A’misa Chiu is a fourth generation Yonsei Japanese American illustrator, zinester, community organiser, and college librarian. She made her first zine in 2008, and from there started her small art press, Eyeball Burp Press. She is passionate about illustrating the Asian Pacific Islander American experience, as well as teaching identity formation and information politics to young activists through the lens of zine making. Chiu is an organiser with the Portland Zine Symposium in Portland, Oregon, the United States. [Photography & art]