Stand Up, Yumi Chung tells the story of Yumi Chung, a shy Korean-American girl who has one dream, to become a standup comedian. However, that is hard to accomplish when her parents barely make enough from their Korean BBQ restaurant to pay the bills. One day, Yumi stumbles into an after-school comedy camp run by one of her favourite YouTube idols. Yumi is mistaken for a student who is absent, Kay Nakamura, and begins to follow her dreams of striking comedy gold while keeping her mistaken identity a secret from everyone else.

Jessica Kim was educated at UC Berkeley and spent a decade as a public school teacher. Stand Up, Yumi Chung was listed as a Kirkus Best Children's Book 2020 and Amazon Best Books of the Month March 2020.

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