Uzma Chowdhury (she/her) is a writer, sociologist, and researcher who focuses on understanding the concept of love. She is a South Asian member of the desi diaspora and a daughter of immigrants. In recent years, she has focused on the intersection of social theory, community building, love and art and creation as a healing practice to address generational trauma and locate it in colonial contexts.

Keith Mar (he/him) is a Chinese American spoken word poet, psychotherapist, and multicultural lecturer who uses poetry to ask questions about race, identity, self-love and social justice. Keith believes that spoken word can comfort, heal and confront the past and the present, build bridges between communities, celebrate roots, and inspire a sense of social connection at a time our culture is urgently in need of it.

Maureen P. Medina (she/her) is a Filipina American raised in Lenape (NYC) currently residing in Portugal. She is the author of My Fears Out Loud, a poetry collection about self-discovery and mental health, generational and cultural trauma, and social injustice against both human and non-human animals. She guides meditations and hosts writing workshops with the goal of healing through writing and exploring the mind-body connection.

Robin Mele (they/them) is a licensed creative arts psychotherapist who has a masters degree in dance/movement therapy and is currently working on an inpatient psychiatric unit with adolescents. As a biracial and nonbinary person of Taiwanese and White American ancestry, their work foregrounds intersectionality and the flexibility to explore the in-between. Creatively, Robin also has a background in various forms of movement, including dance, yoga, and ice skating, which allows them to communicate with patients in ways that traditional psychotherapy does not utilize.

Linda Thai (she/her), LMSW, is a trauma therapist, educator and consultant who specializes in cutting edge brain- and body-based modalities and incorporates consideration of issues pertaining to the impact of oppressive systems upon identity, mental health and wellbeing, and the invisibilized wounds of racial trauma and attachment trauma. Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, and now living in Alaska, Linda is a former child refugee who is not only redefining what it means to be Vietnamese, to be Australian, and to be a United States-ian, she is redefining what it means to be wounded, whole, and a healer. Linda is passionate about breaking the cycle of historical and intergenerational trauma at the individual and community levels and deeply believes in the healing power of coming together in community to share stories, to sing, and to grieve.

Annie Wu (she/her) is a satellite baby of Chinese immigrants, a mother who acknowledges the role of transgenerational trauma while trying to make more aware choices as she raises her 6-year old daughter, and is a mental health service user and advocate who has been in therapy for the past 5 years in NYC. Photography is her main medium for capturing, exploring, and examining her cultural identity and traditions, while painting has been her most recent medium for healing and processing her experiences. Through trying to understand her layers, she has written a book and continues to work on photography projects to give others like her a voice.