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Kwanza Reid aka “Kwan Joseph”
Kwan is an Asheville native and disabled vet who enjoys writing poetry and free prose. He also enjoys Eastern Philosophy, learning African history, and productivity with his healthcare and spirituality. He has experienced homelessness and has also been in the throes of addiction in the past. He is currently on the road to recovery, practicing the ‘modality’ of harm reduction.
Moderator: Shunyu Huang
Shunyu Huang was born in 1989 in Zhuhai, Guangdong, Southern China.
Before getting her Bachelor’s degree in Ecology, she traveled to Tibet, southwest China and southeast Asia with her film cameras in search of connections between different peoples and their homeland.
In 2024, she curated her first independent photography exhibition, "Peeking Through the Threshold", in Hou Shan Contemporary Art Gallery in Zhuhai, which showcased her work from the past decade.
She relocated to Asheville, NC in 2017 and now serves her community with Chinese tea and stories of humanity.
Donovan Punch
Donovan is a musician. His solo music covers several genres, including art rock, alien rock, joy prog, soundtrack, classical guitar, audio cartoon, prog rock, and avant-garde. Most of his music includes some psychedelic elements.
Donovan relocated to Asheville from Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina and has been a community member since then.
Anson cooke
Anson is an Asheville native, a long-time volunteer at 12 Baskets, and an autodidact, polymath, and bibliophile.
Neisha wright
Neisha spent her professional life as a PE teacher and coach, as well as being a habitual volunteer. She moved to Asheville in 2010 and began volunteering and working with 12 baskets in 2017. Neisha enjoys playing music and doing yoga. She recently took up tap dancing.