OUR teaM
Founders
Priya + Winona
We traveled to all 50 states to gather stories from over 500 incredible human beings about how race, culture, and intersectionality have impacted their lives. We couldn’t have done it without these amazing humans. Thank you to our incredible advisors, donors, hosts, and everyone who was courageous enough to share their story. Below, meet the team members who worked directly on the book with us.
TranscriberS
Tabitha Rucker, Natalie Marinides, Shane Spring, Nayha Zahid
Taylor Whittington, Najma Dayib, Mckim Jean Pierre, Anna Cincotta
Eric Holdhusen, Darya Tahvildar-Zadeh, Jasmine Lyte, Gabrielle Myers
Jennifer Nguyen, Isabella Nuñez, Khadeeja Qureshi, Sabrina Roberts
Michaela Guo, Raisa Rubin Stankiewicz, Yasna Vismale, Nancy Wilson
Connie Cai, Cassia Cai, Brenna Miller,
Rin Nagano
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Kiara Kunnes, Kimi Kobayashi, Yoselin Hernandez, Amy Huang
Marina Curchitser
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not pictured: Priyanka Nanayakkara, Lee Linde
EDITORS
Neha Shah, Dione King, Protim Adhikari, Ethan Frisch
Brian Fong, Jocelyn Jimenez, Eran DeSilva, Marie DeAngelo
Ophelia Hu-Kinney, Sybil Hampton, Linda Oppenheim, Hunter Taylor
Nikko Viquiera, Milton Reynolds, Corrine Sanchez, Kelcy Bentley
John Kirk, DeJon Jordan, Sara Fairley, Andrew Bentley
Annah Kuriakose
MENTORS
Professional Advisory Board: Allison Bland, Howard Stevenson, Nishat Ruiter, Ruha Benjamin, Roberto Schiraldi, Simona Brickers, John Cutsinger, Eduardo Cadava, Shirley Satterfield, Jennifer Lea Cohan, John Steele, Joshua Guild, Saraswathi Shukla, Julie Meyers, Kareen Ross, Karen Griffin, Kristina Donovan, Neha Shah, Timothy Campbell, Protim Adhikari, Timothy Charleston, Linda Oppenheim, Liz Vogel, Martha Sandweiss, Marie DeAngelo, Ethan Frisch, Jocelyn Jimenez, Steve Cochrane, Thomas Safian
PAST CONTRIBUTORS
Ayesha Qureshi, Abby Emison, Hamza Nishtar, Brian Li, Sage Adams
Visual designs by Marie Louise James