Kun is a professor in the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity. He is an author and editor of several books, including "Songs in the Key of Los Angeles,” "To Live and Dine in L.A.,” and the forthcoming "The Tide Was Always High: The Music of Latin America in Los Angeles" and "Double Vision: The Photography of George Rodriguez.” In 2016, he was named a fellow of the MacArthur Foundation.