Kayne is a second year transfer from Hartnell College in Salinas, CA. He is currently pursuing a major in History and a minor in Asian American Studies at UCLA. His research interests center around the histories of Asian American social movements, Asian American intellectuals, the Asian American Diaspora, and Marxism among other things. He has had work published in Quaestio, the UCLA Undergraduate History Journal. As a Mellon Mays undergraduate fellow, Kayne’s current research focuses on the radical tradition of Asian American activism, using the case study of the emergence of Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV) in the wake of the murder of Vincent Chin. Additionally, he is working on a project with the Asian Pacific Coalition (APC), a student organization here at UCLA that works on issues related to the Asian American Pacific Islander community and seeks to dismantle systems of oppression in society. Outside of his studies, Kayne serves as the Historic Preservation Coordinator for Asian Pacific Coalition (APC). He also enjoys playing jazz fusion and classic R&B on the guitar, and swimming. He is also a huge Motown fan.