​XINTIAN TINA WANG

Xintian Tina Wang is a journalist and author covering cultural stereotypes and innovations, including gender & sexuality, arts, business, and technology. Her recent work appears in TIME, HuffPost, Teen Vogue, VICE, ARTNews, Observer, ELLE, The Daily Beast, Inc. Magazine etc. She also serves as the president of the Asian American Journalist Association (AAJA) New York Chapter. She has a MS in journalism from Columbia University and a BS in advertising from Boston University.

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In 2025, Wang received an honorarium award from the Gracie Awards for her ELLE Magazine feature, “The Feminist Roots of the Chinese Qipao.” Her most celebrated work also includes her book, “Journey to the West” (Storysavor, 2024), which chronicles one woman’s escape from a Hong Kong refugee camp and her path to entrepreneurship in the U.S. The book reached #2 in Amazon’s Biography & Memoir rankings. 

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Besides writing and reporting for distinguished publications, Xintian Wang also acts as a Mandarin interpreter for The New York Magazine, The New York Times, and The MIT Review to help with complex multinational projects that need English- Mandarin interpretation and bilingual reporting. As a bilingual journalist, she also published several stories in Chinese in well-known publications like Jiemian News, Rolling Stone China, and VICE China.

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As a communication professional and a visual storyteller, Wang is constantly speaking for cultural minority groups whose voices are buried in mainstream discourses. Her documentary "Size 22" won the "Best Short Documentary" at the Boston Short Film Festival and an "Audience Award" at the New England Film Festival. The film is also selected to screen at the Salem Film Festival and First-Time Filmmaker Sessions. Her photojournalism work is featured in TIME, HuffPost, The Sunday Times, JoySauce, Air Mail, etc. 

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