George Ding has a B.A. in Film Production and a minor in East Asian Languages and Cultures from the University of Southern California. He received a Renaissance Scholars Prize upon graduation but is caught in the nebulous void between undergrad and graduate school. Though his film making aspirations are on hold, he continues to write both fiction and non-fiction and was most recently published in the Fall 2007 issue of Paláver. He currently lives and works in Beijing.

Abby Fitzgibbon graduated from James Madison University in 2007 with a B.A. in Modern Foreign Languages. She has used her skills in Spanish, French, and Mandarin to travel and tutor, and decided to take on China in 2008. Over the course of two years in China she has worked as a design consultant in a public relations firm, as well as an English teacher in an International Training School and a local kindergarten. Her art and writing are inspired by her current life and residence in Shanghai.

Oscar Moralde is a writer and filmmaker originally from Norfolk, Virginia and currently based in Los Angeles. He was the recipient of the University of Southern California/Directors Guild of America Scholarship Award in 2006 and graduated from USC  in 2007. He is currently conducting research for his next film project.

J.R. Siegel graduated from Yale University in 2006 with a B.A. in Political Science. He lived and worked in Beijing from September 2006 to August 2008 and will begin graduate studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in the fall of 2009.

Fenwick Smith was born in York, UK and began his education by having his father read Trotsky, Adams and Shakespeare to him as a child. After a drawn-out Master’s degree in Chinese studies he spent six months as a scholarship student at the Beijing Film Academy, and now is a full-time editor on a completely unknown Beijing lifestyle publication. He retains a strong connection to his motherland, and enjoys discussing socialism, film, sexual politics, homophobia, and the British Empire with pretty much anyone who’ll listen. Fenwick is also a filmmaker, occasional actor, and husband-in-waiting.

Michael Thai is a writer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He holds a B.A. in Film Production and a B.S. in Finance from USC and is a Renaissance Scholar and Howard L. Budlong Endowed Business Scholarship recipient. Following college he worked as an analyst and assistant at a private equity firm focused on media and entertainment. He currently spends his time producing and developing film projects and screenplays.

Yulin Zhuang graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in Psychology. He has visited China numerous times over the past decade and currently resides in Beijing. A voracious reader, he has a strong background in multiple fields including anthropology, history, politics, economics, and science. He currently works for a corporate English training company as a professional tutor to multinationals.