Inside the Untold Struggles and Triumphs of Carol Lin: A Memoir That Reveals the True Cost of Breaking News
L.L.: Much of your mother’s assimilation leaked into your career. In a traditionally male-dominated career, you were one of few women, but not only that, you were Asian American. This was often a sticking point. People mistook you for Connie Chung. Can you give us a behind-the-scenes moment of navigating the chaotic newsroom as a woman (‘stressed vs sensitive,’) how you stood up for yourself—because you did—and where you think things are for women journalists now?
C.L.: To this day, many of us have Connie Chung to thank for pioneering our possibilities, but yes, for more than a decade, even when I was a national correspondent for ABC News’ Good Morning America, people mistook me for Connie. To claim my identity, I had to endure the looks of disappointment, that I was not who that person wanted me to be. To answer your question, it is similar to working in a male dominated, largely white, chaotic newsroom.
