Los
Angelenos - you are invited to this wonderful event! Linda Nietes of
Philippine Expressions is hosting, and she always has fun and
educational events, great books available, opportunity to meet authors,
to network with other book lovers, etc.
Do attend and tell others - and do pick up a copy of the bestselling
MAGNIFICAT: MAMA MARY'S PILGRIM SITES - Linda Nietes will be signing
this best-selling religious title:
Twenty Fil Am Authors to Sign at
Launching of the Philippine Heritage Collection
Echo Park Public Library
1410 W Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Saturday, October 27, 2012
11:00am - 3:00pm
October has been designated as Filipino American History Month all over the US. In celebration of this event, the Echo Park Community Group (EPCoG) in collaboration with the Los Angeles City Public Library is launching the Philippine Heritage Collection at Echo Park Public Library. The collection will be the foundation of the literary, historical and cultural documentation of the Filipino American and Philippine experience. The "story"or experience will also highlight
the contributions and sacrifices made by Filipino Americans as immigrants to this land and will showcase literary works of local Filipino authors, especially those writing about their Filipino American experiences and the development of Historic Filipino Town. Future programs will include book talks and signings, lectures and cultural presentations.
An open house open to the public will be held from 11:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday, Oct 27, 2012. It will feature two Keynote Speakers – Cathy Serafica Deleon and Greg Villanueva. Ms DeLeon is the Branch Manager of the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library of the Orange County Public Libraries. She will speak on the importance of libraries to our community and what a historic phenomenal event this is - the establishment of Philippine Heritage Collection in the Los Angeles Public Library. Greg Villanueva is an Echo Park native and successful architect who brought up the idea of a Philippine Heritage Collection as part of the Echo Park Library. He will share the reasons that sparked the creation of the collection. Michelle Magalong of the MyHiFi group will present a Filipino-American Historical Perspective.
Thirty-five Southern California Filipino American authors were sent invitations for the event. Linda Nietes, owner of Philippine Expressions Bookshop, a mail order bookshop located in Rancho Palos Verdes, (310) 514-9139 http://philippineexpressionsbookshop.wordpress.com/ will be on hand with books for purchase or for donation to the collection. Donations from authors and the community are encouraged in order to support the Filipino Heritage Collection project of the Library.
The Southern California authors who will speak and sign their books are:
*Noel Alumit, author of Talking to the Moon, a novel set in Historic Filipinotown;
*Lorna Dumapias, author of Filipino American Experience: The Making of a Historic Cultural Monument;
*Sumi Haru, author of Iron Lotus, Memoirs Sumi Sevilla Haru will share her experiences in her successful Hollywood career ;
*Lorenzo Paran III, author, Pinoy in America: The stateside life in the time of Barack Obama, Facebook and Pacquiao -mania and all about life in America;
*Leslie V. Ryan, author, I am Flippish, a book for juveniles, which tells a story about mixed parentage, and in this case, pride in being Filipino and Irish;
*Juanita Santos Nacu, author of Storytelling. Project heart to heart: A Means to Bridge Generational Gap in post-1965 Filipino Immigrant families;
*Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier, author of Seeking Thirst, a novel with an Echo Park setting;
*Zosimo Quibilan, who will read from his book-in-progress, a poetry regarding the Filipino American and
*Percival Cruz, will read from his book, The Drama Queen and a two-minute story entitled My Way, about an ex-jeepney driver who became an American Idol contestant.
Because the event is in celebration of Filipino American History Month, the themes of the authors' talks and readings were chosen to fit the occasion.
Other Fil Am and Southern California authors who are expected to attend and sign their books are:
*Ben Aniceto, author of Stay Tuned: The Golden Years of Philippine Radio;
*Nenita (Tita) Pambid Domingo of UCLA and author of Come On, Let's Speak Tagalog;
*Marc Lawrence, who is married to a Filipina, a martial arts teacher and author of a primer, The Basics of Filipino Martial Arts;
*Albert J.Mortiz, author of Discover the Philippines Cookbook;
*Ruben V. Nepales, author of My Filipino Connection: The Philippines in Hollywood;
*Giovanni Ortega, author of Leaves from the Silverlake Barrio;
*Arturo R. Garcia, author of Unrecognized American Veterans: Memory, History and Equity for Filipino WWll Veterans;
*Frank Tinio Lopez, author of Gallant Warriors from the Sea: The Philippine Marine Corps Today;
*Carina Monica Montoya, author of Los Angeles's Historic Filipinotown as well as Filipinos in Hollywood. Carina Monica Montoya, also known as Carina Forsythe, likewise wrote a juvenile storybook called Let's Cook Adobo;
*Eliseo Art Silva, author of Filipinos of Greater Philadelphia.
