Awkwafina

**Nora Lum**  (an haife ta a ranar 2 ga watan Yuni nata alif dari tara da tamanin da takwas 1988),  da aka fi sani da da sana'a da **Awkwafina**, yar wasan kwaikwayo ce ta ƙasar Amurka, mawakiya, kuma ƴar wasan barkwanci. Ta yi fice a shekarar ta dubu biyu da goma sha biyu 2012 lokacin da waƙarta ta rap mai suna "My Vag" ta shahara a kafar YouTube . Daga nan ta fitar da kundin ta na farko acikin shekara ta dubu biyu da goma sha huɗu (2014), kuma ta fito a cikin jerin masu barkwancin MTV na *Girl Code* a cikin shekara ta dubu biyu da goma sha huɗu (2014 – zuwa shekara ta dubu biyu da goma sha biyar 2015). Ta fadada zuwa fina-finai tare da rawar tallafi a cikin comedies *Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising* a cikin shekara ta dubu biyu da goma sha shida (2016), *Ocean's 8* a cikin shekara ta dubu biyu da goma sha takwas (2018), *Crazy Rich Asians* a cikin shekara ta dubu biyu da goma sha takwas (2018), da *Jumanji: Mataki na gaba* a cikin shekara ta dubu biyu da goma sha tara (2019). Don rawar da ta taka a matsayin budurwa mai baƙin ciki a cikin *The Farewell* a cikin shekara ta dubu biyu da goma sha tara (2019), Awkwafina ta lashe lambar yabo ta Golden Globe .

Tun daga shekara ta dubu biyu da ashirin 2020, Awkwafina ta yi aiki a matsayin mai haɗin gwiwa, marubuci, kuma mai gabatar da zartarwa na shirin Comedy Central *Awkwafina Is Nora daga Queens*, wanda kuma a cikinsa ta buga ƙagaggen sigar kanta. A cikin shekara ta dubu biyu da ashirin da ɗaya 2021, ta nuna Katy a cikin fim ɗin Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero *Shang-Chi da Legend of the Ten Zobba* .  Ta kuma yi rawar murya a cikin fina-finan raye-raye *The Angry Birds Movie 2* a cikin shekara ta dubu biyu da goma sha tara (2019), *Raya and the Last Dragon* a cikin shekara ta dubu biyu da ashirin da ɗaya (2021), *The Bad Guys* a cikin shekara ta dubu biyu da ashirin da biyu (2022), da kuma a cikin m *The Little Mermaid* a cikin shekara ta dubu biyu da ashirin da uku (2023).

## Rayuwar farko
An haifi Nora Lum wadda aka fi sani da suna Awkwafina a Stony Brook, New York,  ga Wally Lum, Ba'amurke ɗan China, da Tia Lum, Ba'amurke ɗan Koriya .  Mahaifinta ya yi aiki a fannin fasahar sadarwa, ya fito ne daga dangin masu cin abinci - mahaifinsa ya yi hijira zuwa Ƙasar Amurka a cikin shekara ta alif ɗari tara da arba'in 1940s, kuma ya buɗe gidan cin abinci na Cantonese *Lum's* a Flushing, Queens,   ɗaya daga cikin farkon unguwar. Gidan cin abinci na kasar Sin.haifiyarta mai zane ce wacce ta yi hijira tare da danginta zuwa Amurka daga Koriya ta Kudu a cikin 1972.  Ta mutu daga hawan jini a cikin 1992 lokacin da Awkwafina tana da shekaru hudu, kuma Awkwafina ta kasance mahaifinta da kakaninta.Ta kasance kusa da kakar mahaifinta, Powah Lum.

Awkwafina ta girma a Forest Hills, Queens, kuma ta halarci makarantar sakandare ta Fiorello H. LaGuardia, inda ta buga ƙaho kuma ta sami horo a cikin kiɗan gargajiya da jazz .   Tana da shekaru 15, ta karɓi sunan wasan kwaikwayo Awkwafina, "tabbas mutum ne da na danne" da kuma canza halinta na "kwanciyar hankali da jin daɗi" a lokacin shekarun jami'a.    Daga 2006 zuwa 2008, ta koyi Mandarin a Jami'ar Harshe da Al'adu ta Beijing don yin magana da kakarta ta uba ba tare da shamaki ba.   Ta yi karatun aikin jarida da karatun mata a Jami'ar Albany, Jami'ar Jihar New York kuma ta kammala karatunta a 2011. 

## Sana'a
Awkwafina ya fara rapping a 13.  Ta fara samar da kiɗa tare da GarageBand amma a ƙarshe ta koyi Logic Pro da Ableton .  A cikin 2012, waƙarta "My Vag" ta zama sananne a YouTube.  Ta fara rubuta waƙar a kwaleji  a matsayin martani ga Mickey Avalon 's " My Dick (Tribute to Nate) ".  An kore ta daga aikinta a wani gidan buga littattafai lokacin da mai aikinta ta gane ta a cikin bidiyon.   *Album* dinta na solo hip-hop an fitar da shi ne a ranar 11 ga Fabrairu, 2014.  Waƙoƙinsa 11 sun haɗa da adadin waƙoƙinta na baya da aka saki akan YouTube, gami da taken taken "Yellow Ranger", "Queef" da "NYC Biche$". A cikin 2014, Awkwafina ya fito a cikin sassa shida na yanayi na uku da na huɗu na *Code Code* .  A cikin 2015 ta haɗu da ɗaukar nauyin wasanta, *Girl Code Live*, akan MTV . 

