About
Momo Chang is a freelance journalist based in Oakland, California. Her writings focus on Asian American communities, communities of color, and youth culture. She is a former staff writer at the Oakland Tribune, where she covered Asian American communities. Her stories range from uncovering work conditions in nail salons, to stories about “invisible minorities” like Tongan youth and Iu Mien communities. Momo has received local and national awards for her writing, including the Ida B. Wells Journalist for Justice Award from the Center for Media Justice. Her work has appeared in the East Bay Express, San Francisco Bay Guardian, ColorLines and The American Prospect, among others. Momo has also produced audio and visual stories for film and radio. She is a features editor, writer and blogger for Hyphen, a national Asian American magazine focusing on arts, politics and culture.