Public Speaking
Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Queen's University, 2015, Lecture
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Naked Heart: An LGBTQ Festival of Words, 2015, Performer and Panelist
CUNY Graduate Center, Queers & Comics Conference, 2015, Workshop Panelist and Moderator
Swarthmore College, 2015, Artist Lecture
San Francisco State University, Quoting Ourselves, 2015, Artist Lecture
University of California, Berkeley, Empowering Women of Color Conference, 2015, Workshop Presenter
Stanford University, Women at Work Discussion Series, 2015, Lecture
Dallas, Texas, Facing Race: A National Conference, 2014, Performer and Workshop Presenter
Wayne State University, Allied Media Conference, 2014, Workshop Presenter
Eastfield College, No Restraint: Activist Comics and Zines, 2014, Artist Lecture
Brooklyn Zine Fest, Queer and Trans Zines panel, 2014, Panelist
Brooklyn Historical Society, Mixed Race Zines panel, 2014, Panelist
Mills College, National Association for Ethnic Studies Conference, 2014, Moderator of QTPOC Art Activism Panel
Oregon State University, 2014, Guest Lecturer
POC Zine Project, Race Riot Tour, 2013, Performer
La Pena Cultural Center, 2013, RADAR Productions presents EAST BAYDAR, Filmmaker Q&A
York University, 2012, Filmmaker Q&A
University of Arizona, 2011, Guest Lecturer
Stanford University, 2011, Queer Horizons Conference, Presenter
University of California, Riverside, 2011, Queer People of Color Conference, Presenter
Mills College, 2009-2010, Reel Vivid: Queer and Transgender People of Color Film Series, Curator and Presenter
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Naked Heart: An LGBTQ Festival of Words, 2015, Performer and Panelist
CUNY Graduate Center, Queers & Comics Conference, 2015, Workshop Panelist and Moderator
Swarthmore College, 2015, Artist Lecture
San Francisco State University, Quoting Ourselves, 2015, Artist Lecture
University of California, Berkeley, Empowering Women of Color Conference, 2015, Workshop Presenter
Stanford University, Women at Work Discussion Series, 2015, Lecture
Dallas, Texas, Facing Race: A National Conference, 2014, Performer and Workshop Presenter
Wayne State University, Allied Media Conference, 2014, Workshop Presenter
Eastfield College, No Restraint: Activist Comics and Zines, 2014, Artist Lecture
Brooklyn Zine Fest, Queer and Trans Zines panel, 2014, Panelist
Brooklyn Historical Society, Mixed Race Zines panel, 2014, Panelist
Mills College, National Association for Ethnic Studies Conference, 2014, Moderator of QTPOC Art Activism Panel
Oregon State University, 2014, Guest Lecturer
POC Zine Project, Race Riot Tour, 2013, Performer
La Pena Cultural Center, 2013, RADAR Productions presents EAST BAYDAR, Filmmaker Q&A
York University, 2012, Filmmaker Q&A
University of Arizona, 2011, Guest Lecturer
Stanford University, 2011, Queer Horizons Conference, Presenter
University of California, Riverside, 2011, Queer People of Color Conference, Presenter
Mills College, 2009-2010, Reel Vivid: Queer and Transgender People of Color Film Series, Curator and Presenter
Publications
"Dealing with Bigotry", East Bay Express, 4/1/15
Queer and Trans Artists of Color: Stories of Some of Our Lives. Co-edited by Terra Mikalson and Jessica Glennon-Zukoff.
"What Girls Like Me Are Not Supposed To Be Doing: An Interview with Aura Bogado," make/shift mag, June 2014.
"Race, Gender, and Crowdfunding," make/shift mag, October 2013.
“Anarchy in the Archives: POC Zine Project Bring Punks of Color to the Academy,” Colorlines.com, January 29th, 2013.
"How I Became an Ex-punk" in Women & Performance: a journal of feminist theory, 22:2-3, (2012): 197-201.
"Borderlands" in Zines in Third Space by Adela C. Licona (Albany: SUNY Press, 2012), 66, 68-69, 79, 80.
"The Little Things," Race Revolt 4, April 2009.
