La Carmina
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| Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Carmen Yuen |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, writer, blogger, TV host |
| Website | http://www.lacarmina.com |
La Carmina is a Canadian blogger, author, journalist, and TV host. She specializes in Goth and Harajuku fashion and Japanese pop culture. She has been described by Qantas as "one of the best-known names in the blogging world, having authored three books and hosting travel segments for international television networks." She also appeared in one of the segments on the Tokyo episode of Bizarre Foods on Travel Channel.
La Carmina was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. Her parents are from Hong Kong. She attended Columbia University and graduated in three years. She was accepted into Yale Law School at age 20 and graduated with a JD.
In September 2007, she began her La Carmina blog about alternative and Gothic fashion, travel and subcultures in Japan and worldwide. She is a professional blogger, and has cited sales of direct ads, Google AdSense, affiliate programs, sponsorships, RSS, search functions, and her YouTube videos as among her sources of income. Her blog has been quoted in Boing Boing and Women's Wear Daily.
La Carmina is a journalist for CNNGo, where she contributes articles about Asian pop culture. She is a travel journalist for Business Insider, and also writes for AOL/Huffington Post Travel, as well as The Sunday Times and Hong Kong Express Magazine.
She was selected as one of the world's top fashion bloggers to attend Luisa Via Roma's Firenze4Ever 2011 and 2012 events in Italy.
La Carmina describes her sense of fashion as "Morticia Addams meets Hello Kitty," drawing from a mix of alternative styles.
She has given speeches at IFB Conference at New York Fashion Week, Social Media Week in Hong Kong, PRSA Travel & Tourism Conference, and PechaKucha Tokyo.
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