Premise. Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens follows a “20-something woman in Queens who strives for a larger than life existence.”. Cast Main. Awkwafina as Nora Lum, a fictionalized version of herself;; BD Wong as her father;; Lori Tan Chinn her grandmother who helps raise the two children;; Bowen Yang, Nora’s cousin who lives with her.; Recurring. Chrissie Fit as Melanie …