E. David de Leon (he/him) is a child of Pilipino immigrants and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He currently resides in New York City with his wife and two sons, and is a PhD candidate at Fordham University studying Christian systematic theology and its intersections with Pilipino/Pilipino American history, colonialism, and decoloniality. He loves carbs (baked and eaten) and running (long distances, but slowly). IG/threads: @emmanueldl