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Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
3618 Middleton Dr
Ann Arbor, Michigan United States

Phone: 7349451194
Email: fkwang888@gmail.com
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Editorial Director or Managing Editor or Editor


Resumes ID: 11944
Resumes Views: 1
Location: , Michigan, United States
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Posted: 06.23.2026
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Job Category: Newspapers, Wire Services, Television, Online | New Media, Magazines, Photo, Media Business Positions, Academia,

Objective

Leadership position in Journalism or journalism philanthropy focused on communities of color and arts and social justice issues. I have particular expertise reporting and writing about Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Arab American communities, as well as connecting local news to national news trends. 


Education:

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University of Michigan
Philosophy
Master’s Degree

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University of California Berkeley
Asian Studies and Philosophy
Bachelor’s Degree


Work Experience:

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Portfolio Manager
The Pivot Fund |

I am currently Portfolio Manager at The Pivot Fund, coaching independent hyperlocal ethnic media newsrooms in underresourced communities on editorial strategy and revenue strategy 


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President
Asian American Journalists Assn Michigan chapter |

I am president of Asian American Journalists Assn. Michigan chapter, supporting and celebrating local journalism, journalists, and journalism students. 


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Communities Correspondent, Dearborn/Detroit
PBS NewsHour |

I was a national Communities Correspondent, Dearborn/Detroit at PBS NewsHour, writing cross-platform about race, justice, immigration, and communities of color in Michigan. I occasionally appeared on the broadcast, created stories with Detroit PBS, and learned how to shoot video.


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Contributor
NBC Asian America |

I was one of the first contributors hired for NBC Asian America, where I wrote about Asian, Asian American, and Native Hawaiian issues. I also helped curate the vertical, and I wrote nine of the top 20 articles published our first year. Many of my articles connected concerns of different communities so my articles were often cross-posted at NBCLatino, NBCBLK, and NBCOUT. 


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Contributing Editor
IMDiversity.com Asian American Village |

I was a contributing editor at IMDiversity.com Asian American Village, one of the first Asian American online magazines, leading the Midwest, Education, Arts and Culture, Parenting, Lifestyles, Chinese American, and Hawaii sections, for fifteen years. 


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Lead Multicultural Contributor and national columnist
AnnArbor.com |

I was also Lead Multicultural Contributor and columnist at AnnArbor.com where I wrote a weekly local column about race and cultures that was syndicated at New America Media, Chicago is the World, Pacific Citizen, and InCultureParent. It was one of three national columns written by Asian Americans at the time. 



Total Years Experience:

20 years

Skills:

Experienced journalist and leader on Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Arab American issues; an academic and speaker on Asian American and Pacific Islander civil rights; and a nonprofit and small business leader with marketing and fundraising skills. The child of an engineer, I love seeking creative streamlined solutions.




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