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Signature MiMi (she/siya/they) is a poetic being, multidisciplinary artist, celebration specialist and full-body listener. 

She is one half of the eclectic duo Signature Soul who creates with words, sounds, visuals, space, nature, technology, and community to inspire and share stories of strength, survival, and serendipity. A cultural bearer and multi-ethnic descendant of Eurasia and the AAPI diaspora, siya is an intuitive arts practitioner, seasoned grassroots organizer, and is also a trained facilitator with 15+ years of experience designing and offering tools & spaces for people to experiment with creative expression as an avenue for self-actualization, lifelong healing, and collaborative learning. MiMi’s pedagogy revolves around the power of V.O.I.C.E. and you’ll often hear them describe Open Mics as one of their love languages. 

MiMi graduated from Syracuse University, where they studied Information Management and Technology; Global Enterprise Technology; Asian/Asian American Studies; and also where they received a Master’s in Library Information Science focusing on School Media and Collaboration. MiMi is a proud Alum of the Verbal Blend Poetry Program, a Co-Founder of Nu Rho Poetic Society (est. 2011), and a member of the Underground Poetry Spot. 

Often finding herself in unique positions of power and pivotal transformation within organizations and collectives, MiMi is a dedicated and radical embodied voice across multiple spaces. Siya brings genuine love, creative intentionality, intergenerational understanding, cross-cultural wisdom, and a wide repertoire to her offerings, consulting, and advocacy work around creative expression, domestic and sexual violence awareness, and climate justice. Learn more about MiMi at www.signaturesoul.love