Connie Wang

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

Early life and education Wang was born in Jinnan, Tianjin, China, but was raised in Minnesota. She attended the University of California, Berkeley for college.

Work and publications Wang interned with Glam Media (now known as "Mode Media") after graduating. While at Refinery29, she became the executive director.

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. Also in 2023, she published her first book Oh My Mother!, a collection of short stories about her relationship with her mother.