Anida Rouquiyah Yoeu Esguerra is a cambodian malaysian muslim american woman who prefers a non hyphenated identity. Anida and her family are refugees from Cambodia who migrated to the west suburbs of Chicago in 1979. She considers herself a novice writer but comes from a long lineage of story tellers. She strives to celebrate her story through creative self expression: thru painting, designing, poetry, and music. She is a member of the panAsian spoken word group, I was born with two tongues and a co-host of Chicago's Women Outloud, a premiere showcase.
Emily Chi-Hua Chang is proud to take part in the power of 'I Was Born With Two Tongues' through her word and song. She is a 2nd generation Chinese American born in Baton Rouge, Lousiana and raised in the suburbs of New Jersey. Currently, she is a 4th year English major at the University of Chicago working on her B.A. project, a multimedia spoken word production involving original poetry, music, and movement. Emily takes a particular interest in the relationship between poetry and music, and strives to combine the two.
Gina Bustos Obstaculo Magsombol (if that ain't indigenous enough, i don't know what is!) blessed with 23 years of insight on being a brown female in a not so brown world. a graduate from UIC with a degree in architecture, but posseses a desire to build on her roots through writing, performing arts, and most of all, through a voice.
Lani T. Montreal writes for sanity. she has written three plays: My Grandmother and I about the immigrant experience of AIDS and homophobia, shown in toronto, canada, winter 1994, spring 1995; in montreal in summer of 1995 and excerpted at the 11th world aids conference in vancouver in 1996; Dreams of a Revolution featured at the 8th int'l theatre of the oppressed festival in toronto, canada in 1997; and Alien Citizen, based on monologues written by herself and three other Pintig writers on filipino migration in the US in the late 60s, shown in Chicago in the fall of 1999. she is a journalist and cultural worker. she was a staffwriter for the sunday inquirer magazine in the philippines and an editor of Pinoy Sa Canada in toronto. in chicago, she is a member of Pintig and GABRIELA-Network.
Marissa May Ngo Graciosa is a 20 year old Filipina American majoring in Sociology at the University of Chicago. When she is not studying like she should be, she is teaching after-school drama and dance classes to grad schoolers and organizing for Samahan, the Filipino Student Association at U of C. Misa also enjoys late night karaoke and long walks on the beach.
Maya Amago is a 22-year old Filipina American who loves to climb trees and aspires to open a homeless shelter in the Philippines for children -fully equipped with mango trees and a giant trampoline.
Neena Hemmady is a South Asian Lesbian, activist, and all-around trouble maker. She gets involved in way too many things to fight for justice for those fucked over by our oppressive society. She currently works with Radical Les/Bi/Gay/Trans People of Color, South Asian/Middle Eastern Les/Bi/Trans Women (Khuli Zaban), anti-racist organizing in the LGBT community (Color Triangle Coalition), and Crossroads Fund.
Sujatha Fernandes, of Indian background, was born and raised in Sydney, and is currently doing graduate work in Chicago. She is a vocalist, mixing Indian styles and rhythms with spoken word poetry, jazz, r&b and folk. She has performed with various groups in Sydney, Chicago and Cuba. In both Australia and America she has been active in feminist and anti-racist political organising and her music reflects this politics. Sujatha alsowrites short stories and has been published in university journals and an anthology of Australian writers.
Sharmili Majmudar is a Chicago-based South Asian wirter and anti-oppression activist. Her writing has been published in Countours of the Heart: South Asians Map North America and Riksha ( note - underline both titles). She has also been spotted around town reading at the Asian American Showcase at the 1999 National Poetry Slam, and at the Chicago Black Lesbians and Gays' Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2000 Breakfast. Sharmili coordinates a domestic violence program, and is a founding member of Khuli Zaban, a South Asian/Middle Eastern Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Women's group.
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