Carmen Wong photos, pen name, author real name La Carmina

La Carmina real name Carmen Wong is an award-winning journalist, author of four books, and TV personality / producer (Travel Channel, Food Network, Discovery, ABC, and other major networks). Her award-winning La Carmina blog (lacarmina.com/blog) and popular social media (@lacarmina) chronicle her deep dives into global subcultures, particularly Harajuku and Goth.

Under pen name author name La Carmina, Carmen Wong published four books with Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, including The Little Book of Satanism. She writes about alternative culture and travel for publications such as Time Magazine, Travel + Leisure, CNN, Sunday Times, and Business Insider. La Carmina has been profiled by Forbes, Vogue, The New York Times, and The New Yorker, among other major media.

La Carmina works as an on-camera personality and local producer for leading TV series worldwide. Her credits include NBC (Better Late Than Never), Food Network (World’s Weirdest Restaurants), Travel Channel (Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, a No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain promo, Could I Live There), Blumhouse (The Purge TV), Discovery (Oddities), National Geographic (Taboo, Roam), and appearances on “The Doctors,” “Today Show,” “ABC Nightline,” “CNNGO” and international networks (Fashion TV, NHK Japan, Canal Plus, Pro Sieben). For more about Carmen Wong aka LaCarmina, please see LaCarmina.com