 |
|
|
 |
| ABOUT US |
| The Chicago Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association was formed in 1989 by Linda Yu, an ABC-7 news anchor, and David Ibata, a former Chicago Tribune editor. The group now has more than 100 professional and student members who work and reside in five Midwestern states. The Chapter presents a variety of journalism-related activities, the most important of which are designed to help prepare young journalists for a successful career in the news media. It also promotes diversity programs, offers career advice, works with other journalist organizations, and encourages networking among AAJA members nationwide.
|
|
|
| OFFICERS |
| |
| President |
| Ameet Sachdev - Business Reporter, Chicago Tribune |
| Ameet Sachdev has been a business reporter for the Chicago Tribune since June 2000. He covers Boeing. Ameet has also written about professional services, such as accounting, law and consulting as well as the consumer-products industry, with a focus on food and restaurants. Before coming to Chicago, Ameet worked as a business reporter for The St. Petersburg Times in Florida for three years. He's also worked at newspapers in Lexington, Ky., and Poughkeepsie, N.Y. A Chicago native, Ameet is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. |
| |
| VP of Broadcast |
| Gene Kang - Reporter, WHAS-TV ABC Louisville |
| Gene comes to WHAS 11 News from Chicago where he worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor at the FOX affiliate WSJV-TV in South Bend, Ind. While in South Bend, he covered everything from Notre Dame Football to tornadoes and even pastry-eating contests for the only three hour morning show in the market.
Gene has also worked at the CBS affiliate KFDA-TV in Amarillo, Texas and he got his start in TV journalism at the NBC affiliate in Chicago, WMAQ-TV, as a Senior Intern in the Consumer Unit: Target 5.
Gene received his Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Communications and minor in Business from Loyola University Chicago, 1999.
He is also the first male TV journalist to win the Radio Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) Michelle Clark Fellowship Award for minority journalists. He has also been honored as a finalist for Best Spot News for Kentucky AP Awards. Gene was part of a winning team submission for Ohio Valley Emmy Awards and Edward R. Murrow Awards. |
|
| VP of Print |
| Rummana Hussain - Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times |
Rummana Hussain is a general assignment reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times.
Previously, the Windy City native worked as an assistant to Sun-Times columnist Michael "Mike" Sneed. Rummana was also a one-year resident at the Chicago Tribune where she covered the city and Lake County courts and education. She started her career as a police, education and City Hall beat reporter at the venerable City News Bureau.
In 2005, Rummana, along with several of her Sun-Times colleagues, was honored with a "Best Spot News" award from the Chicago Journalists' Association for the newspaper's coverage of the murders of U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow's mother and husband.
She received a journalism fellowship from Honolulu's East West Center to study in India and Pakistan in February of 2006.
Rummana graduated from Loyola University in Chicago and has a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. |
| |
| National Board Representative |
| Lorene Yue - Reporter, Crain's Chicago Business |
| Lorene Yue is an online reporter for Crain's Chicago Business. She was previously a reporter at the Chicago Tribune where she worked on the business and metro desks. Lorene moved to Chicago in 2002 from Detroit where she covered retail for the Detroit Free Press. Lorene has also worked in Kansas City and Cincinnati. Lorene was among the founding members for the Michigan chapter. |
| |
| Secretary |
| Rui Kaneya - Managing Editor, Chicago Reporter |
|
Rui Kaneya is a reporter for The Chicago Reporter, where he splits his time between covering immigration issues and managing the website. Born and raised in Japan, Rui joined the Reporter in 1998 as a recipient of the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Minority Fellowship in Urban Journalism. In 2000, he won the Chicago Headline Club's Peter Lisagor Award for public service for a series on health. |
| |
| |
| Treasurer |
| Sabrina Wu |
| |
| Vice President - Membership |
| Inggrid Yonata |
| |
| |
Asian American Journalists Association - Chicago Chapter
PO Box 577639, Chicago, IL 60657-9997 | chiaaja(at)yahoo.com
Web site last updated: 01/25/10
|