Anna Akana

Anna Kay Akana (born August 18, 1989) is an American filmmaker, producer, actress, comedian, and model. She is known for her YouTube channel, which has over 1.8 million subscribers and over 211 million video views. 2Early life Anna Akana was born August 18, 1989 to William and Mia Akana. Her ancestry is Japanese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Irish, German, Spanish, French, and English. Akana's father was an officer in the United States Marine Corps as she grew up. Her family moved every few years to a new state or country. As a result, Akana picked up several dialects and languages including Japanese and Spanish. On Valentine's Day 2007, Akana's 13-year-old sister Kristina committed suicide. Several months after her sister's death, Akana watched Margaret Cho perform on a Comedy Central special and laughed for the first time since the suicide. She began to see laughter as a means of trying to move on with her life and decided to seriously pursue comed