You're Invited to Coming together in Skokie which is featuring my novel, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept and Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults.
I will be in Skokie, Il to speak about When the Rainbow Goddess Wept and my experiences both in the Philippines and America on the following days. The events are open to the general public. Register for Skokie Public Library events at events.skokielibrary.info or call 847-673-3733
Monday, March 7
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Niles West High School Auditorium, 5701 Oakton St., Skokie
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - at Skokie Public Library
Tuesday, March 8
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Niles North High School Auditorium, 9800 Lawler Ave, Skokie
Since January there have been book discussions of When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, and here I'll mention:
Thursday, February 24, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - District 219 Adminstrative Office, 7700 Gross Point Road, Skokie;
Thursday, February 24, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. - Oakton Community College, Skokie Campus, Room c111
Wednesday, March 2, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. - Oakton Community College, Des Plaines Campus, Library, Lower Level
Thursday, March 10, 7:15 a.m. - 8 a.m. - Niles West High School, IRC
Tuesday, March 15, 3:45 p.m. - 5 p.m. - Niles North High School, IRC
Growing Up Filipino is also discussed on March 1 (Tues) - 6:30 p.m., Niles Township Schools ELL Parent Center; and on March 3 (Thurs) - 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. District 219 Administrative Offices
There are Philippine and Philippine-American related art exhibits, movies, and events on going, contact 847-673-3733 or visit this site http://www.skokielibrary.info/s_programs/ComingTogether/index.asp>
About Me
- Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
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- 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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