Evan Solis, a native Texan, is of Korean and Mexican American ancestry.. After dropping out of his undergraduate studies, he worked for six years in Buenos Aires, Argentina as a teacher, non-profit coordinator, and radio journalist. In 2018, he returned to Texas and enrolled in the University of Texas as a journalism major. While completing his studies, he continued to work in Spanish-language radio journalism and as a researcher for the VOCES Oral History Center, focusing on Latino politics and issues related to immigration and race.  Evan works at the Bronx Documentary Center as the assistant director of the center’s film fellowship, a year-long program that offers young New Yorkers support and mentorship in the creation of a documentary.

Email: solis.m.evan@columbia.edu

Michael Flores served seven years in the Army National Guard and deployed to Iraq in 2006 as a medic attached to an infantry unit. When a friend did not come home, he was motivated to attend college at University of California, Irvine to answer the question: Why did we go to Iraq? He earned a degree in sociology and worked as a radio journalist. His work centers around racism, class, and imperialsm. He wrote for The War Horse on how racist humor silences minorities. He also regularly writes for LAist/NPR in Los Angeles, exposing white supremacists. He is a Pulitzer Center fellow. He is also a co-founder of Veteran Independent Research Organization, which blends social science and journalistic research methods to highlight veteran issues.

Email: mef2229@columbia.edu