*Linda Nietes-Little who will sign as a contributor to the book, The Magnificat: Mama Mary's Pilgrim Sites. The Editor, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard is out of town. The Magnificat has over twenty contributors who have shared their personal experiences of healing of mind, body and spirit after their pilgrimages to sites dedicated to the Blessed Mother in Lourdes, France; Fatima in Portugal; Our Lady of Vailankanni by the Bay of Bengal in India; the Black Madonna in Poland; Our Lady of Medjugorie in Bosnia-Herzegovina; Shrine of Saint Maryam in Keren, Eritrea; The Maryam Monastery in Ethiopia; Shrine of the Miraculous Medal at Rue du Bac in Paris, France; Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico; Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain; the House of the
Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey; Shrine of Maria Lanakila in Honolulu; Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion, Wisconsin, as well as over eight other Marian pilgrim sites in the Philippines such as in Antipolo and Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Bicol; Shrine of our Lady of the Abandoned in Santa Ana, Manila; Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Sukat, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila; Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag in Pangasinan; Immaculate Concepcion Church in Labac and Basilica of St Martin of Tours in Taal, Batangas; Shrine of Our Lady of Remedios in Odlot, Cebu and lastly, Schoenstatt Shrine in Lawaan, Talisay, Cebu.
Co-chairs of this booklaunching event are EPLCoG Board members Caroline Lorenzo and Jose Sigala. Also on the EPLCoG Board are Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal, President; Lisa Baca-Sigala, Treasurer; Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier, Secretary; Dr. Marc Caratao; Cora Marte; Isa Meksin and Ramona Souza.
We hope that you will come and support this project which is a wonderful outreach to build the Filipino American community in Los Angeles, and is part of the continuing outreach program of Philippine Expressions Bookshop. The bookshop which was established in 1984 has served the community quietly for the last twenty-eight years, trying to build a literary community within the bigger Filipino American community all over the United States.
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Launching of the Philippine Heritage Collection
Echo Park Public Library
1410 W Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Saturday, October 27, 2012
11:00am - 3:00pm
October has been designated as Filipino American History Month all over the US. In celebration of this event, the Echo Park Community Group (EPCoG) in collaboration with the Los Angeles City Public Library is launching the Philippine Heritage Collection at Echo Park Public Library. The collection will be the foundation of the literary, historical and cultural documentation of the Filipino American and Philippine experience. The "story"or experience will also highlight
the contributions and sacrifices made by Filipino Americans as immigrants to this land and will showcase literary works of local Filipino authors, especially those writing about their Filipino American experiences and the development of Historic Filipino Town. Future programs will include book talks and signings, lectures and cultural presentations.
An open house open to the public will be held from 11:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday, Oct 27, 2012. It will feature two Keynote Speakers – Cathy Serafica Deleon and Greg Villanueva. Ms DeLeon is the Branch Manager of the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library of the Orange County Public Libraries. She will speak on the importance of libraries to our community and what a historic phenomenal event this is - the establishment of Philippine Heritage Collection in the Los Angeles Public Library. Greg Villanueva is an Echo Park native and successful architect who brought up the idea of a Philippine Heritage Collection as part of the Echo Park Library. He will share the reasons that sparked the creation of the collection. Michelle Magalong of the MyHiFi group will present a Filipino-American Historical Perspective.
Thirty-five Southern California Filipino American authors were sent invitations for the event. Linda Nietes, owner of Philippine Expressions Bookshop, a mail order bookshop located in Rancho Palos Verdes, (310) 514-9139 http://philippineexpressionsbookshop.wordpress.com/ will be on hand with books for purchase or for donation to the collection. Donations from authors and the community are encouraged in order to support the Filipino Heritage Collection project of the Library.
