Thich Nhat Hanh was born in central Vietnam in 1926 and lived in a country at war until he was forced into exile in the 1960s for advocating peace between the warring sides. He returned to Vietnam after more than half a century in exile and died in January 2022.
Rashani Rea has been a social activist and prolific artist since childhood. She has written dozens of songs inspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, as well as setting his poetry to music and conjoining his wisdom sayings with her colorful collage art.
Jeed Saddy is a mother of four who studied voice-over and improv in San Francisco and now resides in the Los Angeles area.