Monica Rojas-Stewart (she/her), Ph.D. originally from Peru, has collaborated as a cultural consultant, guest artist, music, and dance instructor with various organizations and programs throughout the Pacific Northwest for over 20 years. Mother, artivist, and scholar, she is the founder of the DE CAJóN Project and Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle (MÁS), two arts organizations dedicated to educating about the history and cultural contributions of people of African descent in Peru and Latin America respectively. Rojas-Stewart is the Assistant Director of the African Studies and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies programs at The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at UW.