'We have to understand that our experiences as POC are so varied—we need to take the time to learn each other's histories.'

'The reality is, in the current climate we live in, the personal is political. Even us existing and talking about our lived experiences—having these discussions that can be broadcast—is a political statement.'

'Just keep at your art, no matter how good or bad you think it is. Don’t be afraid to experiment and leave your “genre”—genre is a human construct that music not only pre-dates, but also cannot be bound by.'

'I think the only way you can educate people about culture is to share it with them, but this is where the intricacy lies.'

'Rather than looking for answers, or trying to fit parts of myself smoothly together, I'm more interested now in celebrating the joy in my internal inconsistencies.' 

'How do you sit within a place that is not your home, but you've been constructed to think that it should be your home?'

'I think my two biggest enemies are time, and myself.'

'I just want to see someone who looks like me on screen—I'm so sick of being the sidekick.'

'As a child of immigrant parents, I’m particularly worried about the worldwide wave of anti-immigration. The “close the door behind you” mentality makes me feel that we’ve stopped welcoming people even though we’re a nation of immigrants.'

'Things that inspire me change from time to time... one that tends to stay with me is the colour white, in particular the sense of emptiness it conveys and its potential to be filled.' 

'We all have a huge part to play in de-stigmatising and humanising mental health by making ourselves visible and ensuring our stories are told.'

'When I was growing up, all the media I consumed was white, so my idea of art was very white.'

'I resent that someone can draw a crowd of people where everyone  just happens to be white. That’s not a mistake.'