Connie Wang

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Connie Wang
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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]

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Early life and education

Wang was born in Jinnan, Tianjin, China, but was raised in Minnesota. [6] [7] She attended the University of California, Berkeley for college. [8]

Work and publications

Wang interned with Glam Media (now known as "Mode Media") after graduating. [8] 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. [3] In 2019, she was awarded another Front Page Award in fashion. [4] [9] While at Refinery29, she became the executive director. [1] [8]

In 2021, she left Refinery29 and started working at Netflix. [10]

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. [5] [6] That multimedia essay would go on to win a 2023 Online Journalism Award in the Online Commentary, Personal Narrative category. [6] Also in 2023, she published her first book Oh My Mother! , a collection of short stories about her relationship with her mother. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Connie Wang | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  2. 1 2 3 Gerson, Jennifer (2023-05-09). "Connie Wang reflects on her own self, her mom and what 'Asian American' even means in 'Oh My Mother!'". The 19th. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  3. 1 2 "2018 Front Page Award Recipients". THE NEWSWOMEN'S CLUB OF NEW YORK. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  4. 1 2 "Front Page Awards". THE NEWSWOMEN'S CLUB OF NEW YORK. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  5. 1 2 "Times Wins 3 Online Journalism Awards". The New York Times Company. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  6. 1 2 3 "Yuen: Why are there so many Asian Connies? A Minnesota-raised author set out to find the answer". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  7. ↑ Burling, Alexis (5 May 2023). "Review: Memoirs from Chinese American daughters reflect on mothers, family and immigration's toll". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  8. 1 2 3 "An interview with UC Berkeley alumna, Refinery29 Fashion Features Director Connie Wang". The Daily Californian. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  9. ↑ Wang, Connie. "The Real Story Behind H&M's Racist Monkey Sweatshirt". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  10. ↑ Perlberg, Elaine Low, Steven. "Netflix is hiring Condé Nast and Time Inc. journalists, building a 'fandom engine' to market its shows". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-12-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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