"As self-identified mixed-heritage people, to empower ourselves we must refuse to account for ourselves in fractions—one half Filipino, one half something else—which is an act of colonizing identity; we must refuse to be gatekeepers of racial authenticity; we must refuse to participate in divisions originating in class, phenotype, education, dialect, and nativity. That we have not and may not attain a singular resolution of identity pathologizes Filipinos. We must redefine solidarity and resolution in light of our history as a people colonized, invaded, and spread out geographically in the archipelago and now internationally. We must respect the diversity in our community rather than strive to eliminate or ignore it."