INTERVIEWS OF FILIPINOS IN AMERICA by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, The following interviews are part of Cecilia Brainard's Filipinos #CopingWithCovid series. These were done last May 25, 2020. Since then, the United States has had a surge of Covid cases with 3.48 million confirmed cases, and 138,000 deaths (as of July 15,2020). Copyright 2020 by Cecilia M. Brainard MARIANO … [Read more...] about Interviews of Filipino Americans #CopingWithCovid
Archives for July 2020
National Geographic Features Brainard’s Growing Up Filipino Books
PALH (Philippine American Literary House) is proud that National Geographic has featured its two publications: GROWING UP FILIPINO: STORIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS & GROWING UP FILIPINO: MORE STORIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS in its Summer Reading List. Edited by Cecilia Manguerra Branard, Growing Up Filipino 1 and 2 collect stories about the saga of what it means to be young and Filipino. Both books and … [Read more...] about National Geographic Features Brainard’s Growing Up Filipino Books
Filipinos #CopingWithCovid — Barbara Ann Jacala, San Diego, CA, USA
The following is part of my series, Filipinos Coping with Covid. Responding to my interview questions, Barbara Ann Velasco Jacala describes life for her in San Diego, USA, during the time of coronavirus. She and her husband Jack have been quarantining with their youngest daughter and her family. This was written on May 24, 2020. Update. as of July 10, 2020, the coronavirus cases and deaths … [Read more...] about Filipinos #CopingWithCovid — Barbara Ann Jacala, San Diego, CA, USA
Filipinos #CopingWithCovid — Brian Ascalon Roley, Ohio USA
The following is part of my series, Filipinos Coping with Covid. Responding to my interview questions, Brian Ascalon Roley describes life in Ohio, USA, during the time of coronavirus. This was written on May 24, 2020. Update July 10, 2020 by Brian Roley: "Since I first answered these questions, the lockdown ended, but now there’s been a surge in my county and masks are required again. Not … [Read more...] about Filipinos #CopingWithCovid — Brian Ascalon Roley, Ohio USA
Travel Challenge — Vietnam
My own Travel challenge - to post a favorite travel photo daily, to send out something beautiful to this world. This was taken in Vietnam. Tags: #travel #Travelpictures #Vietnam #Asia #photographs #photos … [Read more...] about Travel Challenge — Vietnam
Travel Challenge — Long Neck Karen, Inle Lake Burma
My own Travel challenge - to post a favorite travel photo daily, to send out something beautiful to this world. (I don't know how PC this picture is, but the Long Neck Karen women did not mind being the attraction in a shop in Inle Lake, Burma.) Tags: #travel #photos #burma #myamar #longneckkaren #karen #photographs … [Read more...] about Travel Challenge — Long Neck Karen, Inle Lake Burma
Travel Challenge — Burma Photograph
My own Travel challenge - to post a favorite travel photo daily, to send out something beautiful to this world. I took this photo in Burma. I should add that this photo was used in an ad by a nonprofit: Tags: #travel #Burma #Myanmar #flowermarket #photographs #photos … [Read more...] about Travel Challenge — Burma Photograph