I'm Preparing For A Multimedia Theater Piece,

Don't Say Fili, Sister. Say Pili. In Tagalog, Pili Means To Choose. Pino Means Fine. Pilipino Equals 'fine Choice.

[on The Philippines:] ... Eighty Dialects And Languages Are Spoken; We Are A Fragmented Nation Of Loyal Believers, Divided By Blood Feuds And Controlled By The Church.

Adaptability Is The Simple Secret Of Survival.

I'm Preparing For A Multimedia Theater Piece, Airport Music, That's Coming Up In New York City.

I Think For A Lot Of So-called Post-colonial Peoples, There's A Feeling Of Not Being Quite Legitimate, Of Not Being Pure Enough.