I was a bit skeptical about reading this book, as I wasn’t sure I would enjoy her story.
I had had no clue her parent’s marriage was arranged.
I had no clue who father was a spy in the Chinese government, and because of that, that is how her family was able to migrate to the USA. Her father documented it and Connie repurposed it for the book. A lot of things happened and if anything went wrong, we wouldn’t have Connie Chung today.
I had no clue Connie worked at an independent news station in LA after she left CBS news. At that station, Maury Povich (whom she would later marry, was the Sports Director). Connie had a lot of interesting celebrity stories during that time; dude, it was LA!
She got to report on a lot of historical stories and got to interview a wide range of people. She tells the good and the bad. I had a little bit of a clue on the male presence of television news, and how hard it was for females to become equals or even take over something, but she persevered. I think she may be one of a very select few who can say they worked for all the BIG THREE stations.
One thing I really enjoyed about the book was the Connie Generation. It’s girls who were named after Connie Chung as she is a strong Asian woman and is a role model for kids and parents while she was on television. There was a gathering of Connie’s, and the original Connie was so happy to talk to everybody and hear their own story.
I am super glad I read this, because I have a totally different understanding of her.
