Featured Fem | Meet Mai Nguyen Do

Mai Nguyen Do is a Vietnamese-American poet and musician living in the Los Angeles area. Her work has been published in the Rising Phoenix Review, and her debut poetry collection is forthcoming from Platypus Press. In what little free time she has, Mai can be found researching Southeast Asian history, ranting about current Southeast Asian political events, and teaching Vietnamese to young children. Aside from being founder and editor-in-chief of Rambutan Literary and being a social media manager for The Fem, Mai is also the social media manager for the journal Half Mystic, a new journal dedicated to showcasing musical creations.

Fem: Tell us about your lit mag and your role.

Mai Nguyen Do: Rambutan Literary is a literary and arts magazine showcasing literature and art from both mainland/maritime Southeast Asia and diasporic Southeast Asian communities. Although we are still very new, as founder and editor-in-chief, I’ve had the privilege of starting to work with some amazing Southeast Asian writers to cultivate and promote our new magazine.