About Nydia Han

Nydia is an Emmy award-winning journalist. She anchors general news, specializes in consumer investigations, and is passionate about sharing diverse stories and giving voice to the often overlooked and underrepresented. In addition to her work on 6abc in Philadelphia, Nydia has also appeared on ABC News Live and 20/20 to discuss anti-Asian hate.

Nydia is the 2019 recipient of the Pearl S. Buck International Woman of Influence Award, a TEDx speaker, and a Speaker Who Dares. She is also the recipient of the 2019 NAAAP Inspire Award, the World Woman Foundation Global Voice Award, and the Philadelphia Inquirer Outstanding Ally Diversity & Inclusion award.

In her work related to #ThisIsAmerica, Nydia hopes to inspire all of us to understand each other’s unique American stories, check our own biases, and act as positive agents of change and unity. Her 6abc docu-series received the 2019 national AAJA award for Best TV/Online (AAPI) and was chosen for a special viewing at the Women's Film Festival.  

Nydia is on the community advisory board for the Asian American Women's Coalition and volunteers for the Lung Cancer Research Foundation in memory of her mother. 

Nydia is a mom, trying really, really hard to teach her two young children to speak Korean.  She enjoys good food, good wine, and most of all, a good laugh.