She now has bylines in Bustle

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Karen_Datangel_SiteIntroKaren Datangel was a timid kid with a big imagination, the oldest of three American-born kids from Filipino immigrant parents living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She enjoyed her writing assignments in elementary school and wrote even more in her spare time, so she took her love of writing to her high school newspaper and decided on Journalism as her major in college. She graduated with her B.A. in the field from San Francisco State University in 2011.

She got her first big break that year (Before her last semester of college) and moved dataset to Los Angeles for a summer to intern for Bonnie Fuller’s site Hollywood Life. There, she was sent to events, celebrity parties, award shows, and premieres most folks would kill to attend and bring back some juicy gossip (And probably pissed off a few C-list stars in the process). Though she was more of an American Idol fanatic, Karen lived somewhat of a dream as HL’s beat reporter for season 7 of So You Think You Can Dance.

From there, Karen built a portfolio of editorial work in lifestyle and entertainment verticals. Fandom, POPSUGAR, Audrey Magazine, and Examiner.com to name a few (Though RIP to those last two publications listed). She particularly developed a passion for film and has worked with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) on their flagship festival for many years. Her favorite interview subjects include Anna Kendrick, Sophia Bush, Lo Bosworth, and Jennifer Siebel Newsom. In addition to her writing contributions on the Web and in print, Karen kept variations of mildly successful blogs to share her passions and life, amplify her online presence, and build her body of work.