Adrian De Leon is an Abagatan (Southern) Ilokano writer and educator from Manila by way of Scarborough. He is the author of two poetry collections: Rouge (2018) and barangay (forthcoming, 2021). With Téa Mutonji (Shut Up You’re Pretty, 2019) and Natasha Ramoutar (Bittersweet, 2020), Adrian is a Co-Editor of FEEL WAYS: A Scarborough Anthology (2020). He is an Assistant Professor of American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.