The Team Single Rows

Rehana Paul (she/her) is the editor-in-chief and founder of Overachiever Magazine. Frustrated with the lack of intersectionality and focus on representation politics in existing Asian spaces, she started Overachiever in 2018. Rehana is currently studying international relations, marketing, and communications at American University in Washington D.C. She works freelance as a communications and marketing consultant. Rehana is overly enthusiastic about her puppy, Taylor Swift, and coffee in all of its forms.

Francine Cayanan is Overachiever's Managing Editor, a lover of books, animals, and uplifting Asian women. She strives to create a space where Asian women of all walks of life feel they have room to grow and flourish. When she's not working on the magazine, you will find her studying, absorbing games and anime, or finding different ways to be a loaf.

Charlotte Drummond (she/her) is the head of Outreach at Overachiever. She is a mixed Indian-American student from Los Angeles, California, currently studying publishing in college. She loves to read, take pictures of trees, nap with her dog, and misses mango lassi whenever she’s not drinking it.

Jean Sumbilla is the Visual Director for Overachiever Magazine. Currently, she is studying for a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Sciences degree. She loves being a part of OM as it is a community that empowers Asian women. Aside from her work for Overachiever Magazine, you can find Jean studying, being a coffee/boba enthusiast, listening to music, or doing a combination of all three.

Mhira Zambrano (she/her) is the Social Media Director for Overachiever Magazine. She is a recent graduate from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a degree in Sociology. She is passionate about the use of social media as a tool of empowerment and social change and believes in OM’s ability to do as such for Asian womxn all over the world. In her free time she likes to curate playlists, mist her plants, and critique different brands of oat milk.

Amanda Nava (she/they) is a freelance proofreader, editor, and writer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Can be found hiking in real life and the isles of Skellige when not writing. Is a mild hazard while reading and walking their dog. Nava aims to create equity in publishing and decolonize the literary canon on various platforms, including Instagram (@books.with.mana).

Arouny Prasimay is a member of Overachiever’s social media team. Based in Paris, she is of Lao, British and Chinese descent, and loves being able to highlight important issues through OM’s platform. She enjoys debates, developing her culinary skills and driving to loud music.

Natalie Obedos is the Associate Copyeditor for Overachiever. She has been a part of Overachiever’s team since it’s founding and wouldn’t change it for the world. Besides drawing and writing, Natalie also loves eating good food, cooking badly, and making up elaborate stories for portraits in museums. She recently mastered the art of making dumplings. (And wants to redo Julie and Julia but with Sohla El-Waylly and herself).

Chloe Sun (she/her) is a Chinese-American high school artist and graphic designer based in Indiana. She’s passionate about using visual media to spark important conversations and uplift women of color. If she’s not putting together different publication issues or working on art pieces (which you can check out at @gallery.of.sun), you can usually find her decorating cakes at ungodly hours, taking walks outside, or dancing in her room.

Hannah Teoh is a Malaysian Chinese college student currently studying Economics and East Asian Area Studies at the University of Southern California. She is passionate about creating safe and inclusive dialogue spaces. In her off time (or more like at all times), she can be found eating brownies, online window shopping, and listening to the Avatar: The Last Airbender soundtrack.

Jayna Matharu is an Illustrator and Graphic Designer from London. As a 3rd gen British Asian, she creates work based around her cultural identity and interests such as vedic astrology. She loves listening to lo-fi music and finding new books to read by Asian authors.

Jenna Tong (they/them) is a Designer at Overachiever Magazine. An art student in California, they can often be found drawing chaotic animals where they don't belong. As an Asian-American Asexual Aromantic Agender Artist and Activist (AAAAAAA!!!) they look forward to making a space for Asian womxn and non-binary people's creative work to shine.

Tasia Matthews (Täshä, she/her) is Overachiever Magazine's research coordinator. She currently works in international security and diplomacy and is pursuing a master's degree in global security, with a focus on Southeast Asia. She likes reading, playing tennis, being outside, and is reminding you to wear sunscreen.

Kate Anderson-Song is the Head Interviewer on the Outreach team at Overachiever Magazine. She is a NYC-based writer, artist, and performer, who recently graduated from New York University with a degree in Cinema Studies. You can find Kate on Instagram @k8andersonsong and @thek8pages, and you can find more of her work (and tons of other great stuff) here at Overachiever Magazine!

Roma Manaois (she/her) is a Filipina junior in Qatar. She desires to raise awareness and volunteerism on various issues, especially for the Asian community. Oftentimes, you'll catch her browsing through the internet, getting attached to fictional characters, and enthusiastically being a sucker for sky views.

Sabine Gaind (she/her) is an Indian-Canadian writer from Toronto, studying Social Justice and English Literature at UBC. She is passionate about storytelling and its ability to empower and bring people together, especially those who have been sidelined in the mainstream. Outside of writing, Sabine can be found baking chai cookies or watching Bend It Like Beckham for the hundredth time.

Shruti Rajkumar is a part of the Editorial team at Overachiever Magazine. As a journalism student in Boston and a disabled Indian American woman, she enjoys writing articles about the intersectional of race and disability. In her free time, she can be found absorbing the joy and peace of community healing, watching TikToks, and going on spontaneous adventures with her friends.

Syme de Leon is a Designer at Overachiever Magazine. Passionate about social justice, Syme also graduated from a Masters in Human Rights and is currently based in Bangkok, working for a regional NGO that works to protect and promote human rights across Asia. She loves reading, sunrises, chocolate and chocolate (yes, chocolate twice).

Zoe Kim is a Korean American college student majoring in entomology. She is passionate about facilitating honest and constructive dialogues. When not looking at insects, she enjoys hiking, trying out new recipes, and doing random workout challenges