"Simply put, Dr. David's work is an act of psychological liberation. Through his command of the research, his skillfully integration of both history and psychology, and his self-evident passion, he challenges Filipinos and Filipino Americans to look in the mirror and examine the psychological impact of Spanish and American colonialism. More importantly, his work is also an act of hope... hope that resets with the invitation to decolonize ourselves and our communities and to see ourselves and our histories with both clarity and pride. Frankly, it's an invitation we should all be accepting." - Alvin N. Alvarez, Ph.D