Ing, Nancy

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Nancy Ing grew up in Windsor, Ontario. When her father bought their family home, they were the first Chinese family to live on their street. Their neighbours drew up a petition for them to leave; the family responded by investing in Canada Day fireworks and Christmas lights to demonstrate their Canadian-ness.

Nancy attended York University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and specializing in film, cinema, and video studies. Afterwards, she became involved in CBC’s Chinese Canadian Project which produced the documentary “The Golden Mountain: The Chinese in Canada” in 1981 on which she is credited as interviewer.

Through the 1980s, Nancy worked at the CBC as a reporter and producer at a time when Canada’s multicultural communities were finding and defining their voices. She traveled to France in 1988 to learn French in the hopes of obtaining a foreign post with the Canadian broadcaster but ended up relocating there permanently upon meeting her future French husband.

Nancy moved to Paris and worked at various news jobs. Covering the death of Princess Diana in a Paris tunnel landed her a position as a television news producer with the American network, NBC News, which she held for over 35 years and through which she produced Emmy award nominated and Emmy award winning stories. She has also maintained a freelance practice producing television news field productions in France.

In 2016, Nancy founded and has served as editor-in-chief of the English-language online lifestyle magazine, INSPIRELLE: A woman’s guide to life in Paris and beyond, which helps Paris-bound women navigate the French culture.

Nancy lives in the Paris countryside with husband, Alexis, and their son, Jordan.

Created by Alston So, March 2026.