The Team

Amy Friedman, Lead Producer, is an author, editor, ghostwriter,  memoir teacher and activist, a dual American-Canadian.

Jessica Tuck, Co-Producer, actor, director, producer, storytelling coach.

Samina Ali, Co-Producer, immigrant, brown, woman, Muslim, writer.

Anneke Campbell, Co-Producer, American immigrant, writer in myriad genres, speaker and activist.

Gabrielle Donnelly, Co-Producer, American immigrant, writer, Immigrant Chronicles on Substack

Roland Tec, Co-Producer, filmmaker, playwright, composer, producer teacher. Roland’s Is This Seat Taken? on Substack

John Ciccolini, Associate Producer & Webmaster, is an actor, playwright, and web designer/developer.

Janna Rae Nieto, Art Director/Logo Design, is a tattoo artist in Los Angeles at the popular all-women tattoo shop, Heartless Tattoos, and graduate of Otis College of Art and Design. A first-gen American, grateful to her parents for inspiring her heart, mind and artistry. @jannaraetattoos.Reece Sisto

All-American Story Advisory Team

Angelo Paparelli is an immigration lawyer and blogger

Harriet Zaretsky is a lawyer and activist whose passion is helping children