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Singing seems to be inherent in Filipino, just as it is in my race. That's why I have this affinity with Filipinos.

I don't speak Spanish, I speak a little of Italian but no Spanish.

People don't really assume that I'm Filipino. Of course, they're gonna think, 'Oh, are you some sort of Hispanic?' and you say, 'No, I'm actually not.' I get Korean or Chinese a lot.

I'm not a salsa singer who wants to sing in English, and I'm not this American kid who wants to sing Spanish.

I want to sing more in Spanish. I want to sing the songs of Granados; the songs of Montsalvatge. To do things that truly I've not done before.

I'm rarely singing in English.

I was born in America, but I consider myself a Filipino.

All I know is that I'm proud to be Filipino.

I grew up in a community that was bilingual. I've done it for a while, singing in both languages.