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Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month with art and storytelling! Drop by PCC Rock Creek Building 3 for a zine-making workshop, free Asian snacks, and a showcase of local AAPI creatives. Free and open to all ages!

Follow along on Instagram: @pockyandzines

RSVP on Eventbrite: Pocky & Zines Tickets

(RSVPs not required, but appreciated!)

Thank you to our sponsors <3

Thank you to these organizations and individuals for their support!

• PCC Asian Student Association

• PCC Art Department at Rock Creek

• Michael McGovern, PCC RC Art Department Faculty Chair

• Ric Getter (photographer and writer)

Volunteer Coordinators

Event Volunteers

julia h kim (she/they) draws comics and plays the cello. She was born and raised in portland. She started pocky&zines.

instagram: @jk.pencil @julia_haeuni
website: juliahkim.com

Matteo or Po’boy da Clown (he/him) I make zines myself and I wanted to be more involved within the zine community.

instagram: @poboy_da_clown

Melisa "Missy" Beard (she/they) I'm a mixed race Filipino Artist, mostly drawing mammals + people with traditional mediums. I'm a fulltime student at PCC and work as a Dog Trainer, while raising my two kids as a single Mom. I'm volunteering to help out Julia who's been attending the A.S.A. meetings with me and wanted to help with her event in any way that I could.

instagram: @feathertail.art

Mia Cai (she/her) Mia enjoys all sorts of mediums and in her free time she likes to look at paper crafts and ink paintings the most. She volunteered to see the amazing creative AAPI artists and help out with the event.

SJ ANDERSON (they/them) SJ is a professional freelance graphic designer and illustrator. They use their medium to help spotlight the punks and artists of the world, and to bring fringe voices into the spotlight through their work. They are excited to volunteer at Pocky & Zines and help fellow AAPI artists shoot towards success!

website: artsharecollective.com/sj-anderson

Sarah Joy (she/her) is an indie app developer + artist * poet. She built this site with mmm.page and can’t wait to see all the zines and creative work people make at Pocky & Zines.

website: sarahjoycalpo.art

zahira murillo (she/her) likes to draw and be in nature. she's excited to volunteer at Pocky & Zines and support the AAPI community.

Ric Getter - I'm a photographer and writer living in SW Portland. My writing these days is mostly short fiction. Most of my photography is for events, publicity, sports and travel. I’m particularly fond of using my skills to help out nonprofits that help the community. I also have a background in IT, that helped when media jobs couldn’t pay the bills.

instagram: @RicGetter

flicker: Ric Getter

More volunteer bios coming soon!