Hailey Hua is a 15 year old Asian American from California. She’s a part of Afro Puff Chronicle’s social media team, and does a weekly segment called Mental Health Mondays. In her free time, you can find her reciting monologues and drafting articles. She’s a strong activist for racial equality and expresses this through her writing. In her free time, you can find her binge watching Netflix shows and (failing) at arts and crafts projects.

Karina is 16 years old Indonesian girl who currently a Junior in High School. She is passionate about the literature world of writing and reading. She likes to discuss social issues, cultures, beauty standards, communication, and science. She loves to do social science research, reading non-fiction books, doing sports, or drinking hot chocolate in her free time. As a woman of color, she wants to spark a better change in society and inspire fellow youth out there to embrace their culture and be part of something impactful to others, this is why she joined the APC to raise awareness, empower women, and spread positivity together!  

Meera Baswan is a high school sophomore from Toronto, who is extremely passionate about social issues around the world. She is of Indian origin, and is proud of her heritage and culture. She is a strong advocate for equal rights for coloured women, and is motivated to teach others about the importance of equality. She is currently part of the podcast team at APC, and is working toward creating podcasts that reflect the role of coloured women and girls in today’s generation. She is so excited to work as a member of APC and hopes that she has the opportunity to reach many other coloured females.  

Gabrielle Susanto is an 18-year-old who was born and raised in Indonesia, she recently moved to San Diego in January 2020 in hopes of finding better education. Growing up in a relatively close minded culture, she hopes that she is able to educate the people around her and make them see our society in a new light. She is a communications major and you can definitely find her writing, cooking, baking, and playing with her dogs in her down time. She hopes that she might be able to travel around the world and write blogs about it as a side job in the future.

Qashka is a student at New York University from Jakarta, Indonesia. She's a self-proclaimed idealist and optimist, and for that, she is enamored by many things, more specifically design, technology, art, philosophy, social justice, and the intersection between them! She drinks tea every morning and is currently growing her (quirky) mug collection to drink her morning teas in. Her favorite animals are orangutans, her favorite color is blue, and her comfort characters would be Rachel Green from Friends and 2013 Louis Tomlinson. In her free time, you can find her watching stand-up comedy on Netflix or listening (crying) to Frank Ocean.  

Yewon Kee (she/her) is a 16-year-old high schooler in Florida. As a Korean-American, she thinks embracing other cultures is a priority that is blatantly ignored in society. Yewon is in love with the idea of sisterhood and solidarity, and wants to be able to bring healthcare to all. Through amazing platforms such as APC, she wants to do everything she can to bring light and positive vibes towards all communities.

Siddrah Alhindi is a Syrian-American, Muslim girl living in New York. She is a Macaulay Honors sophomore at Baruch College and is currently majoring in journalism and planning on minoring in film. She has various experiences in the media field ranging from an Instagram Fellowship to having her work published in several publications such as BuzzFeed News, The Macaulay Messenger, and Afro Puff Chronicles!

A journalism graduate from Boston University, Natalie is a 23-year old illustrator, dog owner and photographer based in London, UK. During the day she works as a PR account executive, but in the evening she is reading, trying a new recipe, or working on illustration commissions. Having grown up in South East Asia, Natalie has traveled the continent visiting new cultures and food - She hopes to one day write for a travel or city guide, where she can continue to explore what the world has to offer.