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: @_rachelxie

Monique 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: @mcnimoni

Adeline 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: @adelinewhyou

Ysabel 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: @ysabelakroyd

Brianne 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: @bnickelston

Ariana 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: @arianahartman

Amanda 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: @amandagardy

Ana 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: @itssoani

Ava 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: @avasantosvolpe

Constantia 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: @itsconstantia

Kirtan 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_sk

Melissa 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_zeffero

Ritishma 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: @ritiscameraroll

Vevi 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: @vveviii

Yasmine 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.yasmine

Anika 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_maragathavel

Becca 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: @beccahall08

Kamsie 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: @kamlleslie

Naureen 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_chow

Tobi 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: @tobsdadj

Wang 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: @yvxinnnnnn

Ilo 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.ilo

Jisoo Park, Graphic Designer

She/her, South Korean
Art, musical theatre, photography, gardening, animals

“Think, think, think.” - Winnie the Pooh

Instagram: @hiiamjisoo

Nimisha 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: @nimishaxjain

Sabrina 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.liberatore

Serena 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.noelle

Laurie Neil, Media Curator

She/her, British and Indonesian
Music, art and fashion, constantly moving

“here for a good time”

Instagram: @laurie_neil

Joana 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.bliudziute

Natasha 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
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