Susan Blumberg-Kason (AJL Books Editor) is a writer and editor based in Chicago. She wrote All the Tea in Chicago and is working on a memoir of her marriage to a man from central China. She also writes for Chicago Parent magazine and blogs about books, food, and Chinese culture for the Chicago Tribune Company's blog, ChicagoNow.com. You can follow her at http://www.susanbkason.com/about-susan/ and on Twitter @Susan_BK.

Allison Heiliczer (AJL Photography Editor) is a Hong Kong-based photographer whose photography has appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Matador, InTravel and Big World Magazine. She holds a bachelor's degree in nutrition and food studies, and a master's in cultural studies and management, both from New York University. She is about to begin graduate studies in psychotherapy. Her work may be viewed at: www.allisonheiliczer.com.

Erica Lyons (AJL Founder/Editor-in-Chief) is also a freelance writer for print and online publications that include The Jewish Press, Sh'ma- A Journal of Jewish Ideas, The Jewish Chronicle, eJewish Philanthropy and Playtimes. In her community, she is on the Management Council of Hong Kong's Ohel Leah Synagogue as well as on the boards of Hong Kong's Jewish Historical Society and of ZAKA Hong Kong, China and Macau. She was a participant in the ROI Summit 2011 for young, Jewish innovators. You can follow her on Twitter at @AsianJewishLife and on Google+ (Erica Lyons).