Victoria Namkung
I’m a Los Angeles-based author, journalist, essayist, and cultural commentator. My writing has been featured in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, NBC News, VICE, Washington Post, USA Today, and InStyle, among other publications. As a speaker and panelist, I’ve appeared at UNC Charlotte, LitFest Pasadena, Bad Advice From Bad Women, the Association for Asian American Studies Conference, Mixed Remixed, and the Asian American Journalists Association.
After receiving a master’s degree in Asian American Studies from UCLA in 2000, I taught courses on gender, immigration, and writing at UCSB, UCLA, and 826LA, respectively. My research on Asian American men and import car culture in southern California was published as a chapter in the award-winning collection, Asian American Youth (Routledge). I’ve appeared on BBC World Report, SIRIUSXM, and That's Racist with Mike Epps and am the author of the novels, The Things We Tell Ourselves and These Violent Delights.