Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Travel - 15-day Cruise Princess Cruise to Hawaii

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  I am incredibly behind with my blogging, so I've gone ahead and posted some pictures taken during our 15-day Princess Cruise to Hawaii...
Thursday, November 9, 2023

Travel - San Miguel De Allende: A Mexican Heritage

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  For your weekend reading, take a trip to Mexico and read "San Miguel De Allende: A Mexican Heritage Jewel" by Cecilia Brainard, ...
Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Growing Up Filipino 3 Finalist for 41st National Book Awards

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  I just learned that the book, GROWING UP FILIPINO 3 is a finalist for the 41st National Book Award (Anthology, English).  I am grateful to...
Monday, September 25, 2023

Excerpt from THE INVENTOR by Eileen R. Tabios

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  Following is an excerpt from Eileen R. Tabios' recent book, The Inventor. It is reprinted with her permission.  ~  Marsh Hawk Press’ I...

IN HONOR OF FILIPINO AMERICAN WRITER, EILEEN R. TABIOS

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  Today, I'm honoring Filipino American writer EILEEN R. TABIOS. Eileen R. Tabios has released over 70 collections of poetry, fiction, ...
Sunday, September 24, 2023

John Hanley - Irish American Friend

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  We lost a friend, John Hanley. For years, John played golf with my husband, and they had great fun at the course and at the pub afterwards...
Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Gintong Aklat Finalist - Selected Short Stories by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

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  My collection SELECTED SHORT STORIES BY CECILIA MANGUERRA BRAINARD is a Finalist for the Gintong Aklat Award 2022 (fiction in English). Th...
Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Fil Am Writers Gather in Santa Monica, CA

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  A group of us had lunch at my home with the writer Brian Ascalon Roley (author American Son) who's visiting Santa Monica, CA. Present ...

Magnificat - Mary's House in Ephesus, Turkey

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The ferocious wildfires in Maui have destroyed most of Lahaina, but miraculously, the Maria Lanakila Church remains standing. This event rem...
Saturday, August 12, 2023

Magnificat - Lahaina's Maria Lanakila Catholic Church Survived Maui Fires

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  Maria Lanakila Catholic Church in Lahaina remains standing following horrific wildfires. Some are calling its saving an "act of God. ...
Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Old Photographs 4 - Cecilia Brainard - 6-7 Years Old

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   My childhood seemed to have stretched out longer than human time. Those childhood memories have a dreamlike quality.  I have memories of ...
Monday, July 31, 2023

Old Photographs 3 - Cecilia Brainard 5-6 years old

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  Here are more old photos. I was around 5 or 6 years old in these pictures. I just acquired the color photo from a nephew. I think this was...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Guest Blogger: Paulino Lim Jr ~ Memory of a Lost Friend

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 My Guest Blogger is Dr. Paulino Lim Jr (left in the picture; Lupo Grageda is beside him).  Paulino Lim Jr. is a professor emeritus of Engli...

Old Photographs 2 - Cecilia Brainard - Happy Days by the Sea

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  HAPPY DAYS BY THE SEA As I mentioned, I just have a handful of photos from when I was a baby and child. This was during the time when peop...
Saturday, July 22, 2023

Old Photographs 1 - Baby Pictures of Cecilia Brainard

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  I thought I would post pictures of me through the years, starting with my baby pictures -- 2 of them, that's all I have. One shows me...
Friday, July 21, 2023

In Honor of Filipino American Writer, Ligaya Victorio Fruto

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  In Honor of Filipino American Writer, Ligaya Victorio Fruto who forged the way for other Filipino and Filam writers:   LIGAYA VICTORIO F...
Tuesday, July 4, 2023

To Leonard Ralph Casper from Bienvenido N. Santos

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 July 6 is the 100th Birthday anniversary of Leonard Ralph Casper!   Excerpt from WILL YOU HAPPEN, PAST THE DARKNESS, THROUGH THE SILENCE: R...
Saturday, July 1, 2023

Leonard Ralph Casper Centennial Birthday Celebration

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The Centennial birthday of LEONARD RALPH CASPER is this July 6. Please read this writeup "REMEMBERING LEONARD RALPH CASPER" based...