joanne lee-young

i grew up in burnaby and moved to asia after my undergrad degree. it was one backpacking trip, then staying another year to study mandarin, and then another year until part-time jobs became full-time ones.

living in beijing in the mid-1990s and working as a fixer for foreign correspondents covering china for north american newspapers was an amazing way to learn a lot. i later moved to hong kong and started working as a reporter. for years after moving back to vancouver, i wrote about b.c. businesses in asia.

now, i mostly write about mini-trends, business deals and real estate happenings. if you have a story idea, please reach me at jlee-young@postmedia.com.

experience:

south china morning post

asian wall street journal

the industry standard

vancouver sun and the province

education:

queen’s university, bachelor of arts

why i love journalism:

it’s a thrill to uncover a piece of important information and a joy talking to someone with a unique, often unknown story.