![]() ![]() Not as part of a Filipino space ship but as part of a global project. When we fail see that then we will be forever mired in our defeatist mindset. Science fiction is based on reality but it is also supposed to transcend it. Some create intimate portraits of future human life. In this collection, contemporary writers look at Philippine reality and explore the possibilities of science and technology. As workers, designers, users, and as writers. But we do contribute to world technology. The Philippines is not considered a high tech country. But space travel? Filipinos do not develop spaceships for exploration or space cruises. ![]() But once they see Filipinos in high tech worlds, they don’t buy it. Oh, they love Star Wars, The Matrix, Iron Man, even super robot and cyberpunk anime. Even today, I’ve been told by those who worked in Philippine media that Filipino audiences would not accept local science fiction shows. At an early age, Philippine reality had limited my imagination. I didn’t think the boy could be an astronaut either. But it wasn’t because I thought women couldn’t be astronauts. ![]() As a kid back then, I actually agreed with the boy. Then the commercial proceeded to promote female empowerment. “Just because I’m a girl?” was the response. Preface “I want to be an astronaut when I grow up.” That’s what a little girl said in a commercial I saw decades ago. Welcome to the future of Filipinos shaped by Filipino dreams. Moreover, with these stories, we offer you hope that there will be a future where Filipinos will still– whether we attain greatness or not– play a role on the stage of humanity. This collection of stories looks at the future of Filipinos as we ask and wonder: will we be exporting human workers to Mars or will we be ruling a new Empire of Humanity? Or will we be running a guerrilla war against mad robots as the rest of homo sapiens flee into space in derelict battleships? Because of this, we’ve collected these Filipinos stories that look into a multitude of possible futures. The anthology Diaspora Ad Astra: Science Fiction from the Philippines represents science fiction made by Filipinos FOR Filipinos. We may go through severe problems in our present but we should never give up reaching for our future. But what will the future be with Filipinos around? And how do we envision our future then?" As the saying goes, per aspera ad astra-from hardship to the stars. ![]()
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