Charlie Fong

The Insider • May 15 2025

Special Issue of The Insider: AUC's Student Paper

For my anthropology class "Youth in the Middle East", I decided to write, design and edit a special edition of the now-defunct student newspaper at the American University of Cairo, covering the themes were touched on in class in a creative way.

CNN • December 1 2023

Cats in Crisis: Abu Dhabi's Call for Action to Find Sustainable Solution

Video Package by CNN Academy Abu Dhabi’s Charlie Fong “Working to Find Global Solutions for Cat Overpopulation” aired on Connect the World with Becky Anderson on December 1, 2023

CNN • June 16 2022

Dead little blue penguins keep washing ashore in New Zealand. Experts say climate change may be to blame | CNN

The bodies of hundreds of little blue penguins have washed up on the beaches of New Zealand’s northern coast in recent weeks, according to conservationists, who fear climate change is starving the birds to death.



The kororā, also known as little blue penguins, are native to New Zealand but are “at-risk” of declining, according to the country’s Department of Conservation. They face predatory threats from dogs and ferrets but are also susceptible to road deaths and coastal d...

The Gazelle • March 28 2022

Misdiagnosis, Mistreatment, Miscommunication: Students Report Poor Experiences At The Health Center

Students report unpleasant experiences with Health Center practitioners, ranging from feeling invalidated to getting misdiagnosed and mistreated. The Gazelle spoke to affected students as well as Dr. Virji to investigate further.

The Gazelle • May 2 2021

Hong Kong’s Dying Democracy: Portraits Of A City

As Hong Kong’s autonomy comes under threat with increased crackdowns on freedom of speech and expression, we speak to five Hong Kongers to understand what they think of their changing city.

The Gazelle • March 20 2021

“I Heard Gunshots Near My Home”: Living In Post Coup Myanmar

“Every day, at night, people hit the pots and pans at their homes to show their disapproval of the coup d'etat,” said Maung Khant Phyoe, an NYU Abu Dhabi student from Myanmar. When the conflicts are near my home, I can hear the mobs shouting. Two nights ago, I heard gunshots near my home.”

The Gazelle • February 20 2021

Power, Resistance And Centering Palestinian Voices: The Colonization Of Palestine

This semester, a course that is centered around the Palestinian struggle is being offered for the first time at NYU Abu Dhabi. The lecturer and students in the class share what this new course means to them.

February 8 2021

NYUAD Domestic Student Advisory Board Launches To Amplify Local Voices

The DSAB hopes to provide a safe space for UAE residents to amplify their concerns to the university administration and simultaneously bridge the gap between international and domestic students.

Coconuts • December 17 2020

Hong Kong-born Filipino sisters obtain birth certificates after 30 years living undocumented, to fly ‘home’ to Philippines

Dawn turned 30 in April. Her birthday celebration, like for many in pandemic-hit Hong Kong, was low-key this year—just a video game marathon and a gathering at home with friends and family.
As she leaned over the candles of a store-bought cake, her wish for her turn of the decade was simple: The devout Christian prayed for birth certificates for her and her 29-year-old sister, Kaye. They had been waiting for them anxiously since applying in Oct. 2019.
The two siblings were born in Hong Kong, the...