Author: aajachicago

  • A Successful Summer

    It’s been a great summer for our scholarship winners, Junru Huang and J.C. Lee, who completed internships at the Chicago Tribune and WBEZ – 91.5 FM. Check out Junru’s video piece on the 2013 Chicago International Dragon Boat Festival. She also shot this portrait of British drummer Martin Atkins for the Tribune’s Business section and

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  • Reminder: Summer Mixer this Friday

    There are only a few days left until our annual summer mixer at WBEZ’s Navy Pier studio. Please join us for food, drinks, mingling and great views of the city from WBEZ’s patio. You can also take part in an engaging discussion with our guest speaker, Mary Anne Mohanraj, an assistant professor of fiction and literature at

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  • Summer Mixer with Mary Anne Mohanraj

    Please join us on July 19 for our annual summer cocktail party on the patio of WBEZ’s Navy Pier studio. Our special guest speaker is  Mary Anne Mohanraj, an author and professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Date: Friday, July 19 Time: 6 pm Place: WBEZ studios at Navy Pier (848 E. Grand Ave.) Cost:

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  • Congratulations to our Summer Interns!

    We’d like to extend a warm Chicago welcome to our summer interns, Junru Huang and Lee Jian Chung, who will be working at the Chicago Tribune and WBEZ – 91.5 FM. Junru Huang is the winner of the 2013 David Ibata Scholarship. She just received her M.A. in Visual Communication (photojournalism and documentary photography) graduated from Ohio

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  • New York Convention Registration Giveaway

    AAJA-Chicago is giving away four registrations to this year’s New York convention (Aug. 21 – 24), two for students and two for full members. Please note that only Chicago members in good standing are eligible for the stipends, and winners will be required to volunteer at a future chapter event. To apply, please complete this

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