Define American Fellowship

For over 5 years, we supported immigrant artists and storytellers in their creative and professional development.

About the Fellowship

The world is moved by stories and storytellers. Culture is changed by compelling narratives.

The Define American Fellowship supported artists and storytellers who happen to be immigrants and are working in narrative art forms between 2019 and 2023. The fellows in each year’s cohort participated in workshops and conversations around: defining and broadening their audiences, demystifying career paths and opportunities, and building support for a creative practice both within their individual communities as well as in the larger national arts community.

The Define American Fellowship was made possible through a grant from the Kresge Foundation.

Meet the Fellows

Ana Armengod

Multidisciplinary artist, 2019 Fellow
she/her

Jason Fitzroy Jeffers

Filmmaker, 2022 Fellow
he/him

Ju Hong

Podcaster and activist, 2022 Fellow
he/him

Nicole Solis-Sison

Artist and creative director, 2022 Fellow
she/her/they/them

Tracy Chahwan

Cartoonist and illustrator, 2022 Fellow
she/her

Yehimi Cambrón

Artist and activist, 2022 Fellow
she/her

Safwat Saleem 

Multidisciplinary Artist
he/him

Fatima Bhojani

Writer and Essayist
she/her

Vinnoth Krishnan

Filmmaker
he/him

Nour Al Ghraowi

Poet and Nonfiction Writer
she/her

PAGES Matam

Poet and Filmmaker
they/he

Ash Goh Hua

Filmmaker, 2021 Fellow
any pronouns

Brian Herrera

Graphic designer, 2019 Fellow
he/him

Charlotte Abotsi

Writer and filmmaker, 2021 Fellow
she/her

Christian Arteaga

Actor, 2019 Fellow
he/him

Danyeli Rodriguez Del Orbe

Community organizer, writer, and spoken word performer, 2020 Fellow
she/her

Daveed Baptiste

Designer and photographer, 2021 Fellow
he/him

Elnaz Javani

Multidisciplinary artist, 2019 Fellow
she/her

féi hernandez

Writer and visual artist, 2021 Fellow
they/them

Fernando Lopez

Photographer, 2019 Fellow
he/him

Goolam Saber

Multi-disciplinary visual artist, 2020 Fellow
he/him

Grecia Huesca Dominguez

Author, poet, and Founder, 2020 Fellow
she/her

Julie Yeeun Kim

Singer/songwriter, 2019 Fellow
she/her

Karla Daniela Rosas

Painter, 2019 Fellow
they/she

Kenia R. Guillen

Filmmaker, 2021 Fellow
she/her

Lilian Shtereva

Painter, 2019 Fellow
she/her

Maryam Faridani

New media artist, 2020 Fellow

Yao Xiao

Cartoonist and illustrator, 2021 Fellow
she/her

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