REALSOUL is a curriculum-based arts organization, fiscally sponsored by the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center. REALSOUL develops hands- on curriculum and workshops for educators, centering current issues through the lens of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Learn more about our work at: www.realsoul.us.
Katie Quan (she/her) is a third-generation Chinese American zine artist, community advocate, and educator from San Francisco. Her work, addressing identity, mental health, and family, has been exhibited at the Kearny Street Workshop, A PLACE OF HER OWN, and Asian American Women Artists Association. In 2023, she received the Youth Speaks and California Arts Council’s Individual Artist Fellowship and participated in the Asian Improv Arts Fellowship. She founded REALSOUL, a curriculum-based arts organization, striving to make intersectional local histories accessible and relevant to K-8.