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Ah Jook Ku (April 24, 1910 – August 6, 2007) was an American journalist, writer, media advocate and public relations practitioner. Ku holds the distinction of being the first Asian American reporter for the Associated Press, as well as the first Asian American female reporter for the ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' newspaper. Her nickname was "Jookie." ==Early life== Ah Jook Ku was born on April 24, 1910 in Kailua, Hawaii.〔 She was one of 15 children in her family.〔 She and her family grew up on the 'Ewa Plantation (Ewa Beach) in Hawaii, where her father worked as a ''luna'' (boss).〔 Ku was Chinese American, a descendant of early Chinese immigrants to Hawaii. She attended Mid-Pacific Institute on a scholarship.〔 Ku served as a high school reporter for the ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' while at Mid-Pacific.〔 She earned a degree in education from the University of Hawaii in 1933.〔 Following graduation from college, Ku graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1935, also on a scholarship.〔 She was only the third woman of Chinese descent to graduate from the School of Journalism.〔 Additionally, she became only the second Hawaiian "exchange student" to graduate from the journalism school.〔 Ku was often involved with various university journalism clubs while in college.〔 She often appeared on campus radio broadcasts and before community groups as an advocate for Hawaii.〔 Despite her academic achievements, Ku's parents believed that girls did not deserve an education.〔 She often recounted a story about how her father once considered selling her for a single bag of rice.〔 Ku commented on her father's attitude towards education, "the head of the family wasn't eager about educating women."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ah Jook Ku」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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