Emily Kwong grew up on the east coast, but traveled all the way to a rainforest in Southeast Alaska to report for Sitka’s only public radio station. Before she got hooked on radio, she studied oral traditions in South Africa and taught digital storytelling in India. She pitched us a story about climate migration among nomadic herders in Mongolia — the most sparsely populated country in the world.

Follow even more of her journey in photos and behind the scenes via our blog and Instagram, plus view the full “Changing Mongolia” series at NPR.

2023 Update: Emily is founding reporter and co-host of NPR's Short Wave. You can follow her on Twitter @emilykwong1234

• “In Mongolia, Nomadic Herders Continue Lunar New Year Celebrations” — WBUR, 2/8/2019

• “For Mongolia's Ice Shooters, Warmer Winters Mean A Shorter Sports Season” — NPR.org, 4/21/2019

• “Where Camels Become Beauty Queens: Inside Mongolia's Biggest Camel Festival” — Weekend Edition, 5/11/2019

• “The Deadly Winters That Have Transformed Life For Herders In Mongolia” — Three-Part Series: Part 1, Morning Edition, 7/29/2019

• “Mongolia's Capital Banned Coal To Fix Its Pollution Problem. Will It Work?” — Three-Part Series: Part 2, Morning Edition, 7/30/2019

• “Mongolia's Long Road To Mining Wealth” — Three-Part Series: Part 3, Morning Edition, 7/31/2019

• “Losing The Eternal Blue Sky” — NPR.org, 8/5/2019