Mai was born in Long Beach, CA in 1981 and raised in Huntington Beach, CA. She graduated from Cal State University, Long Beach in 2005 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. She was also winner of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) Illustrator Contest for “Crusin’” in 2007, and was also one of their Featured Artists in 2008. Since then, she has illustrated several picture books with various publishers.

Mai currently lives in Lancaster, CA with her husband Joshua Kemble (Xeric Grant Winner for NUMB/comic book artist/designer/illustrator) and their dogs, C.K. Dexter Haven and Bernie.

Email Mai at yeshchatte@gmail.com for commissions or other inquiries.