Kaythari Maw (pronounced KAY-th-ree) is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Regional Science with a concentration in Urban and Regional Economics at Cornell University. She was awarded a Southeast Asia Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship to study Burmese language and area studies at Cornell University. Kaythari holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics at Barnard College, Columbia University. She reestablished the Myanmar Students Association at Cornell University and Columbia University. Her current research interests are urban and regional economics, as well as challenging the over-generalizing categorization of race and ethnicity in research. She hopes to participate in research that evaluates the economic circumstances of Burmese American communities. Kaythari intends to pursue a Ph.D. in economics and later pursue a career in academia.