Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Japanese Translation of Cecilia Brainard's World War Two Novel Released
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
Friday, December 19, 2025
Brainard Novel Magdalena Shortlisted Akdang Pinoy Choice y
I should acknowledge my novel MAGDALENA for making the shortlist of the Akdang Pinoy Choice Awards. You can find information and book reviews in this site:
https://ceciliabrainard.com/book/magdalena/
Here is the link for the FINAL VOTING round.
Described as a tragic and erotic novel, MAGDALENA has been translated into Arabic (Egyptian Office for Publishing and Distribution), Greek( Lemvos), and North Macedonian (Bata). It will also be translated into Portuguese by Editora Rua do Sabao of Brazil.
Tags: #philippinebooks #filipinoliterature #filipinowriter #booksphilippines
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Top Translated Filipino Authors - Includes Cecilia Brainard
Cross-cultural Exchange Via Cecilia Brainard's Translations
Press Release about foreign Translations of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's Fiction
Publishers of Cecilia Brainard's Foreign Translations
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
Thursday, December 18, 2025
One-on-One with Author Cecilia Manguerra Brainard About the Frankfurt and Porto Alegre Book Fairs
***Title: ONE-ON-ONE WITH AUTHOR CECILIA MANGUERRA BRAINARD ABOUT THE FRANKFURT AND PORTO ALEGRE BOOK FAIRSIn this talk, internationally-acclaimed writer Cecilia Manguerra Brainard shares her first-hand observations from her participation in two major international literary events: the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany (2024 and 2025) and the Porto Alegre Book Fair in Brazil, where she was invited as a speaker. Drawing from these experiences, she reflects on how Filipino publishers and authors are perceived in global spaces, the opportunities and challenges that arise when representing Philippine literature abroad, and ultimately, whether involvement in such international book fairs is worthwhile.Brainard’s perspective is shaped not only by her professional engagement in these events but also by her ongoing creative work, which involves writing stories rooted in the history, memory, and culture of Cebu. By bringing Cebuano narratives to wider international audiences, she aims to affirm their place in global literary conversations. Her talk raises timely questions about visibility, cultural presence, and the value of advocating for Philippine, and specifically Cebuano, stories on the world stage.
Read also:
Top Translated Filipino Authors - Includes Cecilia Brainard
Cross-cultural Exchange Via Cecilia Brainard's Translations
Press Release about foreign Translations of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's Fiction
Publishers of Cecilia Brainard's Foreign Translations
Leonardo Garzaro (Editor Rua do Sabao)
Dimitris Tsoukatos (Lemvos Editions)
Mohamed Radi (Egyptian Office for Publishing and Distribution
Dejan Trajkoski (Prozart Media)
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Book Review of How I Became a Writer, by Elfren S. Cruz
Book Review of HOW I BECAME A WRITER: ESSAYS BY FILIPINO AND FILIPINO AMERICAN WRITERS, by Efren Cruz.
https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2025/10/19/2480826/writers-conversation
Writers in Conversation, by Elfren S. Cruz
Published October 19, 2025, Philippine Star
“How I Became a Writer” (2025), edited by California-based writer Cecilia Manguerra Brainard and published by Vibal Foundation under its World Nonfictions imprint, is a readable anthology composed of personal essays written by Filipino and Filipino American writers reflecting on their creative beginnings. And talking about how it all began. Conceived originally as a digital series on Brainard’s blog (the “Filipino FilAm Series”), the project evolved into a significant literary collection, launched on June 7, 2025, in Makati. The essays – some heartfelt, others insightful – are meant not only for remembrance but also serve as reading material in creative writing courses and Philippine literary history classes.
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
Friday, December 5, 2025
Guest Blogger - Stephanie Lee for Jewel Eternal
My Guest Blogger is Stephanie Lee, founder of Jewel Eternal. Enjoy the photos of her beautiful creations. These pieces are affordable, so be sure and check out her website at www.JewelEternal.com .
Hello, I’m Stephanie — founder of Jewel Eternal. I’m honored to share a little of my heart and my craft.
As a jewelry
maker, that touches me deeply. I spend a lot of time thinking about why people
wear what they wear — and what emotions or memories sit quietly behind a ring
or necklace.
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
Mosaic Art - 2026 Project
Mosaic art
Thinking of 2026 -- I have some talks, book projects, and I'd like to do mosaic work again. I really enjoyed creating these, and I still have a lot of beautiful Mexican tiles in the garage. In the Spring, when the weather is better, I can do this again, God willing.
