Joie Ha (she/they) is the daughter of refugees and has been an organizer for minority communities in Colorado for over 15 years. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology and an M.A. in Development Practice, focusing on holistic mental health treatment for Vietnamese refugees. Joie has served in Malaysia as a Community Development Officer and in Cambodia as a researcher regarding how hip-hop can create fictive kin for youth. Joie currently serves as Executive Director for Colorado Asian Pacific United, striving to open the first Asian American Pacific Islander history and culture museum in the Rocky Mountain region.