TRAVELS (and more) WITH CECILIA BRAINARD: Cebuana Trailblazers in Ayala Mall, Cebu

Monday, March 5, 2012

Cebuana Trailblazers in Ayala Mall, Cebu

My friend, Lynley Ocampo in Cebu, sent me this email and picture this morning. She was with her nephew, Lautrec, in the Ayala Mall. Her email refers to a picture of mine, part of the Cebuana Trailblazers group, currently exhibited by Ayala Center Cebu and The Cebu Provincial Women's commission to celebrate Women's Month 2012.
Thank you Lynley and Lautrec (who is standing in front of the picture).

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Hi,

Lautrec and I were strolling in ayala. Look what we saw? You and some 99 other Cebuanas were named trailblazers. You belong to the first batch, along with my late aunt. Will take better pictures tomorrow.

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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.