Xiran Jay Zhao

Xiran Jay Zhao (born: ) is a Chinese-Canadian writer and cosplayer. They began posting on YouTube in 2020 to criticize the live action Disney film, Mulan, and its cultural inaccuracies, their first video having over 3.5 million views.
They have dubbed themself a "Chinese history memer".
==Personal life==
They immigrated to British Columbia, Canada from a small town in China with their parents, though currently they reside in Vancouver. They studied at Simon Fraser University. Their grandfather was part of the Chinese Communist Partyhttps://youtu.be/x8MD8U1Ilwc?t=2707.
They are of Hui descenthttps://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Xiran-Jay-Zhao/182383384.
Xiran is nonbinary and prefers They/Them pronouns, due to struggling with their gender identity their whole life.https://xiranjayzhao.com/index.php/contact/
==Quotes==
* "Have you ever seen a movie that Pissed you off so Bad you make a Whole Youtube channel to Roast It"
==Trivia==
*Their real birthday is 29 September, but their legal birthday is 29 August.https://twitter.com/XiranJayZhao/status/1311117108844036097
*Their opening catchphrase is "Have you ever..." followed by a summary of events that led up to the making of the video in question, or another rhetorical question relating to the topic of the video.
*A recurring joke on their channel is using VPN sponsorships to get around IP bans. This is partially because they were IP banned by the Chinese government for criticizing them.
==Bibliography==
*Iron Widow (2021)
*Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (2022)
==References==
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