Hanako (she/her) is the Research & Programming Assistant at Arts Connect International, bringing her passion for the arts and dedication to community contextualized change. She first started with ACI as an intern in 2015. Hanako earned her B.A. at Connecticut College in Anthropology and French, graduating summa cum laude as a Holleran Center scholar with a certificate in Community Action and Public Policy, and will soon graduate with her MA from the School for Global Inclusion & Social Development at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Hanako's interests focus on social identity, power, and marginalization, with an emphasis on art as a tool for activation, advocacy, and change-making.