Proudly Asian

A global destination for cultural awareness and appreciation, Proudly Asian is a media platform tells bold and proud stories of Asians, by Asians that challenge stereotypes and foster acceptance.

 

Isabel Wong

Host & Founder

 

Isabel Wong is a former financial journalist, TV anchor and producer with over a decade of journalism experience across broadcast and digital platforms. Growing up and living between the UK and Hong Kong, witnessing and experiencing constant racial and unconscious biases and stereotypes is what prompts Isabel to create a platform to actively break biases and invite all cultures to mingle. She believes conversations about cultural differences can be conducted in an inclusive way that leaves no one behind, regardless of their ethnicities and backgrounds.

Isabel’s work has appeared on Bloomberg TV, Yahoo Finance, Travel Channel, Asia Tatler and more. She is a regular event moderator and has served as the Vice President of the Asian American Journalists Association Asia chapter where she convened conversations about diversity and inclusion in the newsroom, and representation in news reporting.

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“Being proudly Asian means being comfortable in my skin. No label can perfectly describe who I am.

I find comfort in being neither nor; just sitting in between.”