Grace Jung
Grace Jung (정현주, born February 20, 1987) is a Korean American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and filmmaker.[1][2] She is the author of the non-fiction book K-Drama School: A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television published by Running Press and Hachette Book Group. The book is an extension of her podcast K-Drama School.[3]
She is also the author of the novel Deli Ideology, about a college graduate working in a delicatessen during the recession.[4][5][6] Jung translated literature by Korean authors Yi Chong-jun, Yi Sang and Kim Tong-in.[7][8]
Biography
[edit]Jung was born in Busan, South Korea, and immigrated to Brooklyn, New York in 1992. She earned her B.A. in English Literature at Pace University. She has a PhD in Cinema and Media Studies from UCLA. She is a former Fulbright Scholar.[9]
Awards
[edit]- Academy of American Poets Prize
- Fulbright Research Scholarship
References
[edit]- ^ "California's Home Insurance Crisis Grows with Introduction of Gov. Newsom's New Bill".
- ^ "Grace Jung's 'K-Drama School' Unpacks a Pop Culture Phenomenon | KQED". 14 June 2024.
- ^ "K-Drama School". K-Drama School. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "Grace Jung's debut novel "Deli Ideology" explores Korean American identity & history". Reappropriate. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Marshall, Colin. "Colin Marshall interviews Grace Jung". Los Angeles Review of Books. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Rostad, Rachel (17 June 2014). "Books: Grace Jung's Deli Ideology". Hyphen. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Cheong-Jun, Yi (2016). Lee, Jennifer; Jung, Grace (eds.). Two Stories from Korea: "The Wounded" and "The Abject". MerwinAsia. ISBN 978-1-937385-83-5.
- ^ "Literary Works".
- ^ "Terry's Stories". Cortland Review. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
External links
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- Living people
- South Korean emigrants to the United States
- Pace University alumni
- American writers of Korean descent
- Comedians from Busan
- 1987 births
- American comedians of Korean descent
- Filmmakers from New York (state)
- American women comedians
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- American stand-up comedians
- Comedians from Brooklyn
- Actresses from Busan
- Actresses from Brooklyn