Ash works for a wonderful education center in Cambridge that you should check out, regardless of whether he gets paid to tell you.

Currently listening to: Nina Simone
Asian American hero/ine: Wittman Ah Sing

Delia is a mama, a blogger, a third generation Chinese American, and a higher education junkie. She has gone to school here, here, and here, and has worked here and here, where she has the best day job ever.

Delia grew up in Acton, MA and after spending time in California has discovered that she is an east coast girl at heart. She digs sunny afternoons at the park, books by bell hooks, and the night.

Currently listening to: Bloc Party, The Shins, Feist
Asian American hero/ine: Lela Lee

Eugene daydreams about being a musical genius or founding the next Google. Of course, daydreaming doesn’t really pay the bills, so he does have a day job. Oddly enough, he’s not sure that being a graduate student is a viable day job either.

Since he has no real hometown, Eugene forms connections to people rather than places. Still, Eugene has not lost touch with his Canadian roots; he still enjoys watching hockey. In his leisure time, Eugene enjoys hiking, cooking, watching documentaries, reading, going to indie shows, and being a computer geek.

Currently listening to: Stars
Asian American hero/ine: Helen Zia, Jim Yong Kim

Giles is an arts administrator in Chinatown, a community educator in Boston, a campus organizing resource nationwide, and a renowned - yet virulently-hated - spoken word performer. Currently on tour with brothers Bao Phi and Kiwi as part of Beats Rhymes & Rice.

Currently listening to: Kiwi, Little Brother
Asian American hero/ine: My wife, my friends, and you.

Jess has never been a fan of writing blurbs or bios about herself. It’s hard to convey what she wants you to know in a couple of lines. So… she did the whole 4.5 year college thing at Northeastern University (Journalism) because graduating in 4 years is like leaving a party at 9 pm. She’s 22 going on 23. Her friend freaked her out when he said she’s almost half way to 30. She loves being inspired by great work. “We’re all starving artists of life, so we’re here to feed those hunger pains.”

Currently listening to: Lots of Christmas music
Asian American hero/ine: Her Grandma Chan and Mama Chan

Long was born on February 24 in China. Long is the baby of “The Crew.” He moved to the United States at the tender age of seven. His family settled in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York. Currently a student at Northeastern University, Long is a Communications major and minoring in Education. After an intense conversation with himself, it is agreed upon that Long is the most awesome kid ever.

Asian American hero/ine: My parents, Iris Chang

Sarah is a journalism major who started writing in a b/w Mead notebook at age eight. Her past aspirations have included CIA agent, actress, chef and librarian. She likes dogs, mango pudding and water sports. She’s also a bibliophile and music dork. You can spot her on the street with one of her bright scarves banging out to her headphones or reading the latest Theme magazine. One day she would like to travel the world, freelance and advocate for social justice. She is (not so) secretly a green-fiend and neo-hippie.

Theresa Hyuna Hwang is a community organizer and architect. She enjoys building, with both people and bricks.

Currently listening to: amy winehouse, assorted deep house mixes, bpac bookstore session originals.
Asian American hero/ine: momma, unnie, lil sis, everyone who struggles.

Van works in higher education and is new to the blogging scene. She is a 1.5 generation Chinese immigrant from Vietnam who grew up in Southern California and identifies as Asian American. Music, art, books, and friends are just a few of her favorite things.

Currently listening to: Radiohead, Blue Scholars, Carol Bui
Asian American hero/ine: Helen Zia, Ronald Takaki