CUT FRUIT COLLECTIVE - Key Persons
Amanda Hyunh is a queer, neurodivergent Vietnamese-Filipina clinical mental health counseling student currently interning at Cut Fruit Collective for her master's program. She also works part-time at Inclusive Therapists, a therapist directory that centers the needs of 2SLGBTQIA+ and BI&POC communities.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Small Business Commissioner for the City of San Francisco
Cynthia is a small business commissioner for the City of San Francisco. Previously she founded Seedstore, a clothing shop in the Inner Richmond neighborhood. She has also served as President of the Clement Street Merchants Association.
Favorite Fruit: Pluots
Daphne is passionate about community building through food, drinks, and storytelling. Based in Oakland, she focuses on helping small businesses and organizations grow as a freelance web designer.
Favorite Fruit: Mangosteens or cherries
Jason is a Chinese-American graphic designer and artist. Originally from Los Angeles, he is currently studying Chemistry and Design at UC Berkeley. Inspired by his childhood, he is passionate about incorporating cultural nostalgia into a multitude of media like 3D art, posters, and stickers. When he's not working on expressing his creativity, he can be found thrifting, cooking, or watching movies.
Favorite Fruit: Mango 省
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Artist
- Oakland Artist
Jocelyn is an Oakland artist by way of Taiwan and Shanghai. She is interested in utilizing art as a tool to amplify voices, raise awareness, and give back to communities. Her work is a reflection on human connection and identity.
Favorite Fruit: Mangoes 省
Maya (摩耶 / ಮಾಯಾ) is an artist and designer currently living in Berkeley, California. Born in Los Angeles to a multicultural family, much of her work focuses on the complex intersections of identity. She enjoys using art and design to foster connection, curiosity and belonging.
Favorite Fruit: Strawberries
Megumi is a web designer, tea enthusiast, and Bay Area native. They code handcrafted, sustainable websites using permaculture design principles.
Favorite Fruit: Peaches
Paulina is a visual artist and a writer. Born in Minnesota and based in the Bay Area, Paulina uses art to explore Chinese symbolism, the diasporic Asian-American experience, being a restaurant kid, and the natural world. You can find her art and her food diary on Instagram.
Favorite Fruit: Persimmon
Reg | 새아 (they/them) is a Korean-American creator based in Oakland, California. They are passionate about uplifting underrepresented voices and histories in their work. Find them on Instagram @regsaeha and Twitter @saehawon.
Favorite Fruit: Asian Pears and Kiwis 諾
Ren (蓮) is a Hawaiian-Taiwanese-Japanese foodie and self-proclaimed tea connoisseur born and raised on O'ahu, Hawai'i. She uses writing and art to explore the complexities and charm of diaspora and mixed identities like her own.
Favorite Fruit: Strawberries or yuzu !!
Sophie is a non-binary writer, novelist, and poet. They grew up in Texas and are currently attending the University of California, Berkeley. Inspired by their multicultural background and queer identity, they focus on uplifting marginalized voices in the work. IG: @sophieandtheirstories, Twitter: @pineappellae, TikTok, YouTube