Grace Jung

2023

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

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

• Academy of American Poets Prize
• Fulbright Research Scholarship

References

1. "California's Home Insurance Crisis Grows with Introduction of Gov. Newsom's New Bill".
2. "Grace Jung's 'K-Drama School' Unpacks a Pop Culture Phenomenon | KQED". 14 June 2024.
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. "Literary Works".
9. "Terry's Stories". Cortland Review. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

External links

• Official website
• K-Drama School Podcast