PALH (Philippine American Literary House) proudly announces its 2022 Fall-Winter Book releases. First on the list is Linda Ty-Casper’s Will You Happen, Past The Silence, Through The Dark?: Remembering Leonard Ralph Casper, a book which she calls the Memoir that her husband Leonard Ralph Casper did not get to write. Born in Fond du Lac Wisconsin in 1923, Leonard Casper had a full life as a … [Read more...] about Fall/Winter Book Releases of PALH (Philippine American Literary House)
Archives for October 2022
New Children’s Book: Asian and Philippine Folktales
I edited this children's book of folklore. It's a perfect gift, so keep this in mind for Christmas! ASIAN AND PHILIPPINE FOLKTALES: RETELLINGS BY PAWWA contains retellings of beloved Asian and Philippine folktales as retold by members of Philippine American Women Writers and Artists.. This collection includes 25 stories from places such as Laos, Japan, Korea, Sumatra, Vietnam, China, Bali, … [Read more...] about New Children’s Book: Asian and Philippine Folktales
News Clippings of Mariano Cuenco and Mariano Manguerra Families
Thanks to Cebuano Kabilin (Instagram) for forwarding old news clippings about my mother and her Cuenco Family, and also about my father and his Manguerra Family. I have posted the news clippings and will continue to add in these blog sites: Old News Clippings - Mariano Manguerra Family #SantaRosa ; and Old News Articles - Mariano Cuenco Family of Cebu Researchers, historians, … [Read more...] about News Clippings of Mariano Cuenco and Mariano Manguerra Families
Old Family Photos — Concepcion Cuenco, Filomena Alesna Cuenco
Cebuano Kabilin in Instagram has been sending me old news clipping about my mother Concepcion Cuenco, and her Cuenco Family. The first three articles are about Concepcion Cuenco winning the title of Miss Progress and Carnival Queen of Cebu 1931. Thanks to Cebuano Kabilin for these precious news clippings. The subsequent articles are about the death and funeral rituals of my … [Read more...] about Old Family Photos — Concepcion Cuenco, Filomena Alesna Cuenco
Rest in Peace, Tessie Jose #FrankieJose
I received news that Tessie Jose, wife of the writer F. Sionil Jose, passed away.on October. 7, 2022. I am heartbroken, but not very surprised because her husband had passed away on January 6, 2022. They were a close couple, having married in 1949, and were inseparable. The Cebuana writer, Lina Espina Moore, introduced me to Frankie and Tessie back in 1988 when I had my first short story … [Read more...] about Rest in Peace, Tessie Jose #FrankieJose