We are grateful to all of the volunteers and supporters who have generously contributed to our project — we couldn’t have done it without them!

COMIC CREATORS

Edward Gunawan (Writer & Lead Organizer) is an interdisciplinary writer and filmmaker.

The author of two chapbooks: The Way Back (Foglifter Press, winner of Start a Riot! Prize) and Press Play (Sweet Lit), he has also completed over 25 feature and short film projects as writer, producer, actor, and/or director. His two most recent producing projects — How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) and By the Time It Gets Dark were both honored as Thailand's Best Foreign Language Film entries for the Academy Awards. His non-fiction essay “Crows Like Us,” in which he examines mental health-related suicides in the LGBTIA+ community, was published in the Intimate Strangers anthology (Signal 8 Press). A queer immigrant from Indonesia and of Chinese heritage, he now resides on Ohlone land in Oakland, CA where he organizes storytelling and wellness gatherings that foster individual well-being and community health through creative play.

Elbert Lim (Illustrator and Animator) is a visual storyteller from Indonesia.

In 2019, he founded Khayalan Arts — a creative studio that creates socially-impactful art projects, installations, exhibitions, and workshops. He is also the creator and lead designer of SAMUDRA (released in 2021 on Steam), an award-winning video game that addresses the global threat of ocean pollution.

EXHIBITION SUPPORTERS

Oakland Asian Cultural Center
ARTogether
Asian Health Services
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) SF
Justice Murals
Lincoln Summer Nights — Friends of Lincoln Square Park
Piedmont Print & Copy

Saly Lee
Leva Zand
Amos Yip
Ben Wang
Andrew Tuttle
Carolyn & Christine Considine
AE
Rachall Lee
Akemi Chan-Imai
Angeera Khadkha
Dawn Angelicca Barcelona
Hannah Wastyk
Dr. Yen Quoc
Naomi Chan
Richelle Mah
Michelle Lin
Christine No
Karen Vang
Josh Kim
Jyoti Bachani
Edward Yu
Goli Hashemi
Lipton Mah
Paloma Concrodia
Evelyn Lee
David Chao
Stella Lim
Matthew Devapiriam Immanuel
J Jha
Jeffrey Xiong
Jen Miller & Carly Johnson
Chris & Lori Lucchi
Tessa & Daniel Lucchi-White

EXHIBITION VIDEOGRAPHER & EDITOR

Ivy Chen

ANIMATION VIDEO ASSISTANT

Astrolabe Al Ayyubi

SPANISH TRANSLATOR

Samantha Cosentino

CHINESE TRANSLATORS

Dr. Pinky Tso 曹碧珠博士
Jia Tan 谭佳
Yinshui Yu 于垠水
Kit Lee
Penny Yu 余巧芃
Mark Cheng
Evelyn Chye 蔡丽珊

INDONESIAN TRANSLATORS

Dalih Sembiring
Zuna

THAI TRANSLATORS

Aacharee Ungsriwong อาจรีย์ อึ๊งศรีวงษ์
Maenum Chagasik แม่น้ำ ชากะสิก
Jake Lucchi เจค ลูชี

LAUNCH SUPPORTERS

Mind HK
Tong Zhi Literary Group
Hong Kong Stories
Authors at Large
Sweet Lit

Giovani & Nidyah Debhora
Tracy Gross Kahn
Ira Sukrungruang
Xu Xi
Bellamy Addams
Beth Kephart
Josh Kim
Austin Tang
Rachel Smith
Gregg Schroeder
Carol Liang
Odile Thiang
Adisorn Juntrasook
Don Knox
Norm Yip
Kit Lee
Mike Kung
Emma Holcroft
Lindsay Ernst
Stella Lim
Kate Lamb
Tessa & Daniel Lucchi-White
Hong Kong Stories and Authors at Large workshop participants