TRAVELS (and more) WITH CECILIA BRAINARD: Picture taken at Authors' Night, Philippine Expressions

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Picture taken at Authors' Night, Philippine Expressions

This photo was taken at the Authors' Night of Philippine Expressions, Friday, April 23, 2010, held at the Salakot Sizzle & Grill, 2122 Beverly Blvd, LA. L-R: Rita Cacas, Juanita Tamayo Lott, Cecilia Brainard, Herminia Menez Coben, Carina Monica Montoya, Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier, Linda Nietes. These authors and more will be signing at the LA Times Festival of Books (Sat and Sun), Philippine Expressions Booth 427, Zone D.

The titles of the books launched at the Authors' Night:
Rita Cacas and Juanita Lott - Filipinos in Washington D.C.
Cecilia Brainard - Finding God: True Stories of Spiritual Encounters; Growing Up Filipino II: More Stories for Young Adults
Carina Monica Montoya - Let's Cook Adobo
Herminia Menez Coben - Verbal Arts in Philippine Indigenous Communities: Poetics, Society and History
Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier - Seeking Thirst: A Novel
Philippine Expressions carries these titles and more, call 310-514-9139

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

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.