The Southern California authors who will speak and sign their books are:
*Noel Alumit, author of Talking to the Moon, a novel set in Historic Filipinotown;
*Lorna Dumapias, author of Filipino American Experience: The Making of a Historic Cultural Monument;
*Sumi Haru, author of Iron Lotus, Memoirs Sumi Sevilla Haru will share her experiences in her successful Hollywood career ;
*Lorenzo Paran III, author, Pinoy in America: The stateside life in the time of Barack Obama, Facebook and Pacquiao -mania and all about life in America;
*Leslie V. Ryan, author, I am Flippish, a book for juveniles, which tells a story about mixed parentage, and in this case, pride in being Filipino and Irish;
*Juanita Santos Nacu, author of Storytelling. Project heart to heart: A Means to Bridge Generational Gap in post-1965 Filipino Immigrant families;
*Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier, author of Seeking Thirst, a novel with an Echo Park setting;
*Zosimo Quibilan, who will read from his book-in-progress, a poetry regarding the Filipino American and
*Percival Cruz, will read from his book, The Drama Queen and a two-minute story entitled My Way, about an ex-jeepney driver who became an American Idol contestant.
Because the event is in celebration of Filipino American History Month, the themes of the authors' talks and readings were chosen to fit the occasion.
Other Fil Am and Southern California authors who are expected to attend and sign their books are:
*Ben Aniceto, author of Stay Tuned: The Golden Years of Philippine Radio;
*Nenita (Tita) Pambid Domingo of UCLA and author of Come On, Let's Speak Tagalog;
*Marc Lawrence, who is married to a Filipina, a martial arts teacher and author of a primer, The Basics of Filipino Martial Arts;
*Albert J.Mortiz, author of Discover the Philippines Cookbook;
*Ruben V. Nepales, author of My Filipino Connection: The Philippines in Hollywood;
*Giovanni Ortega, author of Leaves from the Silverlake Barrio;
*Arturo R. Garcia, author of Unrecognized American Veterans: Memory, History and Equity for Filipino WWll Veterans;
*Frank Tinio Lopez, author of Gallant Warriors from the Sea: The Philippine Marine Corps Today;
*Carina Monica Montoya, author of Los Angeles's Historic Filipinotown as well as Filipinos in Hollywood. Carina Monica Montoya, also known as Carina Forsythe, likewise wrote a juvenile storybook called Let's Cook Adobo;
*Eliseo Art Silva, author of Filipinos of Greater Philadelphia.
*Linda Nietes-Little who will sign as a contributor to the book, The Magnificat: Mama Mary's Pilgrim Sites. The Editor, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard is out of town. The Magnificat has over twenty contributors who have shared their personal experiences of healing of mind, body and spirit after their pilgrimages to sites dedicated to the Blessed Mother in Lourdes, France; Fatima in Portugal; Our Lady of Vailankanni by the Bay of Bengal in India; the Black Madonna in Poland; Our Lady of Medjugorie in Bosnia-Herzegovina; Shrine of Saint Maryam in Keren, Eritrea; The Maryam Monastery in Ethiopia; Shrine of the Miraculous Medal at Rue du Bac in Paris, France; Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico; Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain; the House of the
Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey; Shrine of Maria Lanakila in Honolulu; Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion, Wisconsin, as well as over eight other Marian pilgrim sites in the Philippines such as in Antipolo and Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Bicol; Shrine of our Lady of the Abandoned in Santa Ana, Manila; Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Sukat, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila; Shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag in Pangasinan; Immaculate Concepcion Church in Labac and Basilica of St Martin of Tours in Taal, Batangas; Shrine of Our Lady of Remedios in Odlot, Cebu and lastly, Schoenstatt Shrine in Lawaan, Talisay, Cebu.
Co-chairs of this booklaunching event are EPLCoG Board members Caroline Lorenzo and Jose Sigala. Also on the EPLCoG Board are Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal, President; Lisa Baca-Sigala, Treasurer; Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier, Secretary; Dr. Marc Caratao; Cora Marte; Isa Meksin and Ramona Souza.
We hope that you will come and support this project which is a wonderful outreach to build the Filipino American community in Los Angeles, and is part of the continuing outreach program of Philippine Expressions Bookshop. The bookshop which was established in 1984 has served the community quietly for the last twenty-eight years, trying to build a literary community within the bigger Filipino American community all over the United States.
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