I'm Preparing For A Multimedia Theater Piece,

My Identity Is Linked To My Grandmother, Who's Pure Filipino, As Pure As You Can Probably Get. And That Shaped My Imagination. So That's How I Identify.

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.

[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.

Hybridity Keeps Me From Being Rigid About Most Things. It Has Taught Me To Appreciate The Contradictions In The World And In My Life. I Scavenge From The Best.

I'm An Underdog Person, So I Align Myself With Those Who Seem To Be Not Considered Valuable In Polite Society.