Portia Li

Portia Li
Born
Hong Kong
Education
Occupation(s)Journalist, newspaper publisher
Known forFounder of Wind Newspaper

Portia Li (李秀蘭; Lǐ Xiù Lán) is a Chinese-American journalist. Until 2020, she was a senior reporter in the Millbrae, California office of the World Journal, the largest[1] Chinese-language newspaper in the United States.[2][3] Li is known for the 2001 expose of a Chinatown extortion ring.[2] She has also reported on the 2002 SARS (bird flu) crisis and the 2015 Ellen Pao gender discrimination lawsuit.[4][5]

In 2020, Li founded the weekly Chinese-English bilingual Wind Newspaper / 風報, covering the San Francisco region. Li serves as publisher and editor.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Carol Hymowitz (2014-10-27). "One Percenters Drop Six Figures at Long Island Mall". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  2. ^ a b Tam, Pui-Wing (July 31, 2001). "New Voices: Ms. Li's Journalistic Crusade Is Epitome of Thriving Ethnic Press in U.S." Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  3. ^ "Newspaper war in the Bay Area - Ming Pao becomes 6th Chinese-language daily -". SFGate. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  4. ^ Weise, Elizabeth (March 17, 2015). "Ellen Pao trial is big news in China". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  5. ^ "What To Do About Bird Flu". Alternet. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  6. ^ Chan, Nicholas (2020-09-01). "Longtime local journalist launching a newspaper of her own". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  7. ^ Chin, Sharon (2021-04-15). "Unique Bilingual Newspaper Focuses on Bay Area Chinese Americans". KPIX Channel 5 News. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  8. ^ Chávez, David John (July 19, 2021). "Wind Newspaper: A free, bilingual weekly with a staff of one makes a difference in San Francisco". Quill. Retrieved 2022-02-13.