
Lisa Ling is a Chinese-American journalist, best known for her role as
a co-host of ABC's The View (from 1999-2002), host of National
Geographic Channel's Explorer, reporter on Channel One News, and
special correspondent for the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Presentation Topics
National Geographic Reports: A Global Perspective
Keeping Lisa Ling in near constant motion, the National Geographic Channel's Explorer series
takes viewers on unforgettable adventures and covers a wide range of
human-interest stories, including the devastating natural disasters of
the past year. Showing dramatic video clips from Explorer, Ling
shares her adventures and her personal success story and advocates
having an open mind and heart to the issues surrounding us.
China's Lost Little Girls
As a result of China's one-child policy, thousands of baby girls are
abandoned in China every year, just for being girls. Right now in the
U.S., there are more foreign adoptees from China than any other country
in the world. Ling has covered China for more than a decade; hear her
take on this phenomenon and the consequences that the rapidly growing
gender imbalance may have on the world's fastest growing economy.
Keeping Lisa Ling in near constant motion, the National Geographic Channel's Explorer series
takes viewers on unforgettable adventures and covers a wide range of
human-interest stories, including the devastating natural disasters of
the past year. Showing dramatic video clips from Explorer, Ling
shares her adventures and her personal success story and advocates
having an open mind and heart to the issues surrounding us.
China's Lost Little Girls
As a result of China's one-child policy, thousands of baby girls are
abandoned in China every year, just for being girls. Right now in the
U.S., there are more foreign adoptees from China than any other country
in the world. Ling has covered China for more than a decade; hear her
take on this phenomenon and the consequences that the rapidly growing
gender imbalance may have on the world's fastest growing economy.
"Lisa did a beautiful job of expanding our
awareness of the world around us. Women of Vision has always focused on
global awareness as a means to implement change and Lisa delivered that
message with a perfect fit for our organization!"
– Beverly Peters, Creative Director, Women of Vision Orange County
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