American of Pinay Descent, Daughter of Pampanga, Quezon and Brookfield, WI

for the record

"When I said I am an American of Pinay descent, don't get me wrong. Pinay ako. Sa dugu. Sa puso. Sa lahat ko. The stories we are writing here by authors and poets of immigrant nations are the stories of Americans."

at the Filipino American International Book Festival in San Francisco, CA