Rai Dang (Transfemme, she/her) is a queer Asian daughter of refugees living in the Bay for the past 14 years. She is a storyteller, aspiring artist, drummer, and creative writer, dedicating her life to queer and trans healing, joy, and care for herself and the people around her. She currently works in Trans Healthcare, enjoys… Continue Reading Rai Dang
Eunice Qintanilla (any pronouns) enjoys the color red and appreciates full-length mirrors. They’re happy to say that they are living through a chapter where they feel inspired to challenge themself—seeing what their best could really look like. They’re moving outside their comfort zones and finding self-empowerment as they do so. They are excited for their… Continue Reading Eunice Quintanilla
Denny Han (he/him) loves outdoor travel and landscape photography. For the last few years, while splitting his time between the Bay Area and Durham, NC, where his partner lives, Denny has been fortunate enough to have visited and photographed natural areas along both coasts. His most recent East Coast adventures were to New River Gorge… Continue Reading Denny Han
Camila Morales-Jimenez (they/them) is a born-and-raised East Bay resident with a BA in Anthropology. When they aren’t coaching speech and debate clubs in WCCUSD, planning youth advocacy programs, teaching in Oakland, reading speculative fiction, or going on evening runs, Camila likes to volunteer at the Gill Tract Farm. Through OEI, Camila hopes to deepen their… Continue Reading Camila Morales-Jimenez
Kiki Quach (she/they/ze) is a genderfluid, neurodivergent artist and geek. Born in Southern California to refugee parents of Chinese, Vietnamese, and Cambodian cultures, Kiki now resides in Oakland on the stolen original homeland of native Ohlone people. With gratitude and respect for the land and the people who steward it, Kiki seeks to learn more… Continue Reading Kiki Quach
Yang Soua (he/him) is a project manager working for a local nonprofit organization combating food issues such as food insecurity, food waste, and food access. This includes working closely with young children to teach them about their local food system with hand-on educational opportunities on a community garden and farm. Yang Soua is a first-generation… Continue Reading Yang Soua Fang
Itzel she/her/they) was once told she is a calm fiesta and it has stuck with her ever since. Itzel’s multifaceted being radiates joy and ease, creates structure and flow, and brings about balance and curiosity. Many of the elements that shape her ever-evolving being come in the form of dancing and singing at any point… Continue Reading Janet Itzel Escarcega
Leierin (she/they) is a Climate Action Fellow through Americorps. Leierin has spent the last year working on multiple community projects at Fresno Metro Ministry and has chosen to serve a second term. Yo’Ville Community Garden and Farm Incubator is a project that gave her an opportunity to help design a community food forest, teach a… Continue Reading Leierin Carney
Melissa Rodriguez (she/her) is from a small rural area in the San Joaquin Valley. Justice Outside intrigued her because she was interested in learning more about the outside environment. Melissa grew up in a small town where there weren’t any environmental resources. She hopes joining Justice Outside this year will help her conquer new goals… Continue Reading Melissa Rodriguez
Kayri Garcia (she/her) was born and raised in the Central Valley. She is from the small town of Newman, CA. She is a recent first-generation graduate from the University of California-Merced where she earned a B.A. with honors in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies. During her time in undergrad, Kayri published community-participatory research on Latino… Continue Reading Kayri Garcia