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It started as a joke, but my run at an unpaid political position was anything but
Kristina Wong is a performance artist, comedian and writer who has been a guest on shows on FX and Comedy Central. She’s written for VICE, Huffington Post, Jezebel, Playgirl Magazine and CNN. Her newest performance project is a real life political campaign called “Kristina Wong for Public Office.” Kristina recently launched a kid’s web series called “Radical Cram School” on her YouTube channel. The series is like Sesame Street for the Resistance.