SOUL JOURNEY SO FAR
Photo by Mikayla (@swipernoswiping_) Delson
https://mikayladelson.com/
The work that I chose & that chose me ~
Co-Cur(e)ations/Coordinations/Productions
Araw Ng Patay ~ Day of the Dead (Video Above) | October 2021
June Bloom & Gloom | June 2021
May Flowers | May 2021
“Home is Where the Jaki is” Field Museum Co-Curation & Exhibit | Joined project April 2019, Exhibit released October 2020, Coordinated and Presented Virtual Voyage on November 2020 (https://www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/home-where-jaki)
Soultree EP Release | May 2019
Portal/Pinto | August 2018
Sacral Healing Circle | May 2017
Pamanang Pinoy | January - October 2016
Kaluluwa Kollectivo / Bayanihan Foundation | Philippines Service Program | June - July 2015
Arcana Love It | January 2015
Folked Up | November 2013
Babaylan Lives, Malong Heals | October 2013
Folk You | September 2013
Staged reading “Walang Papeles, Walang Takot” with Crystle Dino, Matthew Deng, and Director Louie Pascasio of Circa-Pintig in collaboration with AFIRE Chicago | February 2014
Alon Ng Dagat, Ningas ng Apoy, Puso Ng Tayo three-panel mural painting for Alliance of Immigrant Rights & Empowerment Office Opening | October 2012
Kultural Night of Resistance | June 2012
Filipino Americans Coming Together Conference ~ From Ako to Tayo | November 2011
Seen and Heard Conference | April 2011
Fil-Amthropy fundraiser for Virlanie Foundation | June 2010
Performances/Panels/Workshops/Speaking Engagements/Event Hosting
Sound Medicine & Healing Facilitation Course | February 26-27, 2021
Santa Monica College Dance Program - Chanter | April 2020
Grief and Gratitude Circles (2) with Gratitude Blooming | April 2020
Tuning Inward, A Vocal Liberation Workshop (2) with Gratitude Blooming | April 2020
Gratitude Blooming Pollinator of the Month | April 2020
Movement and Medicine Herbal Medicine Prayer Circle | April 2020
Remember: Kapwa Conversations | Pamana Kali, Torrance, CA | February 2020
Celebration of Our Liberation Guest Artist | Hestia Grove, Mt. Shasta, CA | July 2019
B.E.T. HER Presents Back Up Vocalist for Audrey Valentine | April 2019
Importance of Storytelling in Immigrant Communities Guest Lecture | Depaul University School of Social Work | April 2019
Field Museum Visit to Enid, Oklahoma for Marshallese exhibit (to be released in October 2020) | April 2019
Immigrant Identity Panel | University of Chicago | November 2018
LUYA Open Mic Launch Showcase | July 2018
Healing Beyond Borders Workshop, Dinner, Open Mic | April 2018
UndocQT Artivism | Brown University | March 2018
Walang Hiya - Unipro x Filipino Kitchen Fundraiser Performer | February 2018
International Womxn’s Day | University of California Davis | October 2017
Organizing Through Arts & Culture Workshop & Performance at Asian Pacific American Labor Association National Convention | August 2017
Sofar Sounds Chicago Back-Up Vocalist for JDP | April 2017
UndocuJoy Performance | University of California San Diego | January 2017
Immigration Awareness Week | University of California Santa Barbara | January 2017
Pamanang Pinoy: Musica Performance at Field Museum | October 2016
UndocuDub Address | Indiana Undocumented Youth Alliance Scholarship Banquet - September 2016
Walang Hiya (No Shame)! The Filipino Immigration Experience and Addressing Well-Being Panel by DIWA, Chicago at the Philippine Consulate General at Chicago | September 2016
Uprise 6 Host & Performer | September 2016
Midwest Asian American Student Union Keynote Speaker | April 2016
Asian American Heritage Dinner Keynote & Mental Health Writing Workshop | Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN | April 2016
Printer’s Row Lit Fest Storyteller with 2nd Story | June 2015
Transformative Politics and Transgressive Aesthetics: Asian American Youth Struggles for Social Justice in the American Midwest | Asian American Studies Plenary | March 2015
Uprise 4 Host | May 2014
UndocuNation Host | May 2014
Teaching the Movement: Critical Pedagogies in a Time of Crisis | Critical Ethnic Studies Conference Panelist - September 2013
Connecting Immigration to the Environment - Green Festival Speaker | May 2013
Midwest Association of Filipino Americans Speaker | April 2013
Filipino Americans Coming Together Conference Speaker | October 2012
National Federation of Filipino American Associations Speaker | August 2012
Midwest Asian American Student Union Speaker | April 2012
SHHAA pop-ups, vending events, and community gatherings & retreats
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration | May 13, 2022 | Oxnard, CA Register here
Sparbecue | March 2022
SHHAA Sanctuary Opening | January 2022
Pomona Pop-Up | December 2021
SouthBay Pop-Up | December 2021
MidCity Healing Clinic | November 2021
Med + Mass @ El Sereno, CA | July 2021
Residencies, Retreats, Trainings, and Mentorships
iWillaRemedy - Herbal Medicine for the Soul Mentorship | Spring & Summer 2020
In My Full Power Income & Expenses Key | Winter, Spring, & Summer 2020
Midwest Women's Herbal Conference | June 2016
Voices of our Nation Arts Foundation (VONA)
Poetry under Patricia Smith | Summer 2015
UndocuWriting Literary Retreat with Culture Str/ke
Poetry under Staceyann Chin and Mark Gonzales | Spring 2013
New Organizing Institute Electoral Campaign Training | Summer 2012
Awards
18 Million Rising as a Filipin@ American Hero for Filipin@ American History Month – October 2013
National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum Shero – April 2014
John Vietnam Warrior Healer Award – March 2015
Collaboration with Fighting Youth Shouting Out for Humanity's "HumUndocumented" won first place in the American Immigration Council "Change in Motion" multimedia contest - March 2015
Featured Articles & Posts
Aliento Arizona Interview with Stephanie Camba
10 Undocumented Artists You Should Know (and Support)
At Boyle Heights, “We Never Needed Papers to Thrive” immigrants are the focus - we are the stars
Filipino American History Month Heroes