Biography

Kristi Mai (she/her) is a second generation Vietnamese-Chinese American woman from San Gabriel Valley, California. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Asian American Studies and History, with a minor in Labor Studies at UCLA. She is a third-year graduate student in the dual degree program with the Asian American Studies MA and Masters in Social Welfare. Her thesis will focus on the theorizations of Vtubing and livestreaming platforms, focusing on an analysis of the body, kinship, and labor through a microhistorical approach on the experiences of an Asian American female-identifying streamer. In her free time, Kristi enjoys playing video games, traveling to visit friends, and yoga.