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...
Monday, June 26, 2023

Interview of Cecilia Brainard by Venice Rian Ong

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  Photo taken at literary event hosted by Cebuano Studies Center last Feb. 2023 Venice Rian Ong, 12th grader from Saint Lorenzo Ruiz school ...
Saturday, June 24, 2023

My Book Donations to Philippine Libraries via Christian Acevedo

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    I donated books for Philippine Libraries via Christian George Acevedo, librarian/teacher/scholar at the Capiz Philippines Main Library. ...
Thursday, June 1, 2023

Belgium in April: Get Me to the Nunnery by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard in Positively Filipino

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  I'm sharing the link to my recent article in Positively Filipino "Belgium in April: Get Me to the Nunnery." It is a travel a...
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Thank you #ParisLitUp

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    Thanks to the folks at Paris Lit Up / Culture Rapide for featuring me at their Thursday night reading last April 26, 2023. Thanks to Lea...
Sunday, May 21, 2023

Art at Musee d'Orsay - #3

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  Here are more art by Masters at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. These are works by Vincent Van Gogh and by Paul Gauguin. We visited the mu...