Tender Table began as a storytelling event series in 2017 and has featured over 140 storytellers across 9 U.S. cities.

We are based on the occupied land of the Wabanaki people (also known as Maine).

FRANKIE TRAN

FOUNDER & CO-ORGANIZER

Frankie Tran is a Vietnamese American community organizer and author of a poetry collection, Soap for the Dogs (Gramma, 2018).

VERONICA A. PEREZ

CO-ORGANIZER

Veronica Perez is an artist, mother and community organizer whose work focuses on the diasporic Puerto Rican experience using hair and other textile based materials.

SYDNEY AVITIA

CO-ORGANIZER

Sydney Avitia-Jacques is a trans, Chicanx community organizer who loves to make zines and sit in circles with people.

JENNY IBSEN

CO-ORGANIZER

Jenny is a printmaker + restaurant gal. She loves to cook and share meals with others, play with clay, and jump in the ocean during all seasons.

We would like to give special thanks to former Tender Table members Natassja Pal, Vy Hong Pham, Emmeline Eao, Daela Muñoz, and Wainani Paikai.

Interested in volunteering or collaborating with us on a project? Send us a message!

Photo Credit: Julien Coyne