== Opvækst ==
Chung blev født 19. oktober 1978 i [[Denver]] til en familie fra [[Sydkorea]]. Familien boede kortvarigt i [[Atlanta]] inden de flyttede til det landlige [[Lincoln (Arkansas)|Lincoln]], [[Arkansas]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Castillo|first=Monica|date=12. februar 2021|title=Denver-Born Director Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Minari’ Blends Childhood Memories Into A New Rural American Tale|url=https://www.cpr.org/2021/02/12/denver-born-director-lee-isaac-chungs-minari-blends-childhood-memories-into-a-new-rural-american-tale/|url-status=live|access-date=3. marts 2021|website=Colorado Public Radio|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
Han gik på Lincoln High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arktimes.com/news/cover-stories/1997/05/16/the-1997-arkansas-times-academic-all-star-team|title=The 1997 Arkansas Times Academic All-Star Team|work=[[Arkansas Times]]|date=1997-05-16|accessdate=2021-03-12}} - Bekræftelse af, at dette er den samme Lee Chung: {{cite web|last=Eifling|first=Sam|url=https://arktimes.com/entertainment/2021/02/02/minari-director-lee-isaac-chung-talks-korean-pears-growing-up-in-rural-arkansas-and-reimagining-the-protagonist|title=‘Minari’ director Lee Isaac Chung talks Korean pears, growing up in rural Arkansas and reimagining the protagonist|work=[[Arkansas Times]]|date=2021-02-02|accessdate=2021-03-12|quote=Arkansas Times noterede sig Chung helt tilbage i 1997, da han i high school var en akademisk all-star:[...]}}</ref>
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