TRAVELS (and more) WITH CECILIA BRAINARD: Pictures: Philippine National Artist F. Sionil Jose Collection Turnover to DLSU Libraries

Friday, July 11, 2014

Pictures: Philippine National Artist F. Sionil Jose Collection Turnover to DLSU Libraries

I attended the formal turnover of the F. Sionil Jose Collection to the De La Salle University Libraries last July 11, 2014. I must say, dear Readers, that I was giddy with happiness that afternoon. I was delighted to see Philippine National Artist Frankie Jose, his wife Tessie and his children; and I also saw a lot of friends there.

We took a lot of pictures to capture the moment. I do not see them often because I'm California-based, so it was special to see Mila Aguilar, Felice Sta. Maria, Isagani Cruz, Connie Maraan, Lourdes Montinola, Jing Pantoja Hidalgo, Gilda Cordero-Fernando, Marily Orosa, Dada Fres, and many more. There was even a group of Maryknollers present since Frankie and Tessie Jose's daughters attended Maryknoll College as I did.

There were in fact quite a number of people present and the event was very warm and elegant. It was comforting to know that F. Sionil Jose's collection is now housed in this fine university and will be available to researchers.

I'll be adding pictures and names to this blog entry, so check back, dear Readers,

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Lunch with F. Sionil Jose
F. Sionil Jose in Cebu

tags: F. Sionil Jose, Philippines, literature, authors, books, writers, Filipino, Philippine National Artist, Gilda Cordero-Fernando, Isagani Cruz, Lourdes Montinola, Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, Marily Orosa, Felice Prudente Sta. Maria, Cecilia Brainard, Mila Aguilar

This is all for now, check back, dear Readers, and have a great weekend!
Cecilia

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.