I must love water fountains because I have a lot of pictures of them, from all over the world.
tags: travel, architecture, fountains, gardens
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Pictures of Beautiful Fountains - by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Pictures of Beautiful Fountains, by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
I must love water fountains because I have a lot of pictures of them, from all over the world.
tags: travel, architecture, fountains, gardens
I must love water fountains because I have a lot of pictures of them, from all over the world.
tags: travel, architecture, fountains, gardens
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.
Monday, June 3, 2013
ARCHITECTURE: Beautiful Old Houses in the Philippines
The architecture in the Philippines is quite interesting. Influences from the Malay, Chinese, Spaniards, Americans, and other peoples who occupied this archipelago are apparent.
I quote from the History of Philippine Architecture:
"The late national hero for architecture, Leandro Locsin once said,
that Philippine Architecture is an elusive thing, because while it makes
full use of modern technology, it is a residue of the different overlays of
foreign influences left in the Philippines over the centuries: the early
Malay culture and vestiges of earlier Hindu influences, the more than 300
years of Spanish domination, the almost 50 years of American rule, the Arab
and Chinese influences through commerce and trade over the centuries. What
resulted may have been a hybrid, a totally new configuration which may
include a remembrance of the past, but transformed or framed in terms of its
significance today."
You'll find old buildings/homes in Intramuros, Manila, Vigan, Cebu, Iloilo, and in many other places.
Here are some pictures of old buildings and houses in the Philippines. You can get a larger picture by clicking on the image.
Enjoy. Despite the tragedy of super typhoon Haiyan, Beauty is still in this archipelago. And Filipinos are very sociable. (The Italians of Asia, as my husband says.) They also speak English, a boon to tourists.
Some of the pictures were taken by me, and some are courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
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tags: travel, Philippines, architecture, garden, home, old, antique
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.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Some Anthologies that include Cecilia Brainard's writings
Some Anthologies that include Cecilia Brainard's writings:
Asian American Literature, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2001
A Taste of Home, editors Ed Maranan and Len Maranan-Goldstein, Anvil, 2008
The AA Literary Realm, Asian American Literary Forum, 1991
Amerasia Journal, Asian American Studies Center, UCLA, 1986
An Anthology of Philippine Writing in America, Philippine American Press Club of LA, 1989
Babaylan: An Anthology of Filipina and Filipina American Writers, Aunt Lute, 2000
Behind the Walls: Life of Convent Girls, Anvil, 2005
The Beginning and Other Asian Folktales, PAWWA, 1994
Cherished: 21 Writers on Animals They Have Loved and Lost, Abrecrombie, New World Library, 2011
City Dialogues: Life During Wartime, ed. D. Hideo Maruyama, City Dialogues Project, 2003
Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, Brainard, Anvil, 1998
Dis-Orient Journalzine, Hong, 1994
Going Home to a Landscape, ed. Villanueva & Cerenio, Calyx Books, 2003
Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults, PALH, 2003
Linking the World Through English, Diwa Textbooks, 2006
Fast Food Fiction, Noelle Q. de Jesus, Anvil, 2003
Fiction by Filipinos in America, Brainard, New Day Publishers, 1993
Finding God: True Stories of Spiritual Encounters, Anvil, 2009
Forbidden Fruit, Anvil Publishing Inc., 1992
From America to Africa: Essays of Filipino Women Overseas, FAI, 2000
FIL-AM: The Filipino American Experience, Publico, 1999
Fern Garden, UP Press, 1999
Harvest I, Ed. Lina Espina Moore, New Day Publishers, 1992
Home to Stay: Asian American Women's Fiction, Ed. Bruchac & Watanabe, Greenfield Review Press, 1990
Journey of 100 Years; Reflections on the Centennial of Philippine Independence, PAWWA, 1999
Making Waves: An Anthology of Writings by and About Asian American Women, Ed. Asian Women United California, Beacon Press, 1989
New to North America, Burning Bush Publications, 1998
The Perimeter of Light:Writing About the Vietnam War, New Rivers Press, 1992
Philippine American Short Stories, Giraffe, 1997
Philippine Speculative Fiction, Alfar, Kestrel, forthcoming
Pinay: Autobiographical Narratives by Women Writers,1926-1998, Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2000
On a Bed of Rice, Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1995
Our World of Reading Gr. 7, Anvil, 2010
Remembering Rizal: Voices from the Diaspora, Lozada, PAWA, 2011
Search, The Augustinian Journal of Cultural Excellence, Colegio San Agustin, 2005
Seven Stories From Seven Sisters: A Collection of Philippine Folktales, PAWWA 1992
Screaming Monkeys: Critiques of Asian American Images, Galang, Coffee House Press,2003
Sojourns, Mar Productions 1998
Songs of Ourselves, Anvil, 1994
St. Andrews Review, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, 1985
Tulikarpanen: Anthology of Filipina Writings, translated into Finnish, ed. Ritta Vartti 2001
The Quill: The Asian Writer's League Journal, 1991
A Taste of Home, editors Ed Maranan and Len Maranan-Goldstein, Anvil, 2008
The AA Literary Realm, Asian American Literary Forum, 1991
Amerasia Journal, Asian American Studies Center, UCLA, 1986
An Anthology of Philippine Writing in America, Philippine American Press Club of LA, 1989
Babaylan: An Anthology of Filipina and Filipina American Writers, Aunt Lute, 2000
Behind the Walls: Life of Convent Girls, Anvil, 2005
The Beginning and Other Asian Folktales, PAWWA, 1994
Cherished: 21 Writers on Animals They Have Loved and Lost, Abrecrombie, New World Library, 2011
City Dialogues: Life During Wartime, ed. D. Hideo Maruyama, City Dialogues Project, 2003
Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, Brainard, Anvil, 1998
Dis-Orient Journalzine, Hong, 1994
Going Home to a Landscape, ed. Villanueva & Cerenio, Calyx Books, 2003
Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults, PALH, 2003
Linking the World Through English, Diwa Textbooks, 2006
Fast Food Fiction, Noelle Q. de Jesus, Anvil, 2003
Fiction by Filipinos in America, Brainard, New Day Publishers, 1993
Finding God: True Stories of Spiritual Encounters, Anvil, 2009
Forbidden Fruit, Anvil Publishing Inc., 1992
From America to Africa: Essays of Filipino Women Overseas, FAI, 2000
FIL-AM: The Filipino American Experience, Publico, 1999
Fern Garden, UP Press, 1999
Harvest I, Ed. Lina Espina Moore, New Day Publishers, 1992
Home to Stay: Asian American Women's Fiction, Ed. Bruchac & Watanabe, Greenfield Review Press, 1990
Journey of 100 Years; Reflections on the Centennial of Philippine Independence, PAWWA, 1999
Making Waves: An Anthology of Writings by and About Asian American Women, Ed. Asian Women United California, Beacon Press, 1989
New to North America, Burning Bush Publications, 1998
The Perimeter of Light:Writing About the Vietnam War, New Rivers Press, 1992
Philippine American Short Stories, Giraffe, 1997
Philippine Speculative Fiction, Alfar, Kestrel, forthcoming
Pinay: Autobiographical Narratives by Women Writers,1926-1998, Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2000
On a Bed of Rice, Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1995
Our World of Reading Gr. 7, Anvil, 2010
Remembering Rizal: Voices from the Diaspora, Lozada, PAWA, 2011
Search, The Augustinian Journal of Cultural Excellence, Colegio San Agustin, 2005
Seven Stories From Seven Sisters: A Collection of Philippine Folktales, PAWWA 1992
Screaming Monkeys: Critiques of Asian American Images, Galang, Coffee House Press,2003
Sojourns, Mar Productions 1998
Songs of Ourselves, Anvil, 1994
St. Andrews Review, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, 1985
Tulikarpanen: Anthology of Filipina Writings, translated into Finnish, ed. Ritta Vartti 2001
The Quill: The Asian Writer's League Journal, 1991
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.
Traces of Spanish Colonial Philippines - photos by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Traces of Spanish Colonial Philippines - photos by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
The Philippines was a colony of Spain for over three hundred years. Today, there is evidence of the Spanish Colonial days in the Philippines. Here are some pictures which I've taken.
Top picture - detail of the Jesuit House in Cebu
Next - Detail San Agustin Church, Intramuros
Next - Intramuros courtyard
Next - Chapel de Argao, Cebu
Next - Exterior Cebu Fort
Next - Detail San Agustin, Intramuros
tags: travel, history, Philippines, Spanish Colonial
The Philippines was a colony of Spain for over three hundred years. Today, there is evidence of the Spanish Colonial days in the Philippines. Here are some pictures which I've taken.
Top picture - detail of the Jesuit House in Cebu
Next - Detail San Agustin Church, Intramuros
Next - Intramuros courtyard
Next - Chapel de Argao, Cebu
Next - Exterior Cebu Fort
Next - Detail San Agustin, Intramuros
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.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Some Treasures of the Louvre, Paris France- photos by Cecilia Brainard
Some Treasures of The Louvre in Paris- photos by Cecilia Brainard
(I didn't take these Louvre pictures this visit but the last.)
For more information about The Louvre, click here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Louvre
tags: art, museum, tapestry, Mona Lisa, Paris, France, history, sculpture, paintings, Louvre
(I didn't take these Louvre pictures this visit but the last.)
For more information about The Louvre, click here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Louvre
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.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Random Pictures of Lyon, France, photos by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Random Pictures of Lyon, France, photos by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Reasons to visit Lyon, France:
- It is the third largest city in France;
- It is the Gourmet Capital of France;
- It was the capital of Gaul during the Roman times;
- It was the silk capital during the Renaissance;
- It costs less than Paris, France;
- St. Jean Marie Vianney lived here;
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of the Little Prince, lived here.
Here's a Wikipedia link for more information about Lyon, France:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon
Pictures:
Top - Roman ruins in Lyon, France; amphitheater is still used;
Next - Picture of Dardilly;
Next - downtown building with mural of famous Lyonnaise
Next - That's Cecilia in front of a mural
Next - Atelier du Griffon (Wigmaker's Workshop)
Next - Church
Next - Church
Bottom - Restaurant
Reasons to visit Lyon, France:
- It is the third largest city in France;
- It is the Gourmet Capital of France;
- It was the capital of Gaul during the Roman times;
- It was the silk capital during the Renaissance;
- It costs less than Paris, France;
- St. Jean Marie Vianney lived here;
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of the Little Prince, lived here.
Here's a Wikipedia link for more information about Lyon, France:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon
Pictures:
Top - Roman ruins in Lyon, France; amphitheater is still used;
Next - Picture of Dardilly;
Next - downtown building with mural of famous Lyonnaise
Next - That's Cecilia in front of a mural
Next - Atelier du Griffon (Wigmaker's Workshop)
Next - Church
Next - Church
Bottom - Restaurant
tags: Lyon, France, travel, Roman city, ruins, Antoine Saint Exupery, food, gourmet capital
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.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Food and Wine in France - photos by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Food and Wine in France, photos by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
tags: France, Europe, Paris, food, wine, bread, pastries, meat, cuisine
tags: France, Europe, Paris, food, wine, bread, pastries, meat, cuisine
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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