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About Us
Meet our global team of writers, editors, screeners, graphic designers, media curators, and illustrators!
Rachel Xie, Operations & Design Lead (Founder)
She/her, Chinese American, From San Francisco
Activist, loves traveling, Japanese food, R&B music, design, fashion, and photography
“Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.” - Coco Chanel
Instagram: @_rachelxieMonique Shum, Operations Lead, Graphic Designer and Editor
She/her, Chinese American
Artist, gender equality activist, & mochi enthusiast
“Our backs tell stories no books have the spine to carry.” - Rupi Kaur
Instagram: @mcnimoniAdeline Yu, Project Lead and Graphic Designer
She/her
Loves trying new drinks, listening to podcasts, design and marketing nerd
“To thrive in life, you need three bones, a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.” - Reba McEntire
Instagram: @adelinewhyouYsabel Akroyd, Research Lead, Content Writer and Editor
She/her, White British Flute player, Tea-drinker and Writing-lover.
Also a very clumsy waitress :)
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi
Instagram: @ysabelakroydBrianne Nickelston, Media Curator and Illustrator
She/her, African American and Caucasian, born and raised in Texas
Activist, loves to travel, spend time with her family, cuddle with her cats, video games, doodle, music, dancing, Christmas, and Disney!
“Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.” - Courtney Shields
Instagram: @bnickelstonAriana Hartman, Communications Lead and Researcher
She/her, Greek American, located in Orange County, California
Writer, Blogger, loves naps, musicals, film, and anything Disney
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” - Albert Einstein
Instagram: @arianahartmanAmanda Gardy, Content Writer
She/her, American, from New York
Psychology student, love traveling, spending time with her cats, enjoy working out and makeup
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” - George Bernard Shaw
Instagram: @amandagardyAna Cristina Ron, Content Writer and Editor
She/her, Ecuadorian, International Relations student
Interests include: reading, writing, video-editing, photography, traveling, learning new languages
“There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” - Vincent Van Gogh
Instagram: @itssoaniAva Santos-Volpe, Content Writer and Editor
She/her, Filipino and Italian American, High school student
Enjoys playing water polo, favorite subject is science, constantly listening to music
“When you replace judgement with curiosity, everything changes.”
Instagram: @avasantosvolpeConstantia Papageorgiou, Content Writer
She/her, British Greek Cypriot, from London
Opinionated, activist, watching crime series/documentaries, reading, theatre, nature walks
“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” - John Lennon
Instagram: @itsconstantiaKirtan Savith Kumar, Content Writer and Editor
He/him, from Singapore
Rainy day enthusiast, enjoys listening to true crime podcasts, watching Bollywood and anime, Positions by Ariana Grande
“The light of your feelings is like Diwali for me.” - from the Bollywood song Ghoomar
Instagram: @kirtan_skMelissa Zeffero, Content Writer
She/her, American, from Michigan, USA
Psychology, writing, acting/theater, YouTube, reading, shopping
“Be the person you needed when you were younger.”
Instagram: @melissa_zefferoRitishma Gurung, Content Writer
She/her, Nepalese
Loves Ghibli movies, matcha, spicy food, and can spend the entire day listening to some good music
// an overthinking Cancerian who likes to hoard stationeries
“A ship in a harbour is safe but that is not what ships are built for.” - John A. Shedd
Instagram: @ritiscamerarollVevi Foongfa, Content Writer and Editor
She/her, Thai, from Bangkok
Crossword puzzles, basketball, running, medicine, traveling, languages, reading, youtube and netflix, obsessed with Christmas
“be unapologetic about who you are and the value you add to this world.”
Instagram: @vveviiiYasmine Askari, Content Writer
She/her
Into politics, always down to party and meeting new people
“You see, but you do not observe.” - Arthur Conan Doyle, A Scandal in Bohemia
Instagram: @damn.yasmineAnika Maragathavel, Editor
She/her, Indian American, Aries
Passionate bharatanatyam dancer, painting, hiking, watching Disney and anime, skateboarding // a lover of all things peach and matcha
“jeepers!” - Scooby Doo
Instagram: @anika_maragathavelBecca Hall, Editor
She/her
Enjoys all types of music, loves singing, playing instruments, acting and writing.
