Ernabel Demillo, professor and chair of the Department of Communication and Media Culture at Saint Peter’s University, has earned a New York Emmy Award for her work with CUNY TV’s Asian American Life.
The program received its first program-level Emmy for “What’s Old Is New: Chinatown’s Next Generation” at the New York Emmy Awards ceremony on October 10, 2026.
Demillo serves as host and reporter for Asian American Life, the longest-running television program featuring the Asian American community on broadcast television.
The recognition highlights Demillo’s continued contributions to journalism and storytelling, both through her professional work in television and her role in educating the next generation of media professionals at Saint Peter’s University.
Watch the award-winning episode of Asian American Life.