Madeline Liu is a curious creative who loves to storytell meaningful life experiences and brand stories. She does this through her social media management work and journey as an independent artist.

Her background consists of marketing and hospitality, working at specialty coffee shops across the Bay Area while supporting social media channels of places like Nisei SF, Just One Cookbook’s Japanese food blog, and now at Redbubble / Teepublic. Her mission is to bridge creativity and kindness, and encourage people to be their most genuine and authentic selves. She is excited to be a part of the PYL program to share young entreprenuership stories and journeys, and engage within the creative community across the Bay Area to inspire young Asian women to pursue their dreams.

Yumi Nguyen immigrated to the United States from Vietnam in 2004 at the age of 9. Her high school internship at the Department on the Status of Women sparked her passion for advocating gender equity and empowering AAPI women and communities. Yumi is now a manager for the Welcome Home Project at the San Francisco Association of Realtors, a non-profit organization that provides household items to support vulnerable homeless individuals and families as they transition into permanent homes. As a former PAAWBAC mentee in 2017, she hopes to share the valuable mentorship experiences and empowering moments she gained through PAAWBAC’s events.

Dana Salim is a first-generation Indonesian American artist, born and raised in Los Angeles and now based in San Francisco. She has a strong foundation in graphic design and a deep passion for visual art.

Earlier this year, she founded Paper Bird Tattoo, a tattoo studio located in the Outer Richmond district of San Francisco. The space serves as both a creative hub and a reflection of her artistic vision: a place where design, identity, and expression converge through the medium of tattooing. She also works full time in Machine Learning and Data Analytics.

She is most excited to join the PYL to help empower young API women. She hopes to help inspire and aid the next generation of young women into achieving their goals in spaces that they previously were gatekept from them.

Brittany Wong is a San Francisco native who has been involved with PAAWBAC from a young age. In 2020, she joined PAAWBACs Board of Directors to continue the organizations ongoing 45+ year legacy. During her time at SFSU, she presented solutions to strengthen the visibility, skills, and leadership of young API women. Inspired by this early vision, she felt empowered to help lead the Young Leaders program, deepening her commitment to the community she is so passionate about.

She currently works as an Administrative Coordinator for a private family office and has recently begun her entrepreneurial journey as the founder of Rest & Reverie Studios, a home fragrance brand rooted in self-care and intentionality.