Meet Our Team

President

Taiwanese American | Long Time Ann Arborite

Desserts | Photography | Tea | 3D printing | Video games

"I have had boba pizza before; it was not as bad as you think it was."

Secretary

Third/fourth generation Chinese American. CA by birth, midwest by (mostly) choice.

Online communities | Workplace culture | Behind-the-scenes work | Cultural identity

"I've worked at both U of M and the Ohio State University."

Treasurer

U-Mich Class of 2015. Former weekly Farmers Market vendor — Marupo Eats.

Anime | Video games | Travel | Food ecosystems | Cooking | Accessibility | Culture/history

"I grew up with 14 cats during my childhood."

Director

Vietnamese American born and raised in Southeast Michigan. Advocating for AAPIs in nonprofits and beyond.

Community Building | Jazz Music | Food | AAPI Studies

"My Mandarin-Chinese speaking ability is actually much better than my Vietnamese. Both are pretty bad, but hopefully that changes soon!"

Director

1st gen Chinese American | U-M Alum | Serial Volunteer

FFXIV | Anime | Foodie | Technology | Audiophile | Wellness

"A day needs to be 26 hours and a week should have 8 days."

Advisor

U-M Alumna — Biologist — Food Enjoyer.

Animals | Coffee | Educational videos | Crafting | Gaming | Choreography | Fashion

"I've been learning K-pop & J-pop choreography as a hobby for 10 years!"

Advisor

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Cooking | Fermentation | Battery design | Fitness | Church | Family

"My weakness is baking."

Finance Team

Foodie from Mumbai, India. Postdoctoral Researcher, Purdue University, UMich Alum.

Asian American Communities | Immigration | Politics

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Graphics and Marketing Support

Blasian, double Wolverine.

Movies | Scrapbooking | Stationary | Baking

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Social Media Manager

Chinese-Taiwanese-Indonesian-Bruneian-American from Rochester, MI.

Anime | K-entertainment | Cooking/baking | Travel | Asian culture

"My family speaks Chinglish at home so I know a little Mandarin, and I minored in Korean."

UI/UX Designer

Life-long Ann Arbor resident and University of Michigan alum.

Cosplay | Sewing | Vintage fashion | Movies | Anime | Film scores | Cats

"I know the deck plans of the Titanic better than the streets of my hometown."

Web & Digital Manager

UofM + UC Davis alum, originally from Spain.

Gaming | Running | Travel | Cooking/eating | Coding

"I have a fiery hatred against wind chimes."

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Small business owner who grew up working in family restaurant.

Eating | Cooking | Food travel | Health/wellness | Board games

"I have a horrible sense of direction and still get lost in Ann Arbor."