Born in London, Nicole Bonnah is a British journalist who has been living and working in China since 2013. While working as a foreign editor at CCTV News Content (CCTV+) headquarters in Beijing, she is currently producing her debut documentary, The Black Orient: Black Lives in China.

The documentary is an accumulation of years of experience in covering human stories centered on the experiences of ethnic minority groups. Bonnah’s latest undertaking focuses on the cultural studies of ethnic migrant groups in China, empowering People of Color and their communities to tell their own stories.

As a journalist, Bonnah’s writing has been featured in a number of news outlets, including China’s Global Times and The Voice, London’s number one Black Newspaper.

Bonnah has a B.A. in Journalism, Film, and News Media from Roehampton University, and is completing her Masters Degree in Professional Journalism at Edinburgh Napier University.

Last Updated: May 4, 2016

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