“It’s not a bad life it’s just a bad day.” - Louis Tomlinson
Instagram: @beccahall08Kamsie Obilo, Editor
She/her, Nigerian-American
loves to read, journal, advocate for change, loves fashion (literally has become her favorite thing within the past year), loves to put others first, iced coffee enthusiast (she knows, very unhealthy)
“Love your entire life, you created it.”
Instagram: @kamlleslieNaureen Gurung, Editor
She/her, Indian Nepalese
Writing, journaling, doodling, dancing, listening to music (especially KPop, KRnB, etc). Fashion, Matcha, and Studio Ghibli enthusiast!
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” - Oscar Wilde
Instagram: @putputae_chowTobi Dadjo, Editor
She/her, Afro-Caribbean Canadian
Enjoys learning about history, fashion, music and science. Is a matcha enthusiast and is always up for an interesting or even challenging conversation.
“Through my tears I found God in myself and I loved her, I loved her fiercely” - Ntozake Shange
Instagram: @tobsdadjWang Yu Xin, Editor and Screener
She/her, Malaysian Chinese
Always listening to music, enjoys being sociable and meeting people, aspiring activist/journalist/
social issues writer, wants to travel the world someday, and super interested in fashion
“Never be so polite, you forget your power. Never wield such power, you forget to be polite.” - Taylor Swift
Instagram: @yvxinnnnnnIlo Rakotonavahy, Graphic Designer
She/her, Malagasy (but always lived in Senegal)
Art and poetry lover and bedroom pop singer (Ilo Navahy on Spotify, go stream if you’re curious!)
“Tomorrow starts today”
Instagram: @navahy.iloJisoo Park, Graphic Designer
She/her, South Korean
Art, musical theatre, photography, gardening, animals
“Think, think, think.” - Winnie the Pooh
Instagram: @hiiamjisooNimisha Jain, Graphic Designer
She/her, Indian, Activist, Artist, Writer
Loves people, books, pretty colored pens, movies, video games, being outdoors, traveling, and trying new things
“existing is not living”
Instagram: @nimishaxjainSabrina Liberatore, Graphic Designer
She/her, American, from Boston
Musical theatre, part-time princess, fashion, burritos
“Live everyday like Elle Woods after Warner told her she wasn’t smart enough for law school.”
Instagram: @sabrina.liberatoreSerena Lum, Graphic Designer
She/her, Asian American, from Oregon, US
Soccer, ATLA/Karra, Photography, Text/Phone Banking
“Politics at its worst is ugly, but politics at its best is magnificent. Because it’s not just about policy. It is soulcraft and it is moral.” - Pete Buttigieg
Instagram: @serenalum_Katrina Manalang, Media Curator
She/her, Asian American, from Maryland, U.S.
Photography, journalism, graphic design, painting, music, traveling
“No matter who you are, where you’re from, your skin color, your gender identity; speak yourself.” - Kim Namjoon
Kiara Reyes, Media Curator
She/her, Puerto Rican & Mexican, based in Orange County, California
Disabled & Latina artist and activist, photography, design, cooking, reading, writing, traveling, and creating change, animal crossing and pokémon enthusiast
“What’s done in love is done well.” - Vincent Van Gogh
Instagram: @kiara.noelleLaurie Neil, Media Curator
She/her, British and Indonesian
Music, art and fashion, constantly moving
“here for a good time”
Instagram: @laurie_neilJoana Bliudziute, Illustrator
She/her, Lithuanian
Loves art and films, spends a little too much time caught in a YouTube wormhole and likes to learn bits and pieces about random subjects.
“The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!” - Fernando Pessoa
Instagram: @joana.bliudziuteNatasha Purviance, Graphic Designer
She/her, Half Thai/American
Loves to research, listen to all genres of music, watch short films, and be in nature.
“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” - Suzy Kassem
Instagram: @natashuh_Ria Akhilesh, News Contributor
She/her, Indian-American
Loves the arts, finance, law, and is an aspiring author! Main goal is to up efficacy and comprehension within the legal systems with her writing- she’s all for change. Also a big Drake and Trav stan!
“I wish there was some way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve left them.” - Andy Bernard, The Office
Instagram: @riaakhilesh