#mosaicart #mosaics #tilework #hobbies
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Cecilia Brainard Papers Arrived Ateneo de Manila University
Via ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES PROGRAM - Dec. 3, 2025
The Balikbayan box containing the papers of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard has arrived all the way from California in pristine condition despite the natural calamities and political disturbances in the last three months. One of the most translated authors in our tradition, Brainard is a key Filipino American fictionist. Generously supported by the Kwan Laurel Fund for the Humanities, the Ateneo Archive of Philippine Literature in English is deeply honored to serve as the repository of Brainard’s papers consisting of invaluable photographs, journals, notes, and letters.
Maraming salamat po, Ginang Brainard!
Tags: #booksphilippines #writersphilippines #philippineliterature #filipinoliterature #filipinowriters
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Press Release about foreign Translations of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's Fiction
Publishers of Cecilia Brainard's Foreign Translations
Leonardo Garzaro (Editor Rua do Sabao)
Dimitris Tsoukatos (Lemvos Editions)
Mohamed Radi (Egyptian Office for Publishing and Distribution
Dejan Trajkoski (Prozart Media)
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
Monday, November 24, 2025
My Friends, the Crows by Cecilia Brainard
My Friends, the Crows
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Years
ago, we didn't have crows in our neighborhood. We had song birds, smaller-sized
birds. I'm not sure when crows came around but suddenly they were on the
sidewalks, on top of trees and electric lines. They came around to eat the bird
food I left in our garden and they drank and bathed in the bird bath that I
kept clean and filled. At some point a bird flu epidemic killed many crows but
they came back.
One Spring morning I found a blue plastic ball right outside my
kitchen door. It was the size of a Ping-Pong ball, with faceted sides. I’d never
seen anything like it and I suspected it was left there for me, I saved it. I
did some research and learned about the girl in Seattle who fed the crows in
her garden and received gifts from them. When a crushed Styrofoam cup with a
dead cockroach in it appeared in the same spot the ball had been, I felt
certain a crow was giving me gifts. The appearance of another Styrofoam cup
with gooey stuff in it sealed my conviction that a crow or crows had been
leaving me these items.
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Fracas Over Frankfurt Book Fair - Positively Filipino, Cecilia Brainard
From Positively Filipino: Last month, about 400 Filipino writers and publishers gathered in Frankfurt for the 76th annual Frankfurter Buchmesse, reputedly the world's largest book fair. As the 2025 Guest of Honor, Philippine books were front and center of the trade exhibition that allowed international literary agents, translators, and book distributors to negotiate deals. Was the Philippine participation (reportedly at a cost of hundreds of thousands of euros) worth it? Author/publisher Cecilia Brainard who was there gives us a participant's report.
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Was the Philippines Star Turn at the Frankfurt Book Fair Worth the Fuss?
By Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Last month, about 400 Filipino writers and publishers gathered in Frankfurt for the 76th annual Frankfurter Buchmesse, reputedly the world's largest book fair. As the 2025 Guest of Honor, Philippine books were front and center of the trade exhibition that allowed international literary agents, translators, and book distributors to negotiate deals. Was the Philippine participation (reportedly at a cost of hundreds of thousands of euros) worth it? Author/publisher Cecilia Brainard who was there gives us a participant's report... Continue reading in Positively Filipino.
#phlgoh25
#imaginationpeoplestheair
#frankfurtbookfair2025
#philippinesaaguestofhonor
#nbdb
#FBM2025 #fbm25
#PHLGoh
#GoH2025
#philippinesfrankfurt2025
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Plantation Bay, A Weekend Retreat
Top Translated Filipino Authors - Includes Cecilia Brainard
Cross-cultural Exchange Via Cecilia Brainard's Translations
Press Release about foreign Translations of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's Fiction
Publishers of Cecilia Brainard's Foreign Translations
Leonardo Garzaro (Editor Rua do Sabao)
Dimitris Tsoukatos (Lemvos Editions)
Mohamed Radi (Egyptian Office for Publishing and Distribution
Dejan Trajkoski (Prozart Media)
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
At the Fair with Cecilia Manguerra Brainard and Mai Khaled by Catia Castilho Simon
At the Fair with Cecilia Manguerra Brainard and Mai Khaled
By CÁTIA CASTILHO SIMON*
Published in REDE ESTACAO DEMICRACIA, Nov 7, 2025 - https://red.org.br/noticias/na-feira-com-cecilia-manguerra-brainard-e-mai-khaled/
Well, the 71st Porto Alegre Book Fair has come to an end, and beyond the excitement of the individual and group autograph sessions, the highlight for me in this edition was the meeting on November 5th with the writers Cecília Manguerra Brainard, from the Philippines, and Mai Khaled from Egypt, who brought their books for our conversation. At the end of the afternoon, both signed their works translated into Portuguese by Isabela Figueira, through the São Paulo-based publisher, Rua do Sabão.
