Greetings from UP Diliman! Hi there Mrs. Brainard. Well, I don't
normally say "thank you" to the authors of publications that I've just
read. But your work, I think, is special and it has a profound meaning
to me. So, many thanks for sharing an important part of your life. You
had afforded me a good glimpse of what might cross the mind of my own
daughter (6 years old now) when she becomes a teenager and, later, a
college student. She, too, loves to read and write a lot, and I'm
praying she'll grow up to be a good thinker and writer, too. Right now
she still wants to go to NASA and become an astronaut. You raised many
big questions toward the end of Cecilia's: a mark of maturity and
indicator of philosophical mind. It was fun reading Cecilia's. Your
thoughts about your father are so touching. That's a wonderful way of
honoring one's
parent. I believe your mother loves you very much, but she had had to
teach you to be tough when you and your siblings were still young. As I
read your introduction, you reminded me that I have a copy of Anne
Frank's diary, which I have yet to read. So, there! Thanks again. Keep
inspiring the world!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Fan Mail from Mike Muegs
I love to hear from readers. Here's one email from Mike Muegs who read my diary, CECILIA'S DIARY 1962-1969 (Anvil):
Michael Arthus Muega
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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