[4] Lee was offered an entry-level journalism position, but was then rejected due to being on a visa.
[2] Months after graduation, Lee began working at Politico as a web producer.
Senator Al Franken (D-MN), former White House aide and Staff Secretary Rob Porter, and former U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold (R-TX) (all of whom resigned from their positions as a result of abuse or sexual misconduct allegations).
[11] Lee became an American citizen on September 17, 2016, on Ellis Island, coinciding with her coverage of the 2016 US presidential election campaign.
[12] In 2022, Lee was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Awards.