Kayla Degala-Paraíso (she/they) is a Filipinx-American writer, consultant, and teacher based in Los Angeles. She teaches independently and through Grub Street. She is also a social justice activist, focusing on the intersection of labor, immigration, gender-based violence, and human rights. Blending the real and the mystical, her creative work often meditates on place, loss, and memory.
Kayla Degala-Paraíso (she/they) is a Filipinx-American writer, consultant, and teacher based in Los Angeles. She teaches independently and through Grub Street. She is also a social justice activist, focusing on the intersection of labor, immigration, gender-based violence, and human rights. Blending the real and the mystical, her creative work often meditates on place, loss, and memory. Kayla’s writing has been published in [PANK] Magazine, Okay Donkey, ANMLY, and elsewhere; and has been nominated for the Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize. When she is not writing, teaching writing, or doing research for the UCLA Labor Center, you can find Kayla hiking in the mountains of Southern California. Kayla publishes under “K.” More at kdegalaparaiso.com.
