and/or know Hastings. If you would like to be interviewed, dm me before 5 p.m. today. Thank you!
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Amber X. Chen
11 months
i've been pitching! proud of me!!!
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
My latest article for @dailycal is about @ESPM_Berkeley Professor Elizabeth Hoover's recent statement revealing that she can no longer claim Native ancestry. Give it a read! Featuring @TwoHawksSays Professor @Doug_Kiel and Professor Audra Simpson
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
Join @AlexIp718 and @MarkLannNews (of @uproot_project ) and me on this panel for @USCAnnenberg ! We'll be talking about how young people can become climate journalists!⭐️RSVP here:
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Amber X. Chen
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For years, landlords have used the pretense of 'substantial remodel' as a legal loophole to evict tenants across LA, so that they can then rent these newly renovated units out at "market-rate." I investigate this (& more) in a new piece for @LAPublicPress :
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1 year
DAY TWOOO #AAJA23
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
THE BEST GROUP EVER. shout out to our lovely amazing beautiful editors @MalloryCarra @nicalexiac ❤️❤️❤️ GOING TO BE POSTING OUR PROJECT HERE SO SOON!!! #AAJA23
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
On my way to Minneapolis for my first ever journalism trip!!! Send recs my way. Also, if anyone there wants to connect last minute hit me uppp 🤩🤩🤩
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
@native4data @UCBerkeley @NASEMFordFellow Hi @native4data ! I'm currently working on a story for UC Berkeley's student-run newspaper @dailycal about Hoover's new statement. Would love to interview you for it. Just sent a message to your UCLA email. You can also reach me at amberchen @dailycal .org
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
Contributed fact checks to this @thexylom story on Cop City! @atlcouncil votes Monday to authorize >$1.65 million to purchase 46 acres of future parkland. The catch: the parcels are next to an I-75/85 interchange and within a FEMA high-risk flood zone.
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
I got to interview singer-songwriter @raveena_aurora for @AtmosMag earlier this year, and the profile that came out of it was published today! In it, Raveena talks her latest album, self-love, and so much more. Give it a read at the link below <3
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Amber X. Chen
11 months
“The “chess club,” a well-known community space on Telegraph Avenue, was cleared by the block’s property owner, with BPD on standby, following numerous trespassing allegations Friday morning.” Read more below.
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
this from @bokchoy_baobei !! louder 4 the people in the back ‼️‼️‼️
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Amber X. Chen
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I will be in Philly for #SEJ2024 ! Looking to meet EVERYONE I’ve been reading/writing for this whole time wooohoooo (let’s connect) ❤️🥳
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Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)
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We are thrilled to announce the #SEJ2024 Diversity Fellows! Thank you to our partners @uproot_project and funders for their generous support. We’re looking forward to hosting you all in Philly!
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Amber X. Chen
1 month
I had the pleasure of interviewing actress Shirley Chen for @aaartsalliance ! Chen stars as the older sister in Sean Wang’s phenomenal coming-of-age film Dìdi ( @didithemovie ) in theaters this Friday 🌟🌟🌟
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Amber X. Chen
6 months
I'm excited to share my first piece for @gridphilly about the efficacy of hydrogen energy and community concerns over the Mid-Atlantic Hydrogen Hub (MACH 2). MACH2 is set to transform the Delaware Valley region into a major site of hydrogen production.
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
college apps internship apps fellowship apps grant apps job apps…. the eternal application of life it never ends
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
been networking af @greatnorthern and overall having a really great time. thank you minneapolis!!! 💋💋💋 it is COLDDD
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Amber X. Chen
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I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Dorceta Taylor for @gridphilly ’s June issue about why communities of color bear the brunt of industrial pollution and environmental hazards — read more here:
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
when i chose @amberonradio as my username, it was an ode to my brief pop star aspirations. now that i do journalism everyone asks me if i do audio... the answer is no...
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
Our @aajavoices group spent the summer reporting on the aftermath of Monterey Park’s Lunar New Year shooting, and I’m so proud to share that our story was just published! You can read (and listen to!) our project here:
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
For my math final I am aiming for the percentage of journalists covering energy and environment who are white (83%)
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
the difference between broadcast and print journalists is SO REAL. like, i can tell when someone does broadcast…. me, personally,,, i could never 🫣🥲🫠
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
i'm happy to share that i'm one of the @zenithcoop mentees this year, working with @gabemschneider ! feeling so thankful and thrilled about this opportunity and excited to see where it takes me these next few months. 💚💚💚
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
My English prof said I was a good writer today 🤩🙈😘 but in the context of him being surprised that I didn’t do something I should have in my essay…. … 🥲😔😓
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
wrote an update on the situation regarding elizabeth hoover and the collective statement authored by three berkeley phd candidates/students in response to her! give it a read @dailycal :
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
Bro my least favorite thing is when men comment on my articles picking at small details and mansplaining the topic. Shut the fuck up I literally researched this for 6 months, interviewed experts, did multiple rounds of edits, you don’t think I already know?
