journalist, poet, & photographer

highlighting the undeniability of AAPI and LGBTQ+ creativity through narrative, visual, and data-driven storytelling.

Hafeezat Bishi

hi, i'm Cass!

I'm a Filipina/x American graduate student based in the New York metropolitan area. Sometimes I write poetry, and other times I write about people who write poetry.

As a journalist, storytelling helps me find magic in the mundane. I don't just write. I make use of language to inspire wonder and creative restlessness — the very things that fuel my reporting.

I'm currently the Culture Editor at EnVi Media covering independent businesses, fandom, and underrepresented topics across the Asian diaspora. I also study full time at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, where I explore photography and data.

"Meaning is not something you stumble across or what someone gives you; you build it through every choice you make, the commitments you choose, the people you love, and the values you hold dear."

Maria Ressa, How to Stand Up to a Dictator

latest pieces

EnVi Media • 6 September 2025

And They Were Roommates: Anime NYC’s Must-Read Queer Manga - EnVi Media

There’s only one way to close out the biggest Anime NYC yet, and it’s with a lineup of fab manga to devour immediately after.On the fourth and final day of the convention, Geeks OUT hosted an extra special panel to conclude an exciting weekend: “Finding Your Story: Manga Recommendations for Queer Readers.” Moderated by Geeks OUT Programming Coordinator Sara Munson, the panel featured six professionals in manga publishing: Lisa De La Cruz, Erica Friedman, TJ Ferentini, Morgan Perry, Whitney Leopa...

EnVi Media • 16 August 2025

A2O MAY Are Bigger, Badder, and Better in New Single “B.B.B.” - EnVi Media

The sky just isn’t high enough for A2O MAY. Eight months after their debut, the record-breaking quintet is back with their third digital single “B.B.B. (Bigger Badder Better)” featuring rookie group A2O LTG (Low Teen Girls). With a winning combination of dynamic choreography, cross-generational collaboration, and an infectious melody, “B.B.B.” is bursting with A2O MAY’s confident flair.Hailing from Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hawaii, the group is composed of five members: CHENYU, SHIJIE, QUCHANG, MICH...

EnVi Media • 20 August 2025

Storytelling is Resistance at Interlink Publishing - EnVi Media

“The narrative that’s been told about Palestinians is that we’re the perpetrators of violence, or that we’re terrorists,” said Hannah Moushabeck in an interview with EnVi. “It’s through literature and art that we’ve been able to advocate for ourselves and tell authentic stories.”As a second-generation Palestinian American author, combating censorship and historical revisionism is integral to Moushabeck’s work. In July 2024, she inherited Interlink Publishing alongside her sisters Leyla and Maha,...

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General Inbox: cass.guinto05@journalism.cuny.edu
EnVi: cass.envimedia@gmail.com

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