A queer Vietnamese filmmaker born to refugee parents where Chumash and Tongva lands meet (San Fernando Valley, Los Ángeles). Quyên's film work focuses on the ways histories are deeply felt in the quotidian everyday.

A black and Cambodian multidisciplinary artist, poet, and photographer from San Bernardino. Her work draws inspiration from collective memory with an emphasis on the tenderness of nostalgia. Utilizing the past as a catalyst and largely driven by her cultural history, Jasmine’s art often leans into surrealist qualities encouraging those experiencing her art to focus on the feeling rather than the fact.

An independent Palestinian artist, filmmaker, and songwriter, who is working towards creating space in the industry for Palestinian and marginalized stories. She graduated from UC San Diego in her hometown (on indigenous Kumeyaay land), with a degree in Communication and an emphasis in media and film production. Bara’ah writes to share moments of isolation as a child of diaspora and to bring to life untold stories. She lives to witness a liberated Falasteen.

A Vietnamese-French poet, performance artist, and model who is native to Los Angeles. She uses memory and ritual as medium for dreamscaping the Asian American diaspora and trans ethereality. Her poetry book, Blood Frequency, was shortlisted by C&R Press and the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network in 2022. She has (forthcoming) publications in diaCRITICS, Vănguard, new words {press}, Yale School of Environment, and Fruitslice. Her solo-exhibition, Trans Aphrodisia, was in February 2024 at The Brown Building.

A daughter of two Vietnamese parents who were displaced from the Vietnam War. Although love and joy have always been central to her life, she is only now, at age 33, learning to truly and authentically communicate with her parents. Aware of the different upbringings and language barriers between them, Mimi has begun to see her parents not only as caregivers but also as humans experiencing life for the first time. She will be presenting a photography series that documents children and grandchildren sharing joyful moments, aiming to bridge connections and humanity across family roles and generations.

A Vietnamese-African-American artist and photographer based in Baltimore who grew up in the California Bay Area. His work explores the intersection of place, ancestry, nature, and identity. As an avid supporter of the arts as well as local and international peace efforts, his photography reflects his passion for contemplative modes of expression, love, and non judgment. Josh was a profoundly generous and kind person, beloved by all, who made an incredible impact on everyone he came into contact with. Josh will be deeply missed and always remembered.