Mendy Kong

Digital Producer

Mendy is a multimedia artist with a passion for Asian and Asian American music and pop culture. Before WBEZ, Mendy interned at LAist Studios and record label/production studio Audiotree. They love to do photography (live event & editorial), video, graphic design, 3D modeling, and anything else they can get their grubby hands on. Mendy is a proud Chicagoan. She holds a B.A. in Political Science and Digital Media Studies from the University of Southern California.

Stories by Mendy Kong

- Environment & Public Health
- The First 12 Weeks
How should Illinois support new mothers?

Two midwives and a health professional joined WBEZ’s Reset to discuss the struggles of three mothers from our “First 12 Weeks” series.
May 12, 2023 read more
- Culture & The Arts
Tour the Midwest’s largest art fair with a curator keen on emerging artists

Curator Aimé Iglesias Lukin took WBEZ for a walk around Chicago’s EXPO art fair, which runs through Sunday at Navy Pier.
April 13, 2023 read more
- Culture & The Arts
Here are 8 great ways to celebrate Black History Month in Chicago

Soak in some jazz, revel in an all-night dance party, relive the March on Washington and other things to do in Chicago this month.
Feb 7, 2023 read more
- Culture & The Arts
Watch: Four questions about ‘zombie’ fungi, answered by a scientist

WBEZ asked Field Museum researcher Matt Nelsen to answer our burning questions about the science behind HBO’s “Last of Us.”
Feb 2, 2023 read more

Mendy Kong

Stories by Mendy Kong

How should Illinois support new mothers?

Tour the Midwest’s largest art fair with a curator keen on emerging artists

Here are 8 great ways to celebrate Black History Month in Chicago

Watch: Four questions about ‘zombie’ fungi, answered by a scientist