aida ylanan
visual information specialist @ cdc
portfolio
compiled work from the los angeles times
selected writing
Growing Pains: Anna Ting Möller’s Symbiotic Sculptures (Cultbytes)
How The Times’ COVID-19 tracker outran predictions
‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ and ‘Elvira’ stars say John Paragon was so much more than Jambi
↳ related Actor John Paragon, Jambi the Genie on ‘Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,’ dies at 66
Long underrepresented in film and TV, Latinos are falling further behind
Remembering ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ author Eric Carle
How ‘Master of None’ got its groundbreaking portrait of in vitro fertilization right
Miss the Spice Girls? A new comedy mocks the ‘misogynistic’ culture behind their rise
Commentary: Netflix’s ‘Terrace House’ has ‘no script,’ until fans and panelists turn on its stars
↳ related Commentary: A suspected suicide. Cyberbullying. Why some call this Netflix reality show ‘toxic’
Here’s what holiday retail workers wish you knew
talks
may 2024 Exploring AAPI data in Southern California / Los Angeles Times, AAJA-LA, AAPI Data
may 2024 Data Studio mentorship program / Columbia Journalism School
march 2024 First Visual Story / Investigative Reporters & Editors (NICAR)
may 2023 ASA DataFest Judge / UCLA Statistics & Data Science
mar 2023 First Visual Story / Investigative Reporters & Editors (NICAR)
nov 2022 Bruins Breaking News: Inside Careers in Journalism / UCLA Humanities
july 2022 Go For Broke Summer Journalism Institute / AAJA-LA, Go For Broke National Education Center
mar 2021 Learning to code: What's holding you back? / Investigative Reporters & Editors (NICAR)
jan 2020 Book Club: Ocean Vuong / Los Angeles Times
july 2019 Book Club: Laila Lalami / Los Angeles Times
apr 2018 Intro to Data Viz in R / UCLA Statistics (DataFest)
previous roles
2021-2024 Data and Graphics Journalist / Los Angeles Times
2019-2021 Metpro Fellow / Los Angeles Times
2018 Data Desk Intern / Los Angeles Times
2016-2018 Student Educator / Hammer Museum
2017 Front End Development Intern / Colab
2016 Advocacy Team Intern / Women's Aid Organisation
about
Hi, I'm a visual information specialist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I grew up in Long Beach, CA, and graduated from UCLA, where I studied statistics and English. When I'm not working, I like visiting museums, reading books, and traveling.
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updated june 2024