Connie Wang Explained

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Connie Wang is a Chinese American journalist and writer. She was the former executive director of Refinery29[1] [2] and has been awarded several Front Page Awards for digital video and fashion.[3] [4] Her multimedia essay published in The New York Times won the Online Commentary, Personal Narrative Online Journalism Award in 2023.[5]

Early life and education

Wang was born in Jinnan, Tianjin, China, but was raised in Minnesota.[6] She attended the University of California, Berkeley for college.[7]

Work and publications

Wang interned with Glam Media (now know as "Mode Media") after graduating. She would later go onto work for Refinery29, where she wrote numerous articles and hosted and co-produced "Style Out There," a Refinery29 documentary series.[2] In 2018, Wong was awarded two Front Page Awards for her work, one in digital video category for her Style Out There and one in the fashion category. In 2019, she was awarded another Front Page Award in fashion.[8] While at Refinery29, she became the executive director.

In 2021, she left Refinery29 and started working at Netflix.[9]

In 2023, she wrote a multimedia essay titled "I Got My Name From Connie Chung. So Did They" for The New York Times, which was about how Connie Chung inspired a generation to name their daughters after her. That multimedia essay would go on to win an 2023 Online Journalism Award in the Online Commentary, Personal Narrative category.[10] Also in 2023, she published her first book Oh My Mother!, a collection of short stories about her relationship with her mother.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Connie Wang C-SPAN.org . 2023-12-08 . www.c-span.org.
  2. Web site: Gerson . Jennifer . 2023-05-09 . Connie Wang reflects on her own self, her mom and what ‘Asian American’ even means in ‘Oh My Mother!’ . 2023-12-08 . The 19th . en-us.
  3. Web site: 2018 Front Page Award Recipients . 2023-12-08 . THE NEWSWOMEN'S CLUB OF NEW YORK . en-US.
  4. Web site: Front Page Awards . 2023-12-08 . THE NEWSWOMEN'S CLUB OF NEW YORK . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2023-09-07 . Times Wins 3 Online Journalism Awards . 2023-12-15 . The New York Times Company . en-US.
  6. Web site: Burling . Alexis . 5 May 2023 . Review: Memoirs from Chinese American daughters reflect on mothers, family and immigration’s toll . 2023-12-08 . Datebook San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2016-01-06 . An interview with UC Berkeley alumna, Refinery29 Fashion Features Director Connie Wang . 2023-12-11 . The Daily Californian . en.
  8. Web site: Wang . Connie . The Real Story Behind H&M's Racist Monkey Sweatshirt . 2023-12-11 . www.refinery29.com . en.
  9. Web site: Perlberg . Elaine Low, Steven . Netflix is hiring Condé Nast and Time Inc. journalists, building a 'fandom engine' to market its shows . 2023-12-15 . Business Insider . en-US.
  10. Web site: Yuen: Why are there so many Asian Connies? A Minnesota-raised author set out to find the answer . 2023-12-08 . Star Tribune.