Colin Choy Kimzey

Colin is a student of culture and history exploring how art can be used as a tool of community power. Born, bred, and based in San Francisco in Ramaytush Ohlone territory, Colin works as a public servant for the City and County of San Francisco’s Department of Children, Youth and Their Families and as a volunteer with local organizations like Food Shift and the historic Asian American arts center Kearny Street Workshop. Colin’s grandfather was a Toisanese migrant to the United States who worked as a ship’s cook and was active in the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union; it is this relationship between food, labor, and political struggle that Colin takes into his work on the Food Shift Cookbook.