Adaptability is the simple secret of survival.

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!

There are certain regions in the country where the indigenous people eat dogs.

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.

Adaptability is the simple secret of survival.

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

Music is very influential to my writing, as are theater and film.