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 such as Yi Chong-jun, Yi Sang and Kim Tong-in.[7][8]

Biography

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

References
  1. https://laist.com/shows/airtalk/californias-home-insurance-crisis-grows-with-introduction-of-gov-newsoms-new-bill#new-book-k-drama-school
  2. https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101906043/grace-jungs-k-drama-school-unpacks-a-pop-culture-phenomenon
  3. "K-Drama School". K-Drama School. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  4. "Grace Jung's debut novel "Deli Ideology" explores Korean American identity & history". Reappropriate. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  5. Marshall, Colin. "Colin Marshall interviews Grace Jung". Los Angeles Review of Books. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  6. Rostad, Rachel (17 June 2014). "Books: Grace Jung's Deli Ideology". Hyphen. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. https://www.gracejungcomedy.com/publications
  9. "Terry's Stories". Cortland Review. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  10. https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00GHUR9WY/about
  11. https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00GHUR9WY/about
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