Janet Hsieh
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| Born |
Janet Josephine Hsieh January 20, 1980 Houston, Texas, United States |
| Other names | 謝怡芬 |
| Occupation | Host, model, author, musician |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Spouse(s) | George Young (2015) |
Janet Hsieh (Chinese: 謝怡芬; pinyin: Xiè Yí Fēn; Wade–Giles: Hsieh4 I2 Fen1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siā î hun; January 20, 1980) is a Taiwanese-American television personality, violinist, author, and model based in Taipei, Taiwan. She is the host of the Discovery Travel and Living Channel's long-running series Fun Taiwan. The program is currently in its 13th season and has expanded to include Fun Asia and Fun Taiwan Challenge. She has been nominated four times for the Taiwanese Golden Bell Awards as Best Host of a Travel Program, and once for Best Host of a Variety Program.
Hsieh was born on January 20, 1980 and raised in Houston, Texas. Her father hails from Kaohsiung and her mother from Taipei. She has one elder sister. She graduated from Bellaire Senior High School in 1997. Hsieh married George Young in January 2015.
Hsieh is a 2001 graduate, with a double major in Biology and Spanish, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During her time at MIT, she was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega women's fraternity and served on the university's Ring Committee, the group responsible for designing the MIT class ring. She also ran the Boston Marathon during this time.
She also studied at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina and at the University of California, Los Angeles in California.
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