Mikayla Kwan (she/her) is a Chinese-Canadian actor, dancer, singer, writer, and academic born and raised in Vancouver, BC. She is a graduate of Sheridan College’s Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance Program. As a woman of colour in the performing arts, she is passionate about diversifying the stories we tell and the musical theatre history we study. Her artistic works, both in performance and in writing, have focused on exploring her cultural identity. Mikayla has done extensive research regarding Asian representation and yellowface in music theatre.