EDUCATION

2014-2018 University of Washington, Seattle

BA, Anthropology and Business Administration (dual degree)

PUBLICATIONS

Essays

(2024, August 29). Physical and Metaphysical. The Seventh Wave. https://www.theseventhwave.org/allison-masangkay-residency/

(2020, July 19). We Must Reimagine Ourselves. Disability Visibility Project. https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/07/19/we-must-reimagine-ourselves/

Short Stories

(2024, May 3). They Say Art is Healing. In Shawl, N. (Cur.), Jack Straw Writers Anthology Vol. 28 (p. 18). Jack Straw Cultural Center.

(2024, May 3). My Top 3 Most Memorable Crow or Raven Interactions. In Shawl, N. (Cur.), Jack Straw Writers Anthology Vol. 28 (pp. 19-21). Jack Straw Cultural Center.

(2024, May 3). Flood Stage of My Aromanticism. In Shawl, N. (Cur.), Jack Straw Writers Anthology Vol. 28 (p. 22). Jack Straw Cultural Center.

(2021). Darkness and My Legs. Decomp Journal, (3). https://decompjournal.com/a-masangkay-darkness

(2020). Aswang Sightings In Duwamish Territory. In Gray, M. (Eds.), Papeachu Review Issue 4: Real Magic (pp. 78-92). Papeachu Press.

Multimedia

(2024). Lavender Festival Ephemera. Manywor(l)ds, (3). https://manyworlds.place/issue-3/allison-masangkay/

(2020). Do androids dream in color? Self-published book.

(2020). Thank you. Here-After Zine, (1). https://www.hereafterzine.com/allison-masangkay-thank

(2019). Memories. TAYO Literary Magazine. 

Other

(2019). Where to find Filipino food in the Seattle area: Hood Famous Cafe + Bar. UW Magazine. https://magazine.washington.edu/feature/filipino-food-seattle/

HONORS AND AWARDS

2024 

Grants for Artists Projects (GAP), Artist Trust

Narrative Shifts Residency, The Seventh Wave

Writers’ Room Residency, Seattle Public Library

Writers’ Program, Jack Straw Cultural Center

2023

Emerge Fellowship, Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University

2019

Heritage Project Grant, 4Culture

2018

smART Ventures Grant, Seattle Office of Arts and Culture

CONFERENCE ACTIVITY AND PRESENTATIONS

(2024, September 5). The Self-Segmenter: Implications of Embodiment Beyond ‘The Human’ in Philippine Folklore [Paper presentation]. International Trans Studies Conference, Online.

(2024, May 3). Jack Straw May Reading Series: Night 1 [Literary reading]. Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States.

(2024, February 25). Project management beyond the neurotypical. [Workshop]. Basic Rights Oregon, Online. 

(2023, July 6). Disability justice 101 [Workshop]. Alphabet Alliance of Color Leadership Institute, Online.

(2022, May 29). Aswang: Using Philippine folklore and speculative fiction to reclaim Filipinx ontology [Workshop]. Bulosan Center for Filipinx Studies Conference, Online.

Francis. R. F. (2021, June 5). Agham, Pabula at Kultura (Science, Myth and Culture) with   Jason Tanamor, Allison Masangkay, Kalayo Pestaño, and Angela Garbes [Literary reading]. Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival, Online. 

(2020, January 25). Kapwa bodyminds [Workshop]. Asian American Psychological Association - Division on Filipinx Americans Conference, San Diego, CA, United States.

(2018, July 11-14). Music as resistance [Paper presentation]. Filipino American National Historical Society Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.

SELECTED MEDIA APPEARANCES

Shawl, N. (2024, October 24). “They Say Art Is Healing – Allison Masangkay” [Audio podcast episode]. In Soundpages Literary Podcast. Jack Straw Cultural Center. https://www.jackstraw.org/sound_clip/they-say-art-is-healing-allison-masangkay/

Pulido, J. M. (2020, October 29). Undoing my own invisibility: In celebration of Filipino/a/x American Heritage Month. South Seattle Emerald. https://southseattleemerald.com/2020/10/29/undoing-my-own-invisibility-in-celebration-of-filipino-a-x-american-heritage-month/

Flor, R. F. (2020, September 9). DJ Phenohype talks about the creative process behind their new multimedia book, “Do Androids Dream in Color?” International Examiner. https://iexaminer.org/dj-phenohype-talks-about-the-created-prcess-behind-their-new-multimedia-book-do-androids-dream-in-color/

Carter, C. & Raven, N. (Hosts). (2019, October 23). "Ep. 136 - Filipino American History Month w. Allison Masangkay of Kapatid Kollective [Audio podcast episode]. In The Glow Up Podcast. Miss Casey Carter. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Spanish: Intermediate reading, writing, listening, speaking

Tagalog: Novice reading, listening, speaking

English: Fluent reading, writing, listening, speaking