Kristina Wong

Kristina Wong
Wong in Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Born	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Medium	D.I.Y., Internet art, Monologue, Performance art, Stand-up comedy, Street theatre, television, film
Nationality	American
Years active	2000–present
Genres	Asian American Humor Liberal/Political Humor LGBT Humor
Subject(s)	Environmental movement, Feminism, Mental health, race, liberal issues
Notable works and roles	BigBadChineseMama.com, Going Green the Wong Way, Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Website	www.kristinawong.com

Kristina Wong is an American comedian known primarily for her work as a solo theater performer, artist and actor. Wong is a third generation Chinese American born in San Francisco and living in Los Angeles.

Career

In 2006, Wong received support from the Creative Capital Foundation and the National Performance Network to create "Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." The show explores the high rates of depression and suicide among Asian American women. It has toured nationally. Wong is also a guest contributor to Playgirl Magazine.

Wong graduated from UCLA with double degrees in English and World Arts and Cultures with a minor in Asian American Studies. On June 15, 2008, Wong was the commencement speaker at her alma mater, UCLA English Department.

Wong has also appeared on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX to discuss an article she wrote on XoJane entitled "9 Wack Things White Guys Say to Deny Their Asian Fetish" and her obsession with professional NBA player Jeremy Lin. She also appeared in the premiere episode of Asian American cable network Myx TV's first original reality series I'm Asian American and....

Wong has also written articles on XoJane including "9 Wack Things White Guys Say to Deny Their Asian Fetish," "10 More Wack Things People Say After You Write an Essay About Wack Things White Guys Say to Deny Their Asian Fetish," "8 Reasons People of Color Must Rally for 'White History Month'," and more.

Feud with James Franco

Following actor James Franco's negatively received co-hosting of the 83rd Academy Awards, Kristina published a personal blog account revealing how, when her alma mater UCLA invited her to give the commencement speech at the English Department graduation in April 2008, James Franco, himself graduating with that class, said her speech was "okay" (unintentionally) in front of her and (intentionally) in front of the chair of the UCLA English Department following the commencement exercises. Her blog post was quickly picked up by multiple culture and celebrity sites, including being republished in its entirety on Jezebel.

External links

• Official Website for Kristina Wong
• Kristina Wong at the Internet Movie Database
• Big Bad Chinese Mama-- Wong's faux mail order bride site created as a college project
• Come again -- Carmaggedon? (Marketplace From American Public Media) (July 12, 2011)
• Actress Kristina Wong and Host Brett Walkow on ActorsE Chat Show (March 15, 2013)