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
Friday, November 21, 2025
Cecilia Brainard's Foreign Publishers Who are Writers - Leonardo Garzaro, Nenad Šaponja, Dejan Trajkoski
I am featuring my foreign publishers of translations of my works who are also writers.
Leonardo Garzaro runs Editor Rua do Sabao and other publishing houses in Brazil, and he has translated into Portuguese my novel, WHEN THE RAINBOW GODDESS WEPT, and my SELECTED SHORT STORIES. He is currently negotiating with my agent the translation of more of my titles.
Leonardo Garzaro is is an author and journalist. Born in São Paulo in 1983, he has founded various publishing houses and edited dozens of books. His debut, children’s book THE LION'S SMILE,THE GUARDIAN OF NAMES, THE HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS, among others, has been translated into several languages, including Arabic, English, Spanish, Turkish, and more. He has a number of stories published in publications such as Literal Latin Voices.
His short story, The Fanatic's Story, can be read in Latin American Literature Today.
https://latinamericanliteraturetoday.org/2023/12/the-fanatics-story/
Nenad Šaponja is a poet, essayist, psychiatrist, critic, editor and founder of the publishing house Agora (which published by novel THE NEWSPAPER WIDOW).
Nenad has published the following poetry collections: Giokonda, Mirror in Two Souls, Obviousness, The Sea, Four Poems, Sweet Death, Is There a Touch of Your Soul, I seem, therefore I am Not, I descend into the Silence the Weight of a Thrown Dice and The Psychology of Gravity. His books of essays and literary criticism encompass: Baedeker Doubts, The Autobiography of Reading and The Experience of Writing. His travelogue is And Brussels is Easy To Get Around is widely read.
He has also published anthologies: The Anthology of Contemporary Stories from Novi Sad, The Most Wonderful Short Stories by Pavle Ugrinov, The Anthology of Stories from Novi Sad, The Prosveta’s Book of Crime Stories, The Glass Grass by Tanja Kragujević, The New Story of Novi Sad, The New Story of Novi Sad: a prose panorama and others.
Šaponja is the recipient of the following awards: the “Branko” award for the best book of poetry; the “Prosveta” award for his book of essays Baedeker Doubts; the “Milan Bogdanović” award for the best literary criticism; the “Miroslav Antić” award for the book of poetry; the “Moma Dimić” award for his travelogue And Brussels Is Easy To Get Around; the “Kočić’s Feather” award for his poetry book The Psychology of Gravity ; the “Teodor Pavlić” award also for the book The Psychology of Gravity; the “November Charter of Novi Sad”, the “Stevan Pešić” award once again for his book of poems The Psychology of Gravity and the “Laza Kostić” award for the aforementioned book (The Psychology of Gravity).
His work has been widely translated.
Read more about Nenad: https://en.vijesti.me/fun/202548/Nenad-Saponja%2C-the-greatest-achievement-in-life-is-when-we-come-to-poetry
https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/28/article/952224/pdf
Dejan Trajkoski is a writer, poet, editor, translator, festival selector, and he also runs the publishing house, Prozart Media, which translated my novels: MAGDALENA and THE NEWSPAPER WIDOW.
Born 1977 in town of Prilep, he has a degree in Philosophy. Dejan is author of the novels “Truth. Love ( Rashomon) “ (2012) and “Infidelity” (2014), which are widely translated. He is a member of the International Federation of Film Critics FIPRESCI, also a member of the Writers Association of Macedonia.
Dejan's publishing house Prozart media is organizer of the International Literature Festival PRO-ZA Balkan and of the first publishing Felllowship program in Eastern Europe, the Skopje Fellowship Program, established in 2014. Using this platform, we have hosted dozens of foreign writers and publishers in Skopje. We are award-winning publishing house that publishes a wide range of titles in segments such as fiction, YA and children literature.
Read more:
https://dalkeyarchive.store/products/infidelity
Read also:
Plantation Bay, A Weekend Retreat
Top Translated Filipino Authors - Includes Cecilia Brainard
Cross-cultural Exchange Via Cecilia Brainard's Translations
Press Release about foreign Translations of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's Fiction
Publishers of Cecilia Brainard's Foreign Translations
Leonardo Garzaro (Editor Rua do Sabao)
Dimitris Tsoukatos (Lemvos Editions)
Mohamed Radi (Egyptian Office for Publishing and Distribution
Dejan Trajkoski (Prozart Media)
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.





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