Cindy Juyoung Ok
Author
& Translator
Cindy Juyoung Ok is the author of Ward Toward, a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize, Maya Angelou Award, and National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, and the translator of The Hell of That Star by Kim Hyesoon. A former high school physics teacher, she is now an assistant English professor.
Upcoming Events
Feb 26, 2026|6:30pm
Translating Kim Hyesoon: Cindy Juyoung Ok and Jack Saebyok Jung with R. O. Kwon
Local Economy in Oakland welcomes Cindy Juyoung Ok and Jack Saebyok Jung for a reading of their translations of the Korean poet Kim Hyesoon, followed by a conversation with R. O. Kwon.