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Amber X. Chen
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For @Truthout , I wrote about how the US military has been polluting Guam for decades. 5,000 Marines will be relocated to the island later this year, as part of a military build-up that has already cost Guam over 1,000 acres of limestone forests.
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
my editor today: "what's the one minute tik toker version of your story" TRUE GOOD ADVICE LOL BUT STILL 😭 WHAT HAS SOCIAL MEDIA DONEEEEEE 😭😭
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
RIP BORDERS BOOKSTORE FR 😭
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Amber X. Chen
4 months
From @TheNation — Alesandra “Dre” Gonzales identified herself as press multiple times before getting arrested by police.
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
I am literally so obsessed with this series from @Open_Notebook ! I love reading about everyone’s writing routines
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Amber X. Chen
3 months
Today was my first day at @NBCLA & @TELEMUNDO52 ! I almost shit my pants merging onto the 110 + introduced the non-LA folk to Porto’s 🌟😌❤️
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
it is MY DREAM to write an intimate long ass feature of a musician/band and follow them on some leg of their tour. HOW TO BREAK IN??? i’m just going to be like. pleaseeee [editor].
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
finished article draft!!! 🤩 time to read it aloud to my roommate and her boyfriend 🤩
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
also all this BEAUTIFULLL styling and photography!!! 🌟🌟🌟i am sooo in love.
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
WROTE TWO DRAFTS IN ONE DAY. A BEAST. I AM. A PROCRASTINATION BEAST!!! — me, 1:01am
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Amber X. Chen
6 months
so cool to see our editorial featured in the nation! read @shaanthx ’s full piece here:
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
@rachelbvelebny @Gasconader no literally!!! that’s what i thought….. it took me a second to realize…
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
Found this pic in my camera roll while trying to clear storage in my phone: THIS IS GIRL DINNER.. CHICKEN APPLE SAUSAGE W MUSTARD, ANNIE’S MAC, GRAPEFRUIT JUICE SERVED W A SIDE OF JONI MITCHELL
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Amber X. Chen
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I just sent out my first pitch in ages… have for real been hinging on stories I pitched over the summer this whole time but now I am spent 😳😓😓. New goal: pitch more…… once a week… ..
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
excited to show my massachusetts friend around today (excited to say "yeah.... so lady bird was filmed at my high school")
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
SO FUN!!! Thank you @Open_Notebook !!! 🙈
@Open_Notebook
The Open Notebook
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Get to know @amberonradio , a first-year undergraduate @UCBerkeley , a freelance journalist covering environmental justice, an @Uproot_Project member, and more.
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Amber X. Chen
4 months
This World Press Freedom Day: "More than 100 journalists and media workers, the vast majority Palestinian, have been killed in the first seven months of war in Gaza" .
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
@AtmosMag @oahuWP @sierraclubhi @KaLahuiHawaii @AFHAorg @AedynRhys @kamanabeamer — thank you so much for taking the time to share your experiences with me!
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Amber X. Chen
6 months
this is the best thing i've ever read. it's the essay equivalent of watching y tu mamá también. i read this and i felt SPARKS. life. reinvigoration. by @michellem_sc !
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
LITERALLY THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY WEEEKKKKK 🥳🥳🥳 @dailycal
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
WOAHHH hello AAPI month 😆😆😆 (I am free to work) (stories about Asian America) 🥳
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
hello twitter!!! i am learning SPANISH with the goal of becoming totally FLUENT. would LOVE to hear everyone's spanish music recs because my spanish playlist is SO SAD right now 💔
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Amber X. Chen
5 months
I love hard launching boys I am not dating 😻😻😻
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
week one, out now!
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Amber X. Chen
5 months
just got a pair of silver hoops — i feel alive
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Amber X. Chen
7 months
oh god i've stopped using the oxford comma
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Amber X. Chen
11 months
i have defo seen this take somewhere in other writings, but want to emphasize: why is so much of asian american discourse based on hollywood representation. the hollywood representation convo takes up... too much space???
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
every time i listen back to recordings of interviews i am APPALLED by the amount of times i say "like" .... like... 😨
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
one of my worst fears is if at the quiet library i think my airpods are in when they are actually not, and then my embarrassing music plays for everyone to hear
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Amber X. Chen
2 years
my new years resolution is to write about girls girls girls for the girls girls girls
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Amber X. Chen
11 months
I went to San Francisco last semester to interview the eco-drag queen Pattie Gonia, and that story is now out! Read more below:
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
I feel like a real journalist! (I slept for four hours)
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Amber X. Chen
5 months
real af student journalism happening at #sej2024 (my homework) 😓
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
DC is going to be so unbearably hot. AND HUMID. californian,,, cannot do humidity. what does it feel like.???? i don't wanna know.
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Amber X. Chen
8 months
live tweeting research paper fr today (it’s due in less than 24 hours)
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Amber X. Chen
2 months
girlbossed too close to the sun, now all my drafts are in late 😭
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Amber X. Chen
1 year
I AM GOING TO BE A FREELANCING BEAST THIS SUMMER #MANIFESTATION
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Amber X. Chen
9 months
finally sent out an email i've been meaning to send out for 2 months... it's the... little things
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