Abstract A sociologist with a background in teaching and youth organizing, Bianca Mabute-Louie has long been engaging in important racial dialogues with her students. In the past, Bianca has taught courses on Asian American and women of color on the college and high school levels. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Bianca continues her social advocacy on social media, such as posting inspirational zines on Instagram to express messages of Black and Asian solidarity. While Bianca humbly remarks that she is...

Abstract As a staff attorney for the Cop Accountability Project at the Legal Aid Society in New York City, Jennvine Wong has served as a legal observer at many Black Lives Matter protests and handled the emergency legal hotline to locate and provide legal assistance for arrested protesters. Being a legal observer, she has been in physical proximity to police brutality, and expressed shock at the level of violence she witnessed from the police during protests. She discussed how responses from the...

Abstract Mike Keo, a Cambodian American and an award winning wedding photographer, has taken to his camera and his ability to quickly get to know individuals, for social advocacy through spearheading the I Am Not a Virus campaign. Through personal storytelling, art creation, and mental health resources, Mike and his team share the broad mission of empowering the Asian American community. Over the past months, Mike has been interviewing Asians Americans from diverse backgrounds, including some who...