Grace Dumdaw

Place of Birth: Myanmar

Date of Birth: March 21, 1999

Ethnicity: Kachin

Grace Dumdaw is a Kachin actress, singer, filmmaker, and photographer.

She was born in Myanmar and raised in Louisiana. She speaks English, Burmese, and Jingphaw.

She has stated:

Ethnically, I’m Kachin, which is an ethnic group from northern Myanmar… The majority of my family is still back in Myanmar. The first time I went back since I was born was the summer before my senior year of high school. That was a really interesting experience because I split my time between completely urban and rural areas. In the city, I met a bunch of family I did not know I had… I spent time at an internally displaced peoples’ camp-my ethnic group has been part of the longest ongoing civil war in the world. Being there so close to the conflict really made me start thinking things like, ‘Oh. These are my people.’ I could definitely be in their position, but I’ve been incredibly fortunate.