dre poetic: words by adrien salazar

I saw this strong woman still shouting her lungs out and stompin’ her feet on the streets of San Francisco a few years back. Sugar Pie Desanto, the Brooklyn-born and SF Fillmore-raised Filipina has had a long and inspiring career as a singer and artist. The Hyphen Blog is featuring profiles of Asian American Women all throughout this month in honor of Women’s History month and Sugar Pie is their most recent feature. Know this woman.

She’s a singer — not merely someone who sings, but a singer throughout life, someone who has never abandoned performance despite her lack of the kind of superstardom that most people consider the only measure of success. She’s a great role model for artists of all kinds, who must learn to quickly put away ideas of superheated stardom and acclimate quickly (especially in this economy) to aspire to master your art form, the ability to make a living at what you love, and the love and respect of your peers and fans.

Read the full profile at Hyphen …