Jireh Deng
- Director
- Editor
- Producer
Jireh (they/them) is a queer Asian American writer and filmmaker born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley. Their words on L.A. appear in The Guardian, The Washington Post, Teen Vogue, NPR, The L.A. Times and more. They co-direct the Asian American Journalists Association LGBTQIA+ affinity group and serve as a national board representative for its L.A. chapter.
They've been a recipient of writing fellowships from the Key West Literary Seminar and Brooklyn Poets. Their poetry and prose appear in The Rumpus, Asian American Writers' Workshop, the Human Rights Campaign, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and more.
In 2022, they directed a short documentary about a transgender Asian American elder, MIA'S MISSION, which has been selected to screen several film festivals including the 2023 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. You can follow them on Instagram at @bokchoy_baobei.
They've been a recipient of writing fellowships from the Key West Literary Seminar and Brooklyn Poets. Their poetry and prose appear in The Rumpus, Asian American Writers' Workshop, the Human Rights Campaign, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and more.
In 2022, they directed a short documentary about a transgender Asian American elder, MIA'S MISSION, which has been selected to screen several film festivals including the 2023 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. You can follow them on Instagram at @bokchoy_baobei.