Aini

Annie Ji, better known online as aini, is an Australian"Australian-Chinese identity" https://www.envimedia.co/creative-spotlight-analyzing-with-empathy-with-annie-ji/ commentary YouTuber who makes video essays on East Asian society and culture. 
== Content ==
Annie uploaded her first video on October 21, 2022, exploring China's soft power deficiency and it received widespread attention."With her first video being an instant hit" https://www.envimedia.co/creative-spotlight-analyzing-with-empathy-with-annie-ji/ 
She was inspired to create a YouTube channel after attending a Chinese Arts course in college. https://www.envimedia.co/creative-spotlight-analyzing-with-empathy-with-annie-ji/ 
Annie's video topics focus either exclusively on China or are more generalized to East Asia. On December 27, 2022, she uploaded her first video relating to East Asia, titled East Asian beauty standards are exhausting.
She cites the video Challenging how you see bullying in East Asia in 25 minutes and East Asia is obsessed with luxury (and gen z pays the price) as some of her favorite videos she's produced. She has plans to create a more lighthearted second channel in the future. 
== Collaborations ==
On June 28, 2024, Annie featured as a guest speaker on Al Jazeera in an episode discussing loneliness.https://youtu.be/lCwHWH8T2ck?si=vHUc3dvxq2xdH_zq 
== Personal life ==
Annie is of Australian-Chinese descent and is a younger sibling.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfgVQKy0lIQ 
On May 20, 2024, Annie revealed her grandfather on her channel, in the video Why Asian Parents Never Say I Love You. 
Annie attended the University of New South Wales majoring in Marketing and is a recipient of the UNSW Co-op Program Scholarship.LinkedIn Profile 
== Trivia ==
* Aini is the romanization for àinî (translating to "love you" in Chinese) and a pun on her name
== Quotes ==
* "Being a fan is fun but being part of fandom is work." https://youtu.be/u2Iy-WKeZrU?si=zZdvMk6SrOOas42f
==References==
Category:Commentary YouTubers
Category:Australian YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2021