Alyssa Jeong Perry

Alyssa Jeong Perry

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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I'm a Los Angeles based audio producer, editor and reporter, with a love for narrative…

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Experience

  • The Food & Environment Reporting Network Graphic

    The Food & Environment Reporting Network

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    Los Angeles, California, United States

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    Pasadena, California

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    Emeryville, CA

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Berkeley, CA

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    Portland, Oregon Area

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    Seoul, South Korea

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    Berkeley, CA

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    Seoul, South Korea

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    Seoul, South Korea

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Santa Barbara, California Area

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley Graphic

    University of California, Berkeley

    Activities and Societies: Asian American Journalist Association

    Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

  • Activities and Societies: Accounting Association, Community Affairs Board (CAB)

Volunteer Experience

  • Volunteer

    Korea Unwed Mothers' Association

    - 2 years

    Human Rights

  • Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) Graphic

    VOICES MENTOR

    Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)

    - 2 years

    I created and developed the podcast curriculum for the AAJA voices program, where professional journalists mentor college students in reporting and storytelling. I also was a mentor who edited their audio projects and brought their stories to fruition.

  • Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) Graphic

    Bay Area Chapter Co-Chair

    Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)

    - 1 year

    co-chaired a role in the Asian American Journalist Association Bay Area chapter.

Projects

  • CYJO-

    Interviewed CYJO, fine art photographer regarding her work, which includes her portrait series
    KYOPO (2004-2009), a Smithsonian exhibition ‘Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter.’

    See project

Honors & Awards

  • Gerald Loeb Finalist for Audio Category

    Gerald Loeb Awards

    Finalist for Tesla story. in the same category as NPR and WNYC/Propublica

  • IRE for Radio Investigation

    Investigative Reporters & Editors

  • USC Center for Health Journalism California Fellow

    USC Center for Health Journalism

    awarded a 2019 Health equity fellowship through USC Center for Health Journalism

  • Third Coast International Audio Award- Radio Impact

    Third Coast

  • Asian American Journalist Association: General Excellence Award

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    General Excellence Student Award for my story in The Nation.

  • Asian American Journalists Association Student Award--AAPI category

    Asian American Journalists Association

    I was the recipient of the AAJA National 2016 Student Award--AAPI category for the story about "Nan-hui Jo vs. The People."

  • Bringing Home the World Ford Foundation and Family Fortune Fellow

    International Center for Journalists

    I was a 2015 ICFJ Global Fellow, sponsored by the Ford Foundation and Family Fortune. I received funding to report in South Korea and around the U.S. for my story that ran in The Nation.

  • Asian American Journalist Association Scholarship

    AAJA-SF Bay Chapter

    2015-2016 Recipient of the AAJA-SF Chapter scholarship. Received a tuition scholarship.

  • Mark Felt Investigative Reporting Scholar

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    2015-2016 Recipient of the Mark Felt Scholarship through Investigative Reporting Program, which is led by Lowell Bergman

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Korean

    Elementary proficiency

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

Organizations

  • Asian American Journalist Association

    Member

    - Present

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