Amanda Faye Lacson

Amanda Faye Lacson is a Filipina-American writer, photographer, and historian. Her work, both personal and community-oriented, is centered on exploring how our identities are shaped, how we write our history, and how we can dismantle limiting myths. She aims to highlight less-studied voices and histories through her creative nonfiction and playwriting; photography that documents the artistic process at work; oral history-oriented podcast interviewing; and community-based workshops for the family historian.

Recent projects include writing a satirical monologue about Christopher Columbus reckoning with his legacy in the afterlife; writing and performing in Raised Pinay: The 5th Generation, a devised theater piece, based on the cast’s experience as Pinay children and mothers; and photographing Indian classical dance by Brooklyn Raga Massive at Chelsea Factory.

Amanda is a board member and Membership chair of the Transformative Language Arts Network, writer with Playful Substance theater company, and founding member of Biographers Guild of Greater New York. She recently launched Revisioning Archives, a resource center for keepers of everyday legacies such as family historians, community archivists, and documentarians. Keep up with her at amandafayelacson.com and revisioningarchives.com.