Mico Astrid (she/they) is a queer, Filipino/American interdisciplinary artist whose work explores diasporic identity, lived experience, and memory. As an immigrant who lived undocumented in the U.S. for twenty years, their practice centers the illumination of stark realities under oppressive states and ultimately works towards a greater collective understanding of injustices embedded in current systems.

Mico is a recipient of a Tin House Residency and an Undocupoets Fellowship. Their work can be found in Michigan Quarterly Review, Here to Stay (HarperCollins 2024), The Quarterless Review, and elsewhere. They are currently working on Askal, their debut memoir.

Mico was born in the Philippines, raised throughout California, and currently lives in Seattle, WA: unceded Duwamish land. 

​Open to collaborations pertaining to memory and resistance. For inquiries: [email protected]

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"We must always remember that the people will not be aroused and mobilized unless the literary and artistic work is drawn from their lives, particularly from their needs and aspirations. We bring to a higher plane the actions and thinking of the revolutionary masses so as to inspire them to destroy and triumph over the enemy."
- Jose Maria Sison