E-mail: karen.yi@patch.com

Phone: (973) 987-7004

Hometown: Miami, Florida

Karen has traveled to Africa, China, Japan, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republc, Latin America and Asia — documenting her experiences through stories and photographs. A Miami native, Karen graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and social-cultural analysis. She speaks fluent Spanish.

Before Patch, Karen worked as reporter at the New York Daily News, Metro New York, The Indypendent, Free Speech Radio News, The Nielson Company, The New Presence Magazine (Prague, Czech Republic) and ATV Noticias (Lima, Peru).

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