A cikin 2016, ta yi aiki tare da ɗan wasan barkwanci Margaret Cho a kan "Green Tea", waƙar da ke ba da daɗi ga ra'ayoyin Asiya.  Ta kasance wani ɓangare na jeri a Tenacious D' s Festival Supreme on Oktoba 25, 2014.  Ita ma diyar faifai ce (DJ) a mashaya a New York.    An bayyana ta a cikin shirin 2016 *Bad Rap*, zaɓi na hukuma a 2016 Tribeca Film Festival . Yana sanya haske akan ita da mawakan rap na Asiya-Amurka irin su Dumbfoundead, Rekstizzy da Lyricks.   Ta saki EP na 7-track, *In Fina We Trust*, a ranar Yuni 8, 2018;  ta lashe lambar yabo ta 2019 A2IM Libera Award don Mafi kyawun Kundin Hip-Hop/Rap. 

Awkwafina ya karɓi bakuncin jerin shirye-shiryen gidan yanar gizo na gajeren tsari *na Tawk* don kamfanin samar da sararin samaniya na dijital daga 2015 zuwa 2017. An fara kakar farko akan YouTube kuma an ɗauke shi don yawo na musamman akan dandalin Verizon 's Go90 .  Ya kasance Babban Darakta a 2016 Webby Awards kuma an zaɓi shi don lambar yabo ta 2016 Streamy a cikin Labaran Labarai da Al'adu.  A cikin 2016 ta taka rawar tallafi a matsayin Christine, memba na Kappa Nu a cikin *Maƙwabta 2: Sorority Rising*,   kuma ta bayyana Quail a cikin fim ɗin ban dariya mai rai *Storks* . A cikin 2018 ta tauraro a cikin indie comedy *Dude*, wasa Rebecca, daya daga cikin huɗu mafi kyau abokai. Ta kasance cikin manyan simintin gyare-gyare a cikin *Ocean's 8 ,* mafi yawan mata zuwa *Tekun's Trilogy* . Daga nan sai ta yi tauraro a cikin fim din *Crazy Rich Asians*, wanda Jon M. Chu ya ba da umarni, yana wasa Goh Peik Lin, abokiyar kolejin Singapore na jagora Rachel Chu ( Constance Wu ).  Ta kasance mai maimaitawa a cikin jerin asali na Hulu *Future Man* a cikin 2017.  Ta dauki nauyin 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs . 

Awkwafina ya karɓi bakuncin Oktoba 6, 2018, shirin *Asabar Night Live*, ta zama mace ta biyu a Gabashin Asiya-Amurka don daukar nauyin wasan kwaikwayo (bayan Lucy Liu, wanda labarinsa Awkwafina ya ambata kamar yadda ta yi wahayi zuwa wata rana ta zama sananne don karbar bakuncin *SNL* ). Ta yi wani ra'ayi na Sandra Oh, wanda daga baya a cikin kakar ya zama mace ta farko ta Gabashin Asiya-Kanada don ɗaukar nauyin shirin *SNL* da kuma mace ta Gabashin Asiya ta uku don karbar bakuncin gaba ɗaya. 

A shekarar 2019, Awkwafina ya fito a cikin fim din *The Farewell*, wanda Lulu Wang ya ba da umarni. Ta yi wasa da Billi, marubuciya da ta ziyarci kakarta da ba ta da lafiya a China.  Fim ɗin ya sami yabo sosai. Awkwafina ya sami lambar yabo ta Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Comedy or Musical,   ya zama mutum na farko na Asiya da ya lashe lambar yabo ta Golden Globe a kowane nau'in fim din 'yar wasan kwaikwayo, bayan kasancewarsa mace ta shida a Asiya. zuriyar da za a zaɓa a cikin jagorar ƴan wasan kwaikwayo a fannin kiɗa ko ban dariya.  A wannan shekarar, ta yi fim a matsayin avatar Ming Fleetfoot a cikin fim din *Jumanji: The Next Level*,  wanda ya kasance nasara ta kasuwanci.   A cikin Yuli 2019, an jefa Awkwafina a matsayin Katy a cikin Marvel Studios ' *Shang-Chi da Legend of the Ten Zobba* tare da 'yan wasan kwaikwayo Simu Liu da Tony Leung Chiu-wai . Destin Daniel Cretton ne ya ba da umarni, an fitar da fim ɗin a gidajen kallo a ranar 3 ga Satumba, 2021, inda ya sami yabo mai mahimmanci tare da tara dala miliyan 430.5.    Ta ci lambar yabo ta Saturn don Kyautar Kyautar Kyautar Jaruma don Taimakawa Mai Kyau saboda rawar da ta yi a *Shang-Chi* . A watan Agusta 2019, Disney ta ba da sanarwar cewa Awkwafina zai bayyana Sisu dragon a cikin fim ɗin mai rai *da Raya da Dragon na Ƙarshe*, wanda aka saki a ranar 5 ga Maris, 2021.  Awkwafina ta inganta yawancin tattaunawar ta don fim ɗin, inda ta zana kwatancen wasan Robin Williams a matsayin Genie a *Aladdin* . 

