Monday, June 27, 2016

Guest Blogger: Barcelona by Bar, by Manny Gonzalez

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Our Guest Blogger is Manny Gonzalez who writes about Barcelona.  Manny Gonzalez is founder and CEO of Plantation Bay Resort in Mactan...
Sunday, June 26, 2016

Literary Cat Reading Philippine National Artist F. Sionil Jose's Novel MASS

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My two cats (Che and Tesla) are Literary Cats and I've caught them reading Hemingway, Allende, Dickens, Brainard, Harper Lee, and ...
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Wedding in the Family - pictures

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Wedding in the family has kept me very busy!  Stay tuned.... Read also             Swapna and Andrew's Wedding Spha...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

Pictures Philippine American Writers

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l-r: Vince Gotera, Virginia Cerenio, NVM Gonzalez, Cecilia Brainard, William Oandasan Here are pictures of Filipino American Write...
Friday, June 17, 2016

Pictures: Philippine Literature and Filipino Authors

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l-r: F. Sionil Jose , Cecilia Brainard I'm sharing some pictures taken with Filipino Authors. Click on the links to learn more...
Thursday, June 16, 2016

Once Upon a Time - Family Pictures

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Once upon a time a long time ago ...
Sunday, June 12, 2016

Rhodora G. Magan's Two Scholarly Papers on Brainard's Novel Magdalena

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Rhodora G. Magan I discovered two scholarly papers on my second novel, Magdalena, by Rhodora G. Magan. The first one, entitled Ceci...
Saturday, June 11, 2016

Brainard Collection of Philippine Fil-Am Books at Jackson TN Library

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 l-r: Dr. Sandra Dee, Perry Burrows, Cecilia Brainard I donated some Filipino/Fil-Am books to the Jackson, TN Library and here'...
Friday, June 10, 2016

Handsome Boy Cat in Irvine, CA Needs Home

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Mochi, a handsome boy-cat needs a home. He's in Irvine.  Email me if you know someone who wants to adopt him. My name is Mochi (...
Thursday, June 9, 2016

Philippine Carnival Queen: The Muse Within by Jean Vengua

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My Guest Blogger today is Jean Vengua, a writer, artist, and co-chair of the Asian Cultural Experience (ACE) of Salinas Chinatown. Thank...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Why I Started a Publishing House, by Cecilia Brainard

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PAWWA Aside from being a writer , I recently embraced the role of publisher of PALH or Philippine American Literary House, a press ...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Picture NVM Gonzalez Centennial Celebration in Los Angeles, California

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This photo is courtesy of Fabricio Expasande-Bouza This was taken at the NVM Gonzalez Centennial Celebration in Echo Park Library last...
Monday, June 6, 2016

Monday Morning - What I'd Like to Do #CatPics

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What I'd like to do for another hour this gray Monday morning... And here's another recent picture of my cats, Che and Tesla...
Friday, June 3, 2016

Pictures Paris Flooded - 2015 and 2016

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Paris is flooded now! I took these pictures last year, 2015 . Note that the lower embankment of the Seine has people walking on it. T...
Thursday, June 2, 2016

Literature: Novelist James E. Cherry Introduces Writer Cecilia Brainard

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The following is the introduction by the poet and novelist James E.Cherry  of the writer Cecilia Brainard at the Second Literary Sym...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Horse Racing: A Day at the Santa Anita Race Track

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We went to the Santa Anita race track located in Arcadia, California. Built in 1904, the track offers horse racing events during the...
Friday, May 27, 2016

Book Review of Cecilia Brainard's novel, MAGDALENA, by Eileen Tabios

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I found this book review of my novel, Magdalena by Eileen Tabios  in The Halo-Halo Review .  This second novel of mine was first publ...
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Say What? $2,498.91 for Brainard's When the Rainbow Goddess Wept!

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On Amazon.com, my novel, When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, for sale at $2,498.91 for a paperback!!!??? Those of you with the hardco...