"DJing is one of my hobbies."
"Coming from the Philippines to the U.S. did shape me in that it gave me perseverance."
"When I see the discrepancy between kids in the Philippines and the U.S., I feel like I have to give them an opportunity."
"It is really important for me to help my culture."
"I've started my own record label - Jeepney Music - and I want to put out my own stuff and also stuff by other Filipino artists."
"If there's a Filipino flag waving, will.i.am whispers to me, ‘Filipinos are over there!' And then I wave towards that direction."
"I've been building classrooms for children. Computer labs for kids. It's such a huge problem and so many children just aren't given a chance in life."
"I had poor eyesight when I was young and despite that, I was making good grades."
"I was just a kid. I had nothing to my name but I was still happy. But I was also given a chance to pursue my dreams, have an education."
"I hated sunsets for a long time."
"I was born blind in Sapangbato in Angeles City."
"It is important for me to help others because I was also helped by others before I became part of the Black Eyed Peas."
"The Black Eyed Peas is a family."
"Back in Sapangbato in Angeles City, my mom signed me up on this foundation called Pearl S. Buck where they support Fil-Am kids left during the time when U.S. soldiers where at the Clark Air Base."
"Until I discovered hip-hop, I felt I wasn't going to accomplish anything."
"When I dance, I picture myself and the floor in my head."
"I doubted myself for a long time."
"I'm comfortable not using my vision."
"I'm fascinated by the Philippines because I'm from here. I was born here. I'm a Filipino."
"I like to cook chicken adobo and do my own laundry."
"I have introduced Filipino culture to the world."
"My being in America and being adopted from the Philippines have given me motivation and drive as an artist."
"When you have an education, you can make anything happen."
"I never met my father. He left before I was born."
"Some teachers used to worry and ask me, 'What are you going to be when you grow up?'"
