Michelle Zauner

City Arts & Lectures

Michelle Zauner is a musician who plays indie pop under the name “Japanese Breakfast”. Zauner grew up in the Pacific Northwest, raised by her mother, a Korean immigrant. As an adult, she moved back to become a caregiver at the end of her mother’s life. Her memoir “Crying in H-Mart” grapples with grief and trauma - but also provides delicious detail about her family’s Korean cooking. On May 6, 2021, Zauner spoke with comedian Bowen Yang of Saturday Night Live.