Aowen Cao
ReporterAowen Cao (pronounced Ow-Win Tsow) is a reporter and audio producer covering community, culture, mental health, and social justice.
Her reporting focuses on how people navigate social, political, and cultural change. She has reported on psychedelic healing, the lasting impact of war trauma across generations, and deed theft targeting Black and Brown homeowners in New York.
Before moving to the U.S., Aowen reported from China for NPR and France Télévisions, covering stories ranging from climate change's impact on tea farmers to the rise of AI-powered livestreamers. A feature she produced for NPR, How a Man's Sorrowful Public Piano Song Helped Console Many in China, won a 2024 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Feature Reporting.
Aowen is an M.A. candidate in Journalism at New York University and holds an M.A. in Political Philosophy from Sorbonne University.
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Starting today, Chinatown's Portsmouth Square Park will be fenced off as crews begin work on a long-planned redesign aimed at improving the space for community use. -
It’s the first week of Pride Month and San Francisco is celebrating with the opening of the world's first Chinese LGBTQ museum.
