Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism student Michelle Tay has sent us this exclusive interview with the man behind the mask. The audio is in Mandarin, but there are subtitles that tell the 62-year-old Jialing Chen’s story — which includes a hard luck tale of being forced to leave his former restaurant job. Unable to find work again, he started out his journey as Sad Panda, where on a good day he’ll make 30 bucks. His wife works 7 days a week as a private nurse, so the family can afford health care. (via Video: Sad Panda, Behind the Mask - Gothamist
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