Haruka Umetsu Cho teaches in the religious studies department at Santa Clara University, located in Northern California. Her teaching and research address liberation using literature from decolonial, feminist, and queer perspectives.

Aizaiah Yong serves on the faculty of the Claremont School of Theology, Southern California. Raised in a multiracial and immigrant family, Aizaiah is committed to sustaining transformational, collective efforts that address ongoing realities of social oppression with presence, passion, and peace.