Thank you to the editors, designers, authors, faculty editors, and community members for bringing this inaugural journal to fruition and supporting it for future generations of scholars to come: Anya Fang, logo designer; Jamie Noh, chief designer; Rachel Lee and the eScholarship team; the Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies and Ethnic Studies departments; and faculty sponsors, Dr. Khatharya Um, Dr. Lok Siu, and Dr. Michael Omi.