TRAVELS (and more) WITH CECILIA BRAINARD: Feedback MAGNIFICAT: MAMA MARY'S PILGRIM SITES

Friday, July 20, 2012

Feedback MAGNIFICAT: MAMA MARY'S PILGRIM SITES

I'm happy to share an email from Lucila Dypiangco, fondly known as Mrs. D. by STC graduates. Here's her response when she received her complimentary copy of MAGNIFICAT: Mama Mary's Pilgrim Sites. Mrs. D. helped me find contributors and we also used one or two pictures that she sent, in the book. Thank you Mrs. D!

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Dear Cecilia,

THE BOOK just came, and I wasted no time! I tore the thick Manila envelope open, grabbed its contents and started flipping through the pages. What precious treasure you managed to pack into this unassuming little volume!

So far I have read only the pieces written by the Theresians to whom I am forwarding this (Cc-line above), as well as by my daughter-in-law, of course. They all seem to be imbued with that filial devotion we share as Mary's devoted children, but each bears its author's special mark as each of our own children distinguishes him/herself from the rest of the siblings.

My sincere congratulations to you for achieving such a masterful feat of gathering all these gems and stringing them together into a beautiful living rosary.

My heartfelt gratitude to each of your contributors for unselfishly sharing their private personal experiences with us and for inspiring readers for generations to come.

You are all great and I am grateful.

Love,
Mrs. D/ Lucila Ocampo Dypiangco

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.