MATTHEW ABAYA was the film and video curator for the very first KSW Next APAture in 1999. He did this while attending San Francisco State University in the Asian Americans Studies Department and completing the first (h)APA vampyre short film "Embrace Madness." EM premiered at APAture 1999 and later screened across the US, Canada and in the Philippines. It earned itself an aMedia Ammy Award nomination for best short film. He continues to make strange(h)APA horror flicks and curates film programs for the (h)APA community. Matthew is currently working on his first feature length film and will be presenting his latest horror short film "Bampinay" (2003) about the mythological Philippine aswang.

KEVIN CAMIA is a stand up comic who has performed throughout the country and is quickly becoming a local favorite in the San Francisco Bay Area. Kevin's comedy is a unique blend of dry wit, storytelling and social satire. He does draw from his own experiences as a Filipino American but will write wherever his mind takes him. He has performed for theater, and film, most recently in the independent film "Goodbye Guy Guy". He also has performed as the musical legend Bobby Banduria.

JEAN CHEN has been creating zines for 10 years. She feels lucky because it's actually been her job for the past four years to be a zine editor for youth websites. Can you believe that? Jean just can't stop working for non-profits. And she can't stop shaking her booty every time she hears a Sean Paul song.

CLAIRE LIGHT is no longer a non-profit whore. Oh, wait, she kinda is—as lit editor of hyphen magazine. But she doesn't get paid for it, so it's okay. She's more of a grad student type at state, where they promised to teach her to write. Ha!

ERNEST MARK is a non-profit worker by day... and well, by night. An avid supporter of San Francisco's community arts, he has been serving on the board of KSW for five years. He dabbles in various arts including music, visual, writing and juggling. He presented and helped to curate APAture 1999 and 2000.

ROBYNN *NONOGIRL* TAKAYAMA is an audio producer trained through the KPFA First Voice Apprenticeship Program. Her pieces covering local cultural and political issues and events have aired on KPFA, KUSF, and KZSC. She has also transformed her sound work into video shorts that screened in Chicago, Los Angeles, Berkeley, and San Francisco and into a sound installation in APAture's 2002 gallery.

TERI UNTALAN is a singer, songwriter, and violist, whose most recent credits include two viola tracks on guitarist Buckethead's album "Colma" (Cyberoctave Records), and singing/writing on Westside Chemical's electronica album, "Black & Blue" (Stray Records). Active in the Bay Area for the last several years, she's performed everything from folk & pop-rock to experimental; from jazz & classical to electronica. Having recently produced The Lush Life Players CD, "Siren Song", she's now working on a new recording of her original songs. She can also be seen occasionally backing up local songsmith, David Hopkins, and playing in the high-octane improv group, MoeKestra! Visit www.teriuntalan.com for more information.