Marnette Federis
Marnette Federis is an associate editor with PRI's Global Nation. Based in San Jose, Calif, she writes, edits and produces stories about immigrant communities and is especially interested in issues impacting Asian American Pacific Islander groups. Marnette was born in a rural town in the Philippines and moved to Los Angeles at 10 years old. After joining her high school and college student newspapers, she discovered a passion for journalism and never looked back. She has reported for news publications in Washington, D.C., Northern and Southern California. She also has reporting experience in China and the Philippines. Marnette holds a masters degree from the UC Berkeley School of Journalism. She loves living in California — where she can go snowboarding in the Sierra Nevadas one weekend and then ride the waves in Santa Cruz the next.
Recent Stories
Immigration
PRI's The World
May 10, 2018
The number of deportations to Cambodia — and the speed at which they’re processed — is on the rise. Sothy Kum is among them.
Music
PRI's The World
April 27, 2018
A new project is building on that collection, but this time with a much more inclusive catalog.
Conflict
PRI's The World
March 16, 2018
A spokesperson for the federal immigration agency has quit over what he says are lies from the Trump administration. So what’s the truth about immigration raids?
Justice
PRI's The World
February 16, 2018
A new contract could give the federal government a way to track license plates. But it’s with a private company that is collecting a lot of data, which concerns the mayor of Alameda, California.
Sports
PRI's The World
February 16, 2018
She is just one out of 1.7 million Korean Americans living in the US. Do they all have to be exceptional to deserve to immigrate?
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