Awkwafina

Awkwafina is an American performer and actor who started her career through innovative raps which addressed the issues of sexuality and race with a an edgy, comical perspective. Then she branched out into Hollywood. She was born Nora Lum to Chinese and Korean immigrants from Forest Hills Queens her first experience with music came in the form of the trumpet. In addition to classical and jazz, the young Nora began studying hip-hop in her teens. In college, she concentrated on her studies and majored both in women's study and journalism. While she was for a brief amount of time, in Beijing, Mandarin language classes were offered as well. It wasn't until after graduating that she turned her attention towards music. In 2012, My Vag (as a retort to Mickey Avalon's My Dick) became an internet hit and was included in her debut LP Yellow Ranger. The album also contained viral hits including body positive Queef & winking home tour NYC Bitche$. The final track was connected directly to Awkwafina's NYC travel guide, which was published in 2015. A musician and author was as her credentials, she determined to pursue acting in a third project. Alongside early TV shows like Girl Code and Tawk she appeared in films such as Neighbors 2 Storks and Bad Rap. The actress made headlines in the year 2018 when she appeared in a number of movies that were highly regarded, such as Dude Ocean's 8 and Crazy Rich Asians. In June, she released her first film In Fina We Trust.