Kamar yadda na 2020, Awkwafina tauraro a cikin jerin barkwanci *Awkwafina Is Nora daga Queens* ; Ita ma marubuciya ce kuma mai gudanarwar wannan shirin. A matsayin wani ɓangare na yaƙin neman zaɓe, ta rubuta sabbin sanarwa don jirgin ƙasa na 7 na New York City Subway,  suna yin barkwanci, kamar "Wannan ita ce Hunters Point Avenue, tunatarwa ta abokantaka cewa wuraren zama na mutane ne, ba jakar ku ba" da "Wannan ita ce titin 46, wanda shine lambar sa'a, kawai na koyi hakan akan intanet. Har ila yau, na koyi cewa tattabarai da ƙurciya abu ɗaya ne, MENE?!", a kowane tasha. Anyi amfani da waɗannan rikodin har sai an fara jerin abubuwan a ranar 22 ga Janairu  A cikin wani yanayi na kakar wasa daya, Simu Liu ya yi baƙon bako kafin a saki *Shang-Chi da Legend of the Ten Zobba* .

## Hoto da fasaha

Awkwafina ya ce Charles Bukowski, Anaïs Nin, Joan Didion, Tom Waits, da Chet Baker sun kasance masu tasiri na farko. 

Kafin ta ƙaddamar da aikinta na nishaɗi, ta yi aiki a matsayin mai horarwa a *Gotham Gazette* a birnin New York; a matsayin mai horarwa a jaridar *Times Union* a Albany, New York ; kuma a matsayin mataimakiyar talla don buga gidan Rodale Books,  wanda ya kore ta bayan sun gano bidiyon kiɗanta. Daga baya ta yi aiki a bodega mai cin ganyayyaki. 

Awkwafina ya bayyana goyon bayansa ga Time's Up, wani yunkuri da mashahuran Hollywood suka fara yi da cin zarafin mata .  Ta kuma ba da shawarar samar da ƙarin daraktoci mata da kuma adawa da ra'ayin mutanen Asiya a kafofin watsa labarai. 

An nuna ta a cikin yakin "Logo Remix" na Gap, wanda ya nuna masu fasaha masu tasowa wadanda "suna sake tsara al'adun kirkire-kirkire a kan nasu sharuɗɗan," kamar SZA, Sabrina Claudio da Naomi Watanabe . 

A cikin 2015, ta fito da littafin jagora, *Awkwafina's NYC* . 

An karrama Awkwafina a matsayin gwarzon mata na Kore Asian Media a shekarar 2017. 

A ranar 16 ga Mayu, 2019, ta ba da kanun taken bikin abinci na shekara-shekara na Infatuation, *EEEEEATSCON* . Ta yi magana game da renonta a Queens, inda danginta suka mallaki gidan cin abinci na Cantonese. 

Awkwafina ta samar da wani bayanin martaba a matsayin abin koyi, wanda ke fitowa akai-akai akan murfin mujallu, wanda ta sake sakawa a shafin ta na Instagram. Waɗannan sun haɗa da *Vogue, Allure, Harpers Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire* da mujallar mata ta *Bust* . 

### Daidaiton al'adu

Awkwafina ya fuskanci suka game da al'adun gargajiya na AAVE da ɗabi'a na al'ummar Afirka-Amurka.   A cikin 2018, ta ce, "Na yi maraba da wannan tattaunawar domin a matsayinmu na Ba'amurke ɗan Asiya, har yanzu muna ƙoƙarin gano menene hakan."  A ranar 5 ga Fabrairu, 2022, Awkwafina ya wallafa a shafinsa na twitter cewa, "Tsawon bakin haure ya ba ni damar cire wani Ba'amurke daga fina-finai da shirye-shiryen talabijin da nake kallo, yaran da na je makarantar gwamnati da su, da kuma soyayyata da girmama hip hop. Ina tsammanin a matsayin ƙungiya, 'yan Asiya na Asiya har yanzu suna ƙoƙarin gano abin da wannan tafiya yake nufi a gare su - abin da yake daidai da kuma inda ba su kasance ba ... A matsayin POC ba baƙar fata, na tsaya kan gaskiyar cewa zan yi. koyaushe ku saurare ku kuma kuyi aiki tuƙuru don fahimtar tarihi da mahallin AAVE."   Masu fafutuka sun soki wannan tweet a matsayin shekarun da suka makara kuma ba tare da neman afuwa ba.  

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