Nicole Chung Explained

Nicole Chung
Birth Date:5 May 1981
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupation:Writer, editor
Nationality:American
Notableworks:All You Can Ever Know
Alma Mater:Johns Hopkins University
Children:2
Color:khaki
Korean name
Hangul:정수정[1]
Rr:Jeong Sujeong
Mr:Chŏng Suchŏng

Nicole Chung (born May 5, 1981)[2] is an American writer and editor. She is the former managing editor of The Toast, the editor-in-chief of Catapult magazine, and the author of the memoirs All You Can Ever Know (2018) and A Living Remedy (2023).

Early life and education

Chung was born in Seattle in 1981 to Korean parents who relinquished her to adoption after she spent months on life support.[3] [4] She was raised in Oregon by adoptive white Catholic parents.[5] In her mid-20s Chung took a nonfiction class and started writing essays.[6] She attended Johns Hopkins University, graduating with an undergraduate degree from the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences in 2003 and an MA in 2014.[7]

, Chung lives in Washington D.C., with her husband Dan and two daughters.[8]

Career

Chung worked as the managing editor for The Toast from 2014 until the site closed in 2016, after which she became the editor-in-chief of Catapult magazine.[9] [10] She continued writing essays on topics involving gender, race, and media, such as the impact of seeing Asian American figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi on television[11] and the experience of casual racism at dinner parties.[12]

All You Can Ever Know

Her first book, a memoir titled All You Can Ever Know, was published by Catapult in 2018. The memoir follows Chung's own life story as well as the story of her birth sister, whom she met after reestablishing contact with their birth parents.[13] The book is structured around Chung's efforts during her first pregnancy to reconstruct the story of her own origins, including searching for her birth family, contacting them, then discovering a history of abuse, divorce, and deception.[14]

Writing for The Washington Post, Bethanne Patrick called All You Can Ever Know "one of this year’s finest books",[15] while Publishers Weekly called it "vibrant and provocative". Katy Waldman of The New Yorker praised the book's "relatability" but noted that the characters are "sympathetic, but not particularly enthralling" and that she wanted "more surprise, more invention, from this book". Kate Tuttle of The Boston Globe summarized the book as "deeply thoughtful and moving" and "a fiercely compelling page-turner".[16]

A Living Remedy

Chung’s second memoir, A Living Remedy, was published in April 2023.[17] It deals with the US healthcare system and the deaths of her parents.

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nicole Chung in Twitter .
  2. Web site: Nicole Chung in Twitter .
  3. News: Fall reading 2018: 9 books to curl up with this cozy time of year. The Seattle Times. Moira. Macdonald. September 20, 2018. October 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181012135215/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/fall-reading-2018-9-books-to-curl-up-with-this-cozy-time-of-year/. October 12, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: All You Can Ever Know. Publishers Weekly. August 13, 2018. October 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181012135041/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-936787-97-5. October 12, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  5. Web site: 'All You Can Ever Know' Offers A Personal Account Of Transracial Adoption. NPR. Mariya. Karimjee. October 4, 2018. October 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181009232230/https://www.npr.org/2018/10/04/654240953/all-you-can-ever-know-offers-a-personal-account-of-transracial-adoption. October 9, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  6. E. B. White's Lesson for Debut Writers: It's Okay to Start Small. The Atlantic. Nicole. Chung. Joe Fassler. October 2, 2018. October 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181012135123/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/10/nicole-chung-e-b-white-and-writing-all-you-can-ever-know/571879/. October 12, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  7. Web site: Transcending unbelonging. McCabe. Bret. December 10, 2018. The Hub. en. February 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190213125328/https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2018/winter/nicole-chung-all-you-can-ever-know-review/. February 13, 2019. live.
  8. Web site: Reading the Northwest: How Nicole Chung found a family she never knew. Martin. Wolk. The Spokesman-Review. March 25, 2019. July 5, 2020.
  9. Web site: Meet Nicole. The Toast. Daniel Mallory. Ortberg. September 25, 2014. October 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180128142719/http://the-toast.net/2014/09/15/meet-nicole/. January 28, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  10. News: Former Toast Editor Nicole Chung Unearths Her Family Roots. SF Weekly. Zack. Ruskin. August 30, 2018. October 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181012135022/http://www.sfweekly.com/topstories/former-toast-editor-nicole-chung-unearths-her-family-roots/. October 12, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  11. Web site: Kristi Yamaguchi and Cornbread: The Week in Pop-Culture Writing. The Editors. The Atlantic. April 2, 2016. October 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181012214553/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/04/kristi-yamaguchi-and-cornbread-the-week-in-pop-culture-writing/476535/. October 12, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  12. Web site: What Did You Say?. Jacqueline. Doyle. Electric Literature. August 5, 2016. October 12, 2018.
  13. In Rare Company: An Interview with Nicole Chung. Nicole. Chung. Sarah Rosenthal. Columbia Journal. September 26, 2018. October 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181012175439/http://columbiajournal.org/an-interview-with-nicole-chung-all-you-can-ever-know/. October 12, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  14. Nicole Chung's Adoption Memoir, "All You Can Ever Know," Is an Ode to Sisterly Love. The New Yorker. Katy. Waldman. October 9, 2018. October 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181010192103/https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/nicole-chungs-adoption-memoir-all-you-can-ever-know-is-an-ode-to-sisterly-love. October 10, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  15. News: The 10 books to read in October. The Washington Post. Bethanne. Patrick. October 1, 2018. October 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181012135116/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-10-books-to-read-in-october/2018/10/01/bad18e7a-c1a0-11e8-97a5-ab1e46bb3bc7_story.html. October 12, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  16. News: Raised by white parents, a Korean adoptee wrestles with identity. The Boston Globe. Kate. Tuttle. October 5, 2018. October 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181012135120/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2018/10/04/raised-white-parents-korean-adoptee-wrestles-with-identity/TkBHpKZp2nRIoaZHTITNwK/story.html. October 12, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  17. News: Glaser . Gabrielle . 2023-03-31 . A Transcendent Memoir About Family, Class and the Contours of Loss . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-04-11 . 0362-4331.

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