Faces of Equality

"⁣Growing up Asian meant not seeing Asian people represented often (if at all!) in leading roles in media or art. It meant getting made fun of for the shape of my eyes. As an adult, it means never being taken seriously, being asked constantly where I’m from (“no, where are you really from?”), and being expected to be silent and happy with being a “model minority”..."

"As a Queer Filipinx-American actor and writer, I feel like people don't know how to categorize/place me. I often get mistaken for Latinx (which I love the community). But I'm never Asian enough. Never gay enough. Not even American enough. But I always remind myself that I am more than enough, and that I am a pioneer of my kind."