Asian American Racism through the Eyes of Claudine Wong: One Woman’s Journey 

The League of Women Voters Solano County invited the community to an online event about an important topic: racism and violence directed at the Asian-American community presented in a personal, compassionate, and insightful way by Claudine Wong.

Claudine is uniquely qualified to speak about this vital topic and she shared personal experiences and insights about this important topic.  She helped launch the first weekend morning news show at KTVU, which she still anchors. She also started the station’s first podcast and hosted the 30-minute show Bay Area People, and continues to work on special assignments and reports in addition to anchoring. Claudine Wong has received three news Emmys, a Peabody Award, and a national award from the Society of Professional Journalists, as well as awards from the Associated Press.

"My road to journalism began in college, in the newsroom of ABC’s Nightline with Ted Koppel," Wong remembers, "I was a student at UCLA, with internships in Washington D.C. and also at KTVU.  My professional career began in Klamath Falls, Oregon on my 22nd birthday. I learned the job on the job: I carried 70 pounds’ worth of gear in a blue Plymouth Sundance with no radio and no air conditioning and did it all for the big salary of $7 an hour.  In 2003, I came home to the San Francisco Bay Area and KTVU. It has been remarkable to anchor and report in the place I call home. I was born in Oakland, went to elementary school in San Francisco, and went to middle and high school in Benicia. I have a great love for the complexity and diversity of the Bay Area and I'm passionate about the role journalists play in society’s conversations. I still consider it a great privilege to shine the light and tell the stories that need to be told."

Ms. Wong spoke on the topic of the rise of Anti-Asian harassment and violence.