writing, artivism - the mesh between art and activism to express one's cultural identity whether it's Filipin@/ Asian Pacific American, feminist, scholar-activist, student of color, woman of color, sister, daughter, poet, otaku etc. Producing film, journalism, spoken word, poetry, political activism. Hip hop, anime, breakdancing, poker.
God.People interested in financial literacy.Anyone who's down for watching anime, movies, breaking, or holding down a deep conversation about cultural identity, journalism, politics, etc. etc. anything and everything.
I'm what you call eclectic. I love playing piano, scratching turntables, and my air guitar. =) Underground Hip Hop - Magnetic North, Hypoetical, Memphis Reigns, Genelec, Binary Star, Ranson, KRS ONE, Jurassic 5, Souls of Mischief, Mos Def, Def Poetry, Kinetic Poetics, Black Eyed Peas, I Was Born With Two Tongues, 8th Wonder, Next Phaze, Native Guns, Ill-Literacy, Proleteriat Bronz. Anime music - Nujabes + Fat Jon, Other stuff: Linkin Park to old school Queen or Beatles. To classical stuff like Phantom of the Opera.
I have too many to name...but I think one of my favorites is Good Will Hunting. I LOVE Matt Damon :. Except for All The Pretty Horses because I despise Penelope Cruz, especially in Magnolia with Tom Cruise (worst movie of all time next to Muholland Drive [which is abstract for the sake of being abstract])Rounders. :. Bookies.ALL SPIKE LEE JOINTZ! :.Finding Forrester, What Dreams May Come, Kill Bill/v2, Top Secret, Canadian Bacon, Love Actually, The Whole Nine/Ten Yards :.APIA Films - The Debut, Flipside, Lumpia, Better Luck Tomorrow :.Documentaries - Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11 :.Trilogies - Star Wars, LOTR, The Matrix :.Fight Club.Before Sunrise/set.
Favorite anime:. Naruto, Full Metal Alchemist, Samurai Champloo, Eureka 7, BLOOD+, Black Cat, Death NoteDaria, The West Wing, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Southpark, Chappelle Show, Mind of Mencia, Fresh Prince, Late Night With Bill Maher
The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife, Falling Leaves, America is in the Heart, When Heaven and Earth Changed Places, anything by Chuck Palahniuk, anything by Dan Brown
Gene Cajayon, Amy Tan, Patricio Ginelsa, Rod Pulido, Carlos Bulosan, Teri Hu. Cultural producers/artists/writers, teachers, anyone who follows their passion.My teachers who have had faith in me when I couldn't believe in myself.People that followed their passion that encouraged mine.People who remained kind and caring in the most difficult of times. R.I.P Apu, Grandpa and Cody