social justice, buddhism, jainism, hindu and tibetan deities, sufism, vegan food, animals, toddlers and babies, music, knowledge, history in general, african history in particular, cambodia (apsara dancers!), refugee and immigrant rights, philosophy, languages, khmer, mandarin chinese, interconectedness? or complete self reliance.
fujian and guangdong provinces holla. :p
saul williams, aesop rock, bad brains, m.i.a., the perceptionists, quasimoto, mf doom, madlib, the last emperor, lupe fiasco, immortal technique, mos def, cody chesnutt, jean grae, talib kweli, les nubians, erykah badu, amel larrieux, lauryn hill, the fugees, dead prez, the coup, zap mama, outkast, joy division, johnny cash, tricky, blackalicious, portishead, blonde redhead, mr. lif, del tha funkee homosapian, red hot chili peppers, jedi mind tricks, the roots, a tribe called quest, jill scott, apani b fly emcee, tool, a perfect circle, garbage, kidneythieves, kmfdm, interpol, nine inch nails, random cambodian pop/folk music, random sufi tunes, etc also lots of embarassing dancy/catchy thingsss :D
city of god, spirited away, ghost dog, pan's labyrinth, hero, curse of the golden flower, amelie, mirrormask, rabbit proof fence. fantasy and children's movies, documentaries
boondocks, lost, invader zim, family guy, south park, futurama, gargoyles, city of men
unworldly wise, the seven storey mountain, spirit and reason, animal farm, the neverending story, watership down, angela's ashes, the left hand of darkness, the dew breaker, an anthology of chinese literature-stephen owen, pure heart enlightened mind, stuff by krishnamurti, james joyce, and lots of history.
those who rise above. people who manage to balance idealism with reality. people who aren't afraid to love others.