Asian-American student journalism organization lacks leader
Jan. 26, 2007
The members of the Asian American Student Journalists Association have found themselves without a leader after President Conning Chu made the decision to stay in Los Angeles this semester.
In a meeting held Thursday night, members discussed how to continue this semester and who was going take charge.
"As I get closer to graduation as well, my workload and the difficulty of my classes have also affected my decision," Yang said.
Sophomore Tadao Leunammachack offered to take charge of the organization.
"I hate to see this club kind of go down," Luenammachack said.
Before Thursday's meeting, Chu said she couldn't see anyone who would have the time or dedication to run the organization.
"We have yet to see AASJA fit into people's lives the way we would like to see it," she said.
After hearing the events of the meeting, she said Luenammachack could be a good mentor to people.
"It's great she stepped up," Chu said. "It takes a lot of courage under the circumstances, especially since I wasn't sure if anyone would."
Chu said she thinks Luenammachack has the time and energy to dedicate to AAJSA "moreso than other members because she is not yet sequenced and involved with lots of other student organizations."
If no one had stepped up for the position and the organization had disbanded, Chu said she didn't think that students would notice.
"If there is no AAJSA, it won't be felt in the campus community," she said. "But it would be very unfortunate."
Last semester, AAJSA organized social events, a recruitment speaker, an internship panel and a journalism diversity forum.
AASJA adviser Phou Sengsavanh said these types of changes are fairly typical for a new organization.
"AASJA is still in its infancy," she said. "It had done a lot of great things, but things are still developing within the organization."
Members who attended Thursday's meeting decided to send an e-mail over their listserv to see if any other members would be interested in running for president.
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