Victoria Namkung is an author, journalist, and speaker whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, TheGuardian, NBC News, VICE, Washington Post, USA Today, and InStyle, among other publications.
She's the author of the novels, The Things We Tell Ourselves and These Violent Delights, and her master’s thesis from UCLA on import car racing and Asian American masculinity was published in the anthology Asian American Youth.
A former college instructor, Victoria has given talks at UNC Charlotte, LitFest Pasadena, Bad Advice From Bad Women, and Mixed Remixed, and has appeared on BBC World Report, KCRW, NBC LX News Now, and SIRIUSXM.
She was born and raised in Orange County, California and has lived in Los Angeles for more than 20 years. Victoria is a stem cell donor and currently serves as an Advocacy Ambassador for Be the Match.
