Awkwafina is introducing me to the wide world of slime. It’s similar to the art of taking an edible: The key is restraint. “At first it’s not going to immediately solidify,” she says as she instructs ...

This weekend, actor and comedian Nora Lum, popularly known as Awkwafina, released a statement addressing her continuing appropriation of African American Vernacular English (AAVE). Before even diving ...

Originally born Nora Lum, Awkwafina grew up in Queens, New York. Her mother was a Korean immigrant and passed away when Awkwafina was just four years old. She was raised primarily by her ...

Nora From Queens is a comedy inspired by the life of Nora Lum, aka Golden Globe-winning actor Awkwafina. Featuring the talents of BD Wong, Lori Tan Chinn, and Bowen Yang as Nora's quirky family, the ...

Following an 18-month break, Comedy Central’s “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” season 3 premieres today, Wednesday, April 26 at 10:30 p.m. The irreverent comedy series follows Nora Lum and cousin as ...

Thanks to Awkwafina and "Crazy Rich Asians," Hollywood may never be the same. Awkwafina is having a breakout year, from "Ocean's 8" to her most-recent role in "Crazy Rich Asians," the first major ...

But on the other, Awkwafina/Lum has drawn a lot of criticism for her so-called "blaccent," used for broad comedy in her rap career and in the two film roles that helped catapult her to fame: Crazy ...

Lum says during her hiatus from Twitter that she is “still learning and doing personal work” and plans to “do this by failing, learning, acknowledging, hearing, and empathizing.” She might have ...

A racialist witch-hunt has been mounted in recent weeks against Asian-American rapper-actress-social media personality Awkwafina over her use of what has been called an African-American or “black ...

Awkwafina has had a pretty terrific run of late, including a Golden Globe-winning role in the understated independent film “The Farewell.” While it’s easy to see why Comedy Central would jump at the ...

Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens isn’t just the name of a new Comedy Central show–it’s a statement of fact. The 31-year-old, who recently won a Golden Globe for her lead role in last year’s indie hit The ...

Awkwafina, right, and Lori Tan Chinn in "Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens"on Comedy Central. (Zach Dilgard/Comedy Central) Nora (Awkwafina, the comedian, rapper and movie star — “The Farewell,” “Crazy ...