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Nydia Han

Anchor and Consumer Investigative Reporter

Nydia Han is an Emmy award winning television journalist, TEDx speaker, and creator of #ThisIsAmerica, a three-part documentary series about race, racism, and the diverse American experience.

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Nydia is an anchor and consumer investigative reporter for 6abc in Philadelphia. She has also made national appearances on ABC News Live and 20/20 to discuss discrimination and hate against Asian Americans. In addition, she has been honored to speak at South by Southwest and present on a range of topics for other events, companies, and institutions across the country. Nydia is committed to getting real results for our Action News viewers. She is dedicated to exposing scams, protecting consumers, and encouraging businesses and agencies to do the right thing. In her work related to #ThisIsAmerica, Nydia hopes to inspire all of us to get to know each other's unique American stories, check our own biases, and act as positive agents of change and unity in our communities.

Nydia's work has been recognized by a number of groups. #ThisIsAmerica received a 2019 Asian American Journalists award and was chosen for a special viewing at the Women's Film Festival. Nydia is also the recipient of the Pearl S. Buck International Woman of Influence award, the Inspire award from the National Association of Asian American Professionals, and Global Voice award from the World Woman Summit. She was also named "Outstanding Ally" of Diversity and Inclusion by the Philadelphia Inquirer.

She graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and her career has taken her to television stations in Idaho, Oklahoma City, and Texas.

Nydia is on the community advisory board for the Asian American Women’s Coalition and chairs 6abc's Belong committee, which works to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the station.

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