Ella Kam Oon Chun
Ella Kam Oon Chun | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 28, 1915 |
| Died | December 3, 1979 (aged 64) |
| Education | University of Hawaiʻi |
Ella Kam Oon Chun, also Ella Chun (March 28, 1915 – December 3, 1979) was a journalist active in Hawaii, notable as the first Asian American woman reporter on the Honolulu Advertiser.
Biography
[edit]She attended University of Hawaii and was a member of many clubs; she graduated in 1937.[1] Chun joined The Honolulu Advertiser in 1937, where she was the first Asian American woman reporter.[2][3]
Chun was the first woman journalist of any ethnic background at The Honolulu Advertiser to break away from the "society" pages when she became a City Hall reporter.[2] In 1956, on the newspapers' centennial, Chun was honored as the longest serving reporter at the paper.[2] Chun's work often covered Chinese life in Hawaii, from 150 years of Chinese presence there,[4] to discussions of everyday life of fish sellers.[5] Her work emphasized the positive aspects Chinese Americans brought to Hawaiian and American life. Her work also described cultural differences to overcome prejudices.[6]
She also wrote on human interest affairs, particularly on women.[7]
Chun also served as managing editor for the groundbreaking Waikiki Beach Press, established in 1952, which was one of the first four-color tourist brochures and included serious articles on Hawaiian life, authors, and culture.[8][9]
Chun was friends with American actor Jack Lord.[10]
Honors, awards, and recognition
[edit]She was included in Notable Women of Hawaii.[11] The Asian American Journalists Association has honored Chun in the Honor Roll of Asian American Pioneers in Journalism.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Ka Palapala (PDF). Vol. XXI: The 'Flight' Edition. Honolulu: University of Hawaii. 1936. pp. 24, 49, 148, 150.
- ^ a b c Brislin, Tom. "Hawaii Journalism History". University of Hawaii. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ "Journalists laud 106 pioneers of diversity". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. August 10, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ "Index to the Honolulu advertiser and Honolulu star-bulletin, 1929–1967, Volume I: A to Death". Ulukau books. 1965. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ Schug, Donald M. (2001). "Hawai'i's Commercial Fishing Industry: 1820—1945" (PDF). The Hawaiian Journal of History (PDF). 35: 25.
- ^ Johnson, Carlee J. (2011). Remembering "the American Island of Oahu": Hawai'i under Military Rule, 1941–1945 (PDF). Victoria: University of Victoria. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-494-88310-5.
- ^ Chun, Ella (1952). "An Interest in Each Child". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Helen Chapin's Guide to Newspapers of Hawaiʻi, 1834–2000". Hawaiian Historical Society. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ Chapin, Helen Geracimos (1996). "38. Women in the News: From Society to Social Causes". Shaping history : the role of newspapers in Hawai'i. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. p. 282. ISBN 0-585-26600-X. OCLC 45729341.
- ^ Lynch, Sylvia D. (March 19, 2018). Jack Lord: An Acting Life. McFarland. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-4766-3175-2.
- ^ Notable women of Hawaii. Barbara Bennett Peterson. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 1984. ISBN 0-8248-0820-7. OCLC 11030010.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Honor Roll, Asian American Journalists Association: Remembering Our Roots". Asian American Journalists Association. December 24, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2022.