Nina Porzucki hails from Los Angeles, volunteered with the Peace Corps in Romania, reported from a roving mobile sound booth for StoryCorps, and landed a gig with PRI’s The World by writing a fan letter with a story idea so memorable that they said she should just go ahead and report it for them herself. She sold us on an unexpected pitch from a familiar place: China’s “Chocolate City,” a community of more than 20,000 African immigrants in Guangzhou.

Follow even more of her journey in photos and behind the scenes via our blog.

2023 Update: Nina is a freelance audio producer based in Boston. You can follow her on Twitter @porzucki

• “An African Trader And The Perils Of Business In China” — Two-Part Series: Part 1, Morning Edition, 4/26/2012

• “In Southern China, A Thriving African Neighborhoodrn-china-a-thriving-african-neighborhood” — Two-Part Series: Part 2, Morning Edition, 4/27/2012