"Passing," The Womanist, April 2009.
"Ethnic, or Something," in Zine Yearbook 9, ed. Joe Biel et al., (Bloomington, IN: Microcosm Publishing, 2008), 78-80.
Queer and Trans Artists of Color: Stories of Some of Our Lives. Co-edited by Terra Mikalson and Jessica Glennon-Zukoff.
"What Girls Like Me Are Not Supposed To Be Doing: An Interview with Aura Bogado," make/shift mag, June 2014.
"Race, Gender, and Crowdfunding," make/shift mag, October 2013.
“Anarchy in the Archives: POC Zine Project Bring Punks of Color to the Academy,” Colorlines.com, January 29th, 2013.
"How I Became an Ex-punk" in Women & Performance: a journal of feminist theory, 22:2-3, (2012): 197-201.
"Borderlands" in Zines in Third Space by Adela C. Licona (Albany: SUNY Press, 2012), 66, 68-69, 79, 80.
"The Little Things," Race Revolt 4, April 2009.
"Passing," The Womanist, April 2009.
"Ethnic, or Something," in Zine Yearbook 9, ed. Joe Biel et al., (Bloomington, IN: Microcosm Publishing, 2008), 78-80.
Film Screenings
La Pena Cultural Center, March 2nd, 2013 - Berkeley
The New Parkway Theater, February 17th, 2013 - Oakland
York University, November 19th, 2012 - Toronto
University of Toronto, October 29, 2012 - Toronto
National Queer Arts Festival, June 26-27, 2012 - San Francisco
Queer Women of Color Film Festival, June 8, 2012 - San Francisco
The New Parkway Theater, February 17th, 2013 - Oakland
York University, November 19th, 2012 - Toronto
University of Toronto, October 29, 2012 - Toronto
National Queer Arts Festival, June 26-27, 2012 - San Francisco
Queer Women of Color Film Festival, June 8, 2012 - San Francisco
Internships and Training
Colorlines.com - New Media and Communications Internship, 2012-2013
Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project - Filmmaker Training Program, 2011
DataCenter - Research and Policy Internship, 2011
Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training - Fellowship, 2008
Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project - Filmmaker Training Program, 2011
DataCenter - Research and Policy Internship, 2011
Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training - Fellowship, 2008
Work History
Instructor at Brouhaha: QTPOC Activist Comics Rise Up (a program of Peacock Rebellion)
Instructor at Reel Justice (a program of the Center for Third World Organizing)
Videographer and Social Media Strategist for Micia Mosely
New Media and Communications Intern at Colorlines.com
Program Assistant at Urban Habitat
Research and Policy Intern at DataCenter
Peer Tutor at the Mills College Center for Academic Excellence
Social Justice Peer Educator at the Mills College Diversity and Social Justice Resource Center
Crisis Hotline Volunteer and Victim Advocate at the Colorado Anti-Violence Program
Grassroots Fundraising Specialist at the Colorado Anti-Violence Program
Volunteer at Boston/Cambridge Food Not Bombs
Instructor at Reel Justice (a program of the Center for Third World Organizing)
Videographer and Social Media Strategist for Micia Mosely
New Media and Communications Intern at Colorlines.com
Program Assistant at Urban Habitat
Research and Policy Intern at DataCenter
Peer Tutor at the Mills College Center for Academic Excellence
Social Justice Peer Educator at the Mills College Diversity and Social Justice Resource Center
Crisis Hotline Volunteer and Victim Advocate at the Colorado Anti-Violence Program
Grassroots Fundraising Specialist at the Colorado Anti-Violence Program
Volunteer at Boston/Cambridge Food Not Bombs
Education
BA in Ethnic Studies from Mills College, 2011
Undergraduate thesis, "Mangos with Chili: Life-Sustaining Performance Art for and by Queer and Transgender People of Color"
Undergraduate thesis, "Mangos with Chili: Life-Sustaining Performance Art for and by Queer and Transgender People of Color"
Academic Awards
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, 2011
Helen Carroll Award, 2010
Palladium Honor Society, 2010
Helen Carroll Award, 2010
Palladium Honor Society, 2010