Christian Aldana is a queer, multiracial Filipina poet, teaching artist, and community organizer currently based in Chicago. She is an estranged American – born in LA, but raised in the Philippines and Vietnam before returning to the US for university. She is the founder and Creative Director of Luya, a poetry organization that centers the voices of people of color. She believes deeply in using poetry to build community and to educate ourselves about history. 

Her poetry has been published at Injustice Watch and Marias at Sampagitas. Her performances have been featured at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Stony Island Arts Bank, Young Chicago Authors, on NPR’s Worldview, and more. 

When she’s not poeming-around you can find her cooking in her PJs, tending to her Stardew Valley farm, or subtweeting the patriarchy.