Fund Raiser for Growing Up Filipino II

The following is a fund raiser for the anthology Growing Up Filipino II - businesses, writers, academics, and others may want to be listed in the Sponsors List which will be published in the book. Let me know, at palh@aol.com, Cecilia
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In 2003, PALH or Philippine American Literary House published Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults, a book that received favorable mainstream reviews in the United States and is used by many educators. Booklist states:
"In this fine short-story collection, 29 Filipino American writers explore the universal challenges of adolescence from the unique perspectives of teens in the Philippines or the U.S…The stories are delightful!"

It was the success of the earlier volume, Growing Up Filipino, that prompted me to collect for publication Growing Up Filipino II: More Stories for Young Adults. Of this collection, Professor Rocio G. Davis of the University of Navarre says, "Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's second volume of Growing Up Filipino expands and deepens the paradigms presented in the frist book…This new collection retakes the first volume's constutive strategy and many of the themes but, importantly, extends some of the concerns…"

The 28 contributors to this forthcoming second volume are: Amalia B. Bueno, Leslieann Hobayan, Rashaan Alexis Meneses, Paulino Lim,Jr., Dean Francis Alfar, Marianne Villanueva, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Jonathan Jimena Siason, Charlson Ong, Brian Ascalan Roley, Veronica Montes, Edgar Poma, Tony Robles, Oscar Peñaranda, Max Guttierez, Geronimo G. Tagatac, Kannika Claudine D. Peña, Dean Francis Alfar, Aileen Suzara, Jaime L. An Lim, Elsa Orejudos Valmidiano, Erwin Cabucos, Dolores De Manuel, Maria Victoria Beltran, M.G. Bertul fo, Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor, Katrina Ramos Atienza, and Marily Y. Orosa.

Unfortunately, the economic situation right now is particular bad in publishing. I have therefore decided to seek financial assistance from sponsors whose names will be acknowledged in Growing Up Filipino II: More Stories for Young Adults, which is expected to be released in 2009.

Donations of $100 or more will help defray the publishing cost of this anthology. Donors will be listed in a Sponsors List in the book.
For clarification, I mention that PALH is not a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization, and unfortunately t hese donations are not tax-deductible. However, I assure you, that every penny will be used in the publishing of this book.

As many of you know there is a scarcity of Filipino and Filipino American books. I hope you can help publish this worthwhile book. You may send your $100 or more, made out to PALH, to:
PALH
PO Box 5099
Santa Monica, CA 90409.

Since we are currently in production, I need the names for the Sponsors List by January 6, and you may email me at palh@aol.com to give me the name/names. These may be personal names or business names, even websites, which will be printed for posterity in the book.

Thanking you,

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Publisher and Editor of PALH (Philippine American Literary House)
PALH
PO Box 5099
SM, CA 90409
Tel/fax: 310-452-1195
Email: Palh@aol.com