Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains.

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.

It's not just NYU. There are days when I feel like I'm stranded in some upscale mall in Pasadena. Don't even get me started on the insidious transformation of Bleecker Street!

Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer.

I also identify as a Latin person, a person who has Latin blood.

[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.

There is real beauty in my eyes when I lose my mind.