About

Irene Adeline Milanez is an award winning, Filipino American journalist who shares the stories of underrepresented communities through writing, photography and video. At the Sacramento Bee, they covered the city’s food scene, from historic restaurant closures to craft cannabis edibles. They interned at NBC Bay Area, assisting with “Bay Area Proud,” a weekly segment on local human-interest stories. While at San Jose State University, Milanez served as executive editor of The Spear, the student-run sports magazine, and additionally edited for multiple campus publications. Milanez is pursuing a multimedia journalism career in business reporting at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in New York.