UN JUNG LIM

Storytelling Facilitator + Volunteer Coordinator

Un Jung Lim is the Co-Facilitator of the 2018 Performing Resilience workshop series. They are a first generation Queer Korean American (Queeran) community organizer and performer. Un Jung is a co-founder of Q-Wave, a social and political organization in New York City that amplifies the voices of the Queer Asian Women and Trans* community. They are also the co-founder of the Dari Project, a grass-roots organization that documents and shines light on the stories of LGBTQ Korean Americans. aMagazine recognized them as one of the top 10 Asian American student leaders on American campuses after they made strides in creating an Asian American Studies program at Mount Holyoke College. They have a Masters in Social Work and is passionate about providing support and services to marginalized communities through HIV/AIDs advocacy, LGBTQ youth mentorship, campaigning to end violence against women, dismantling white-supremacy and promoting access to low-income housing. They believe in bringing a social justice lens to all their work.