About the Authors: UWB ZINE FIENDS
Abi Aguilar Romero (she/her)
Abi speaks both Spanish and English. Her hometown is Burien, Washington. She is majoring in Culture, Literature, and Arts and will graduate in the summer. Her favorite classes are Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (GWSS). She enjoys drinking a Matcha latte any chance she gets, reading Suzanne Collins novels, and watching horror films.
Binta is double majoring in Law, Economics, Public Policy, and Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies with a minor in Human Rights. She speaks English but grew up surrounded by languages such as Wolof and Fula. Her hometown is Everett, Washington. Binta loves to journal, read books, listen to R&B, and relax with her cat Kiggy.
Verisha (she/her)
Verisha is majoring in Health Studies. She speaks English and grew up surrounded by Urdu. Her hometown is Renton, Washington. One of Verisha’s favorite hobbies is crocheting (especially crocheting stuffed animals).
Ryan Chiang (he/him)
Ryan is double majoring in Business and Psychology. He speaks English and grew up surrounded by Cantonese. His hometown is Kent, Washington. Ryan enjoys playing basketball and listening to Rap and R&B music.
Andrew Choi (he/him)
Andrew is majoring in American & Ethnic Studies with a minor in Diversity Studies. He speaks English and grew up surrounded by Korean. His hometown is Seattle, Washington. Andrew enjoys watching UW Husky football, hiking, camping, and hanging out with his dog.
Kerod Dargaze (he/him)
Kerod is majoring in Media & Communications. His hometowns are Renton, Washington and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Kerod grew up around English and Amharic. Kerod’s favorite hobbies include playing basketball and working out.
Niharika (she/her)
Niharika is a pre-major student. Her hometown is Bothell Wassington. Niharika speaks English and grew up around Marathi and Hindi. Her favorite hobbies include reading, listening to music, and hanging out with friends.
Cathy Dunlap (she/her)
Cathy is majoring in Global Studies. Her first language is Karamojong, but she is also surrounded by English, Acholi, Leb Abwor, Turukana, Luganda, Kiswahili, and Ateso. Cathay’s hometown is Kotido, Uganda. Cathy enjoys dancing, all Ugandan cultural dances, Music, cultural exhibitions, concerts, event management, public speaking, leadership roles, trying new foods, sharing diverse cultures, and traveling.
Moss (he/him)
Moss is majoring in Biology, and his hometown is Arlington/Everett, Washington. One fun fact about him is that he enjoys self-hosting/homelab and basic mushroom cultivation.
Alison Escobar (she/her)
Alison is majoring in Media and Communications studies. She speaks English and grew up surrounded by Spanish. Her hometown is Fife, Washington. Alison is a sports photographer.
Leiney is an Interdisciplinary Studies of Social Science major with minors in Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies and Policy. She is from Seattle, Washington and speaks English. A fun fact about Leiney is that she was on Sesame Street when she was 4.
Greg Guettler (he/him)
Greg is originally from West Seattle, Washington and is majoring in Conservation and Restoration Science. He speaks English and enjoys the smell of the sea as it brings him joy.
Angel Herrera (she/her)
Angel is majoring in the Interdisciplinary Arts and is from Dallas, Texas. She speaks English and Spanish. In her free time Angel plays piano and is a LE SSERAFIM stan.
Isra Ismail (she/her)
Isra is a Health Studies major from Seattle, Washington. She grew up surrounded by the languages of Somali and English. Isra loves to try new foods and drinks, watch documentaries, and spend quality time with her friends and family.
Omen is majoring in Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies and speaks English. They are a Queer and disabilities rights activist who enjoys punk rock music, house shows, and their current favorite artist is Lauren Jane Grace. Omen has a 5-year-old cat whom they love dearly. They garden to help provide food for others and are COVID-conscious, as they have an autoimmune disorder and long COVID it’s also just the right thing to do. Free Palestine.
Aundreah Jenkins (she/her)
Aundreah is majoring in the Interdisciplinary Arts and is from Federal Way, Washington. She speaks English and loves to draw. For a class, she was able to create a 32-page picture book in a month and a half!
Theao Quinn (they/them)
Theao is double majoring in Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies and Psychology. They grew up speaking English and are from Portland, Oregon. Theao loves listening to music and their current favorite song is Burn Your Village by Kiki Rockwell.
Harvey Kuebler (he/him)
Harvey is majoring in American & Ethnic Studies and is from Edmonds, Washington. He speaks English and loves to play video games.
Jennifer is majoring in Law, Economics & Public Policy. She grew up bilingual speaking Spanish and English and is from Sultan, Washington.
Angel-Axel Macharia (he/him)
Angel-Axel is double majoring in Pre-Law and Psychology. He is from Nairobi, Kenya and grew up surrounded by many languages: English, Swahili, Kikuyu, and Luo. Angel-Axel enjoys working, soccer and spending time with his friends and family.
Ida Madilamba (she/her)
Ida is majoring in Law, Economics, and Public Policy, and she grew up speaking French. Her hometown is the Republic Democratic of the Congo, and one fun fact about her is that she loves music and sings in a choir.
Faduma A Mohamed (she/her)
Faduma is majoring in Science, Technology & Society and grew up speaking English and Somali. She is from Tukwila, Washington.
Jonathan Naumann (he/him)
Jonathan is majoring in business, and grew up in Seattle, Washington. A few fun facts about him is that he loves sports, sports, sports, traveling, and DJing.
Andres Rodriguez-Sanchez (he/him)
Andres Jr. Rodriguez Sanchez is majoring in Psychology. He is from Puyallup, Washington and grew up speaking Spanish. Andres is active on a computer and loves to listen and play all types of music.
Esme Simon-Hernandez (she/her)
Esme is majoring in Biology and speaks Spanish and English. She is from Northgate, Washington. She likes baking and has a cat named Figaro. Esme also loves music.
Amelia Smeby (she/her)
Amelia is majoring in Psychology and Neuroscience, and her hometown is Brier, Washington, but she moved to Ferndale, Washington during high school. Some fun facts about her are that she hopes to pursue a Doctorate in Nurse Midwifery at Seattle University after she receives her bachelor’s degree. Additionally, she can play six different instruments and is learning the drums and the saxophone. She is self-taught. Her favorite song is “Misty”, covered by Marty Robbins.
Zoe is majoring in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, and her hometown is St. Louis, Missouri. One fun fact about her is that she enjoys horseback riding.
Sofina is a Law, Economics, and Public Policy major from Sultan, Washington. She grew up speaking English, and one fun fact about her is that she is a violinist.
Z Tsai (they/them)
Z was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but has lived in Colorado for most of their life. They grew up speaking Mandarin Chinese as well as English. They are majoring in Culture, Literature, and Art, and one fun fact about them is that their current favorite song is Stand By Me by Oasis.
Eric Max Tsatouryan (he/him)
Eric is majoring in Law, Economics, and Public Policy, and he grew up speaking English and Russian. His hometown is Lynnwood, Washington, and some of his hobbies are playing sports and hiking with friends.
Anna Wright (she/they)
Anna is majoring in Conservation & Restoration Science (BS) and Global Studies(BA), with a minor in Global Information Systems. She grew up in Woodinville, WA. Her career goal after finishing her education is to work in research for giraffe conservation in Africa. She is thrilled to be participating in a study abroad program of Giraffe Ecology and Conservation in Kimana, Kenya at the Amboseli National Park at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro in July 2025.
Steven Wu (he/him)
Steven is majoring in Psychology, and is from Mankato, Minnesota. They grew up speaking Mandarin Chinese, and a fun fact about them is that they love to fish.
