These pictures were taken during my recent visit to Cebu and Manila. From the top: Araceli Lorayes at the Parian Fiesta, Cebu City;
Next, L-R: Jun Dumdum, Cecilia Brainard, Erma Cuizon, and Jay Bautista at the Parian Fiesta, Cebu;
The next photos show the staff and friends of the Rizal Library of Cebu City, where I donated some of my books;
The group of five dining are L-R: Cecilia, Dr. Gyo Miyahara, Jimmy Sy, Gavin Bagares, and friend;
The group of four pose at Cafe Elysa's in the Parian: L-R: Lynley Ocampo, Gavin Bagares, Steve Aznar, and Cecilia;
The group of six show my dear STC friends dining at the French restaurant in Hotel Celeste, Makati: Starting from my left, clockwise: Mila Santillan, Guia, Araceli Lorayes, Darn Posa, and Lilu Gimenez;
The group of six in front of the fountain: Back, l-r: Cecilia, Jaime Picornell, Chona Bernad; front, l-r: Chinggay Utzurrum, Terry Manguerra, Inday Blanco
The group of three: Cecilia, Nadine Sarreal, Karina Bolasco
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
PHILIPPINE PICTURES - JUNE-JULY 2010
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Cebu Manila Philippines pictures
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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