Arturo J. Aldama is chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies at University of Colorado Boulder. He is the author of many books, including Decolonizing Latinx Masculinities, which won runner-up to best nonfiction in Empowering Latino Futures. He serves as co-editor for the book series Latinx Pop Culture with the University of Arizona Press.

Jessica Ordaz is an assistant professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is the author of The Shadow of El Centro: A History of Migrant Incarceration and Solidarity.