One of her paternal great-grandfathers was a Chinese immigrant in the 1940s he opened the Cantonese restaurant Lum's in Flushing, Queens that was one of that neighborhood's first Chinese restaurants. She grew up in Forest Hills, Queens, raised by her father and his grandparents she became especially close to her grandmother. Lum was born in New York City to painter and South Korean immigrant Tia, who died when she was four, and Chinese-American father Wally. She has also ventured into comedy and hosting, making television appearances in Girl Code, Future Man, and Saturday Night Live. She has released two albums, Yellow Ranger (2014) and In Fina We Trust (2018).
She has played supporting roles in the comedy films Ocean's 8 and Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and her leading role in the comedy-drama The Farewell (2019) earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress nomination.
Nora Lum, known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress and rapper.
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