I am a queer, Filipinx-American, third-generation gemini from an immigrant pamilya. My work is 1) advocating for collective justice and liberation with my community at the helm, and 2) stretching the possibilities of perspective and voice through creative writing.
PS: It's pronounced de-GAH-luh pah-ra-EE-so. Say my whole name with your whole mouth.
Photo: landscape of Cabiao, Nuevo Ecija, Philippines, where my grandma was born and raised. Taken 2017.
I was born on the traditional and unceded lands of the Lenape people (Brooklyn). I have since lived on the lands of the Quinnipiac (New Haven), the Massachusett (Boston), the Graton Rancheria/Southern Pomo (Santa Rosa), and the Gabrilieno/Tongva (Los Angeles) peoples. With respect, I name my solidarity with the transcontinental movement for the self-determination of Indigenous peoples.
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