Layna Hong
Digital ProducerLayna Hong is a digital producer at WFAE. She is a graduate from UNC Chapel Hill's Hussman School of Journalism and Media, where she concentrated in graphic design and reporting.
Hong has previously worked for Duke University's Graduate School as a communications intern, contributed to several on-campus publications and produced multimedia news packages pitched all over the state as part of UNC's Media Hub.
Her work has been featured in WRAL, NC Policy Watch and Greensboro News & Record.
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As Charlotte grows, questions about how to build a more equitable city constantly emerge. WFAE’s SouthBound host Tommy Tomlinson aims to explore some ideas on Thursday regarding planning, preserving and building neighborhoods, and the arts. Here’s a look at the panelists who will take the stage.
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Many Hmong refugees settled in western North Carolina in the decades following the Vietnam War. Now that they’re getting older and are dealing with more health issues, they’ve become more reliant on their adult children to serve as interpreters in health care settings, which can be challenging given major differences between the English and Hmong languages.
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The Associated Press called the primary at about 8 p.m. with less than half of the results in and an overwhelming percentage of the votes for frontrunners Democrat Josh Stein and Republican Mark Robinson.
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For many Asian communities, Lunar New Year is the biggest holiday of the year. There are many ways to celebrate, and one local group is sharing the art of lion dancing, a tradition believed to bring good luck.
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Lunar New Year, on Feb. 10 this year, is a holiday celebrated by Asian communities around the world, including here in Charlotte. Here are some local events ringing in the Year of the Dragon.
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U.S. Women's National Soccer team defender Emily Fox announced her signing for English team Arsenal Women FC on Thursday. Fox, who played for UNC, will be reunited with her former college teammates Alessia Russo and Lotte Wubben-Moy.
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Thanksgiving is a chaotic all-day affair. It feels inevitable you realize you’re missing an ingredient or that you ran out of tin foil pans. Or sometimes you just need a break from the festivities. Many stores will be closed on Thursday, there are still places in Charlotte to get what you need.
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Wondering what to do with your out-of-town guests, kids home from school, or your nostalgic need for holiday cheer? WFAE has you covered with this list of 2023 holiday events happening in and around Charlotte.
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Republicans are mostly still united in Israel's offensive on Gaza. But North Carolina’s congressional Democrats are now splitting on how long the violence should be allowed to go on uninterrupted.
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Next week, the Hmong community will celebrate the most important holiday in their culture: the New Year. In North Carolina, home to the country's fourth-largest Hmong population, the annual festivities will be in Newton, about 50 miles northwest of Charlotte.