Traci Tong

Producer

Traci Tong was part of the original team that created and launched "PRI's The World" in 1996. Currently, she is a producer and director of the daily live show. Her job is to find that perfect person to tell her story for the show's global audience.

Over the years, Traci has worked from Honolulu to Dallas to Boston ... from London to Nairobi ... from Sierra Leone to the Philippines ... and throughout Oceania.

She has sat for interviews with deposed dictators, future US presidents, the real Jane Roe and the grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.

Traci also serves as the managing editor with NPR's multimedia professional development program, NextGenRadio, for a new generation of multimedia journalists.

Although the truth is, she would rather be on the water with her standup paddleboard or paddling on a Dragonboat.

The ‘glass cliff’ puts women in power during crisis — often without support

The World

March 28, 2019

When a company, a business or even a government is going through a crisis, a woman is more likely to be promoted or selected to deal with the turmoil. This phenomenon is called “glass cliff.”

Women & Girls

The 'menstrual awakening': Shattering the period stigma

The World

June 08, 2018

For millions of women around the world, monthly periods are something that comes with real hazards, such as missing school and work or being subjected to potentially harmful sanitary conditions. But there's a global menstrual movement taking place.

Sports

'I can't control my gender'

The World

May 25, 2018

Stephanie Labbé is one of Canada's best women soccer players. Two years ago, she was the goalkeeper for Canada's bronze-medal winning Olympic soccer team in Rio. After the games, Labbé wanted to keep playing professionally in Canada, but there are no professional women's teams.

Women & Girls

For one woman with an eating disorder, Ramadan was a chance to blend in

The World

May 22, 2018

Adeline Hocine saw the holy month — when everyone would abstain from food and water — as an opportunity to hide her illness.

Women & Girls

An online campaign is rewriting Egyptian beauty standards

The World

May 16, 2018

For years, Egyptian women of all ages have felt pressure to straighten their naturally curly hair. But now, a group of women have said enough is enough. Through an online campaign, they're trying to get Egyptian women to embrace their curls.

Women & Girls

Khalida Popal defied the Taliban and risked her life to play soccer

The World

May 04, 2018

Khalida Popal did not let the harassment by the Taliban stop her from playing soccer. But daily death threats left her no choice — she fled her homeland and ended up in Denmark. Today she prepares a team of Mexican teenagers who will compete in the upcoming Street Child World Cup.

Culture

Asia Argento on relearning how to live her life after sexual assault

The World

April 18, 2018

Italian actress and activist Asia Argento, one of the first women to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual abuse, came under a lot of backlash in her native Italy. Still, Argento says she doesn’t regret her action and hopes she can change some of Italy’s misogynist culture.

Books

The journey of two sisters into the Syrian jihad, and a father's efforts to rescue them

The World

April 12, 2018

Somali-Norwegian teenagers Ayan and her younger sister Leila leave their affluent neighborhood outside of Oslo to travel to Syria and marry ISIS fighters. Author Asne Seierstad's latest book, "Two Sisters: A Father, His Daughters and Their Journey into the Syrian Jihad", shares the family's story including the father's efforts to bring his daughters home.

Culture

Muslim women are speaking out against abuse with #MosqueMeToo

The World

March 14, 2018

Muslim women are using the hashtag #MosqueMeToo to speak out against sexual abuse that takes place during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Conflict

How the Vietnam War's Napalm Girl found hope after tragedy

The World

February 21, 2018

For many years, Phan Thi Kim Phùc was known as the Napalm Girl. She was in an iconic photograph that pictured her running naked down a road, screaming after a napalm attack on her village. That photo won a Pulitzer Prize and changed the way the world looked at the Vietnam War. For many years, Kim Phuc was angry and in pain. But, she found a way to forgive and find peace.

Traci Tong

Recent Stories

The ‘glass cliff’ puts women in power during crisis — often without support

The 'menstrual awakening': Shattering the period stigma

'I can't control my gender'

For one woman with an eating disorder, Ramadan was a chance to blend in

An online campaign is rewriting Egyptian beauty standards

Khalida Popal defied the Taliban and risked her life to play soccer

Asia Argento on relearning how to live her life after sexual assault

The journey of two sisters into the Syrian jihad, and a father's efforts to rescue them

Muslim women are speaking out against abuse with #MosqueMeToo

How the Vietnam War's Napalm Girl found hope after tragedy

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