Grace Young is an American cookbook author, activist, and food historian specializing in Chinese cuisine and wok cookery.

[7] As an activist, Young began advocating for greater patronage of New York City's Chinatown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[7] In her 30s, Young learned traditional Cantonese recipes from her parents, compiling them in The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen, her first cookbook, published in 1999.

[13] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Young advocated for the preservation of historic Chinatowns throughout the United States as well as bringing awareness to violence against Asian Americans.

[9] In 2020, when New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio was considering a city-wide lockdown, she worked with filmmaker Dan Ahn documenting the pandemic's effect on Chinatown in New York City's Manhattan in a project called "Coronavirus: Chinatown Stories.

"[8] The video series was nominated for an IACP digital media award and played at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

[8] She said she is donating the $50,000 Julia Child Award prize to non-profit organizations that support Chinatowns across the United States.

[13] Furthermore, she was a curator at The Breath of a Wok exhibition at New York University’s Asian Pacific American Gallery, in 2004.