Amulya Mandava
Co-Director
South Bay Youth Changemakers
Amulya Mandava is a Co-Director of South Bay Youth Changemakers, a community organization that cultivates Asian-American youth power with the goal of building up our youth and shaping our communities to prioritize people …
Aly Pascual
Youth Intern
Filipino Advocates for Justice
Aly Pascual (she/her) is an intern at Filipino Advocates for Justice’s Youth Wellness Program. She is a high school student based in the Bay Area who is passionate about helping her community …
Kim Luna
Youth Intern
Filipino Advocates for Justice
Kim Luna was born in Hayward and raised in Union City; their pronouns are They/Them. They are currently affiliated with Filipino Advocates for Justice as a youth intern, which has helped them …
Daria Cisper
Youth Mental Health Advocate
Daria Cisper (she/they) is a proud queer, mixed-race Chamorro American. Outside of school, Daria enjoys art and music. They are passionate about youth wellness, driven by their own experiences with mental health and its …
Yuan Wang
Executive Director
Lavender Phoenix
Yuan (she/they) is a transgender, non-binary Chinese-American organizer, & the Executive Director of Lavender Phoenix (formerly known as APIENC). After starting at Lavender Phoenix as a Summer Organizer apprentice, Yuan served as …
Connie Wun, PhD
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
AAPI Women Lead
Connie Wun, PhD, is the Executive Director and co-founder of AAPI Women Lead. Connie has published in academic books, journals, and mainstream press, including the anthology Antiblackness, as well …
Tone Va’i, LCSW
Mental Health Consultant and Clinician
Samoan Community Development Center
Tone, raised on occupied Ramaytush Ohlone Territory, also known as San Francisco, has familial ties to the villages of Ofu and Fitiuta, Manu’a, American Samoa, where his parents …
Amy Grace Lam, PhD
Chief Program Strategist
Korean Community Center of the East Bay
Amy Grace Lam, PhD (she/they), is a Canadian-born Chinese American genderqueer nonprofit strategist, healer, and artist. For over 20 years, Amy has explored health, healing, and …
Anni Chung
Chief Executive Officer
Self-Help for the Elderly
Anni Chung has been the CEO of Self-Help for the Elderly, a Bay Area community-based organization, since 1981. Self-Help provides a comprehensive range of health, educational, social, and recreational services to …
Kristina Wong
Doris Duke Artist Award winner, Guggenheim Fellow, and Pulitzer Prize finalist in Drama
Kristina Wong is a Doris Duke Artist Award winner, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist in Drama. She’s a performance artist, comedian, actor, …