Celine Qin

“The time has come for us to reimagine everything…How do we reimagine everything in the light of a change that is so far reaching and is our responsibility to make? We have to do the reimagining ourselves.”

-Grace Lee Boggs

I am a FOUNDER.

Learn more about who I came from, where I started, what I’ve built, and where I’m going. Who inspires me? Whose stories drive my soul and shape my voice? What do I make of myself in this vast landscape? Welcome yourself into what I’m creating…

I am a LEADER & ORGANIZER.

Liberation starts with the people—peoplehood I stand among and am forever learning and discovering with. When I trace my roots, I feel the vibrations of systems and empire. Yet when I plant them, I feel a movement, a struggle against oppression, that I had never once stopped fighting for. Join me.

I am a SPEAKER.

I have inspired thousands of young people and changemakers across the globe to live through their boldest visions and greatest dreams. I challenge you to pull apart the boundaries between “possible” and “impossible,” forge bridges between “us” and “them,” and discuss systems and power with courageous questioning. Work with me.

I am a TRAILBLAZER.

Altering historical inertias, breaking generational paradigms, owning my narrative—yet never forgetting what (and who) I came from. Let’s defy the odds that marginalized communities, women of color, and youth face and challenge the expectations of what we are capable of. I certainly won’t be the last.

I am a MENTOR.

Like all leaders, I am inseparable from the generation that comes after me. As an independent woman-of-color founder and first-generation low-income college student, I know firsthand the institutional barriers that lay between youth, changemakers, organizers, founders, and our goals. I thank my mentors for believing in me, and I’m passing it forward. Reach out!