Asa Wright, he/him, Two-Spirit/Transgender, is an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes from Chiloquin, Oregon, though he has called Portland home for the last 20 years with his kiddo Yukpa and pup Wasu. He is a visual artist and designer with a bachelor’s degree in Public Health from Portland State University and a master’s degree in Collaborative Design from Pacific Northwest College of Art.
Asa blends his background in public health and art/design to work on cultural revitalization, decolonization, and social change issues. He is the Executive Director for the Indigenous Peoples Power Project and the founder of the Portland Two-Spirit Society. He is a kidney cancer survivor and has been cancer-free for one year.