James is honored and proud to be a CSWS Human Rights Intern. A third generation Chinese American born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he now lives in NYC. He was first inspired by Gregory Cendana in March 2020, when he viewed "A TownHall on Anti-Asian Racism: Race, Struggle and Solidarity in the Time of A Global Pandemic", in which Gregory was a co-facilitator and co-host. Shortly after that, James took and graduated from the University for Justice and Liberation, an intensive social justice and political education training course which included Gregory and fellow organizer Dr. DJ Kuttin Kandi as part of the facilitation core. His goal is to work to support CSWS’s vision to center the voices of marginalized and oppressed communities in creating alternative futures of liberation for us all. He is grateful for the role his partner, Emilya Cachapero, has and continues to play in expanding and focusing his awareness of social justice issues. In his spare time, he loves to cook and watch Asian videos.