Formed by Emily Ryan and sisters Wendy and Amy Yao, who met as teens in Irvine, California, Emily’s Sassy Lime (1993–2001) was a garage-punk rock band. Considered an essential part of the early riot grrrl movement, their scrappy punk sensibility and creative resourcefulness, primarily developed during their high school years, embodies the tumult of adolescence. Recently featured in the 2025 California Biennial: Desperate, Scared, But Social, their installation presented ephemera from their shared youth—posters, photographs, zines, letters, and video footage of their performances—alongside works from their individual practices in drawing, sculpture, and social space.

Bre is a Black and Polynesian artist and zine maker based in Long Beach, CA. After receiving her B.A. in English, Creative Writing in 2019, Bre ventured off into freelance work that involved commissions for popular brands and celebrities like Cricut, Manic Panic, and singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco. Besides her full-time work as an artist, Bre enjoys using her leisure time to create and post zine tutorials and resources to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube as a way to encourage people to dip their toes into the wonderful, DIY world of zine making.

Erick Aguinaldo is a spoken word poet, professor, a father, brother, fighter, and lover. He was born in LA and raised in the IE. He has some degrees from some fancy universities but has learned the most from his community. From the walls of formal education to the forced segregation of the streets, he draws strength from the resistant and resilient. For him San Bernardino is home. He embraces the good, the bad, and the ugly. He firmly believes true power is in the people.