| Date of Birth: |
1957 |
| Nation of birth: |
South Korea |
| Name |
Emily Kim |
| birth name |
Kim Kwang-sook |
| nick’s name |
maangchi |
| Nationality |
korean american |
| Place of birth / city |
Yeosu, South Korea |
| ethnicity |
Asian |
| Profession |
YouTuber, author |
| eye color |
Brown |
| Hair color |
Black |
| Married |
Yes |
| Married to |
David Seguin |
| Kids |
two |
| online presence |
YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, official website |
| Books |
Cooking Korean Food with Maangchi – Maangchi’s Real Korean Cooking – Maangchi’s Big Book of Korean Cooking |
Emily Kim , born Kim Kwang-sook and known as Maangchi , is a Korean-American YouTuber and author. Best known for her cooking videos, Maangchi has over 4.85 million subscribers to her YouTube channel with over 510 million lifetime video views.
When was Emily Kim AKA Maangchi born? Where is she from?
Emily Kim was born as Kim Kwang-sook in 1957 in Yeosu, South Korea. Her love of cooking stems from her family, who were involved in the fishing industry.
She immigrated to the United States in 1992 with her then-husband and their two children, settling in Columbia, Missouri, where her husband had gotten a job as a teacher. Kim was involved in the Korean-American foodie community, providing counseling and cooking for Korean-American families who had experienced domestic abuse. She divorced her husband in the early 2000s and turned to mobile gaming, where she adopted the nickname ‘Maangchi’, which means ‘Hammer’ in Korean.
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Once divorced and with her two children blowing up the nest, Kim became a fan of games. She got her nickname ‘ Maangchi ‘ from the name of her character in the multiplayer online role-playing game, City of Heroes .
Emily Kim AKA Maangchi during her book signing SOURCE: Instagram @maangchiOn top of that, it’s a brand unto itself and has an official website and iPad app in its namesake. Additionally, she is also an author and has published five cookbooks containing her most sought after recipes.
Married since 2009 to web developer David Seguin
Kim has been married since 2009 to David Seguin , a web developer for The New York Times . She and her husband live in a luxury apartment overlooking Times Square, New York.
