erika pallasigue is a queer Pilipinx writer and chef residing on Huichin Territory (Oakland, CA). Her poems, plays and short films explore intersections of identity and are tributes to the storytellers and truth-tellers who inspire her journey. She collaborates with creative groups including Bad Repertory Theatre, an Asian American theatre organization based in the Bay Area. Since 2012, erika has worked with Eastwind Books of Berkeley to promote Asian diasporic writers. she is currently a death doula in training.