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Scott Tong is an American journalist and radio host. He is a former correspondent for Marketplace on APM. He is the co-host of Here & Now along with Robin Young and Deepa Fernandes. [1] [2]

Tong has a BA in government from Georgetown University, [3] and is the author of A Village With My Name: A Family History of China’s Opening to the World (University of Chicago Press, 2017) [4]

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References

  1. "Scott Tong Joins NPR And WBUR's Here & Now As Co-host". NPR.org.
  2. "Scott Tong named 'Here & Now' co-host". Current. 24 June 2021.
  3. "Scott Tong | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org.
  4. A Village with My Name. University of Chicago Press via press.uchicago.edu.