Judy Yung (born 1946 San Francisco, California ) is professor emerita in American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She specializes in oral history, women's history, and Chinese American and Asian American history.

Yung received her Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. She also holds an M.A. in Library Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. in English Literature and Chinese from San Francisco State University.

Prior to entering academia, Yung worked as librarian for the Chinatown branch of the San Francisco Public Library.

• 2006, Lifetime Achievement Award, Association for Asian American Studies

• 2003, Excellence Through Diversity Award, University of California - Santa Cruz

• 1999, Excellence in Teaching Award, University of California - Santa Cruz

• 1997, Jeanne Farr McDonnell Book Award (for Unbound Feet ), Women???s Heritage

• 1996, Robert G. Athearn Book Award (for Unbound Feet ), Western History Museum

• 1996, National Book Award in History, Association for Asian American Studies

• 1996, Distinguished Award for Culture, Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco

• 1987, Outstanding Asian Women of the Year, Asian Women???s Resource Center, San Francisco

• 1982, American Book Award (for Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940 )

• 1980, Outstanding Citizen Award, Oakland Museum

• "Bound Feet", Becoming American, the Chinese Experience , PBS