Student Malaya Ulan Named Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate
SLA @ Beeber student Malaya Ulan, a Filipino-American artist, has performed at the Barnes Foundation, Asian Arts Initiative, and Painted Bride.
“The Free Library of Philadelphia bestowed the title onto Malaya Ulan, a junior at the Science Leadership Academy at Beeber. The 16-year-old Filipino American artist has a background in not just poetry, but dance, film, and painting. She has performed at the Barnes Foundation, Asian Arts Initiative and Painted Bride, and she recently appeared in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival production “Special Topics” with her mother and fellow artist Anito Gavino.”