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Carlos Bulosan Book Club Launches Growing Up Filipino 3

March 19, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

Seated l-r: Cecilia Brainard, Ryo Alfar, Marilyn Alquizola, Joselyn Geaga-Rosental; standing l-r: James Castillo, Rachielle Scheffler, James, Jaime Geaga, Erlinda, guest, Megan The Carlos Bulosan Book Club of Los Angeles hosted a launch for the YA anthology GROWING UP FILIPINO: NEW STORIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS, at the Echo Park Branch Library in Los Angeles, on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Here is … [Read more...] about Carlos Bulosan Book Club Launches Growing Up Filipino 3

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Book launch, Filipino teens, Growing Up Filipino 3

My Cat Che Jumping Over the Moon, Pastel by Cecilia Brainard

March 13, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

I've been busy with literary work. I picked up my pastels and just for fun made my cat Che fly over the moon. Please see also my "Cecilia Flying", a pastel I just finished. Tags:  children's art, art flying girl, pastel art, pastel drawing … [Read more...] about My Cat Che Jumping Over the Moon, Pastel by Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cecilia's art, children's art, pastel art, pastel drawing

Cecilia Flying Pastel Art by Cecilia Brainard

March 13, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

I used to have flying dreams. I made this pastel of a girl flying. In my dream an Evil Thing was chasing me. I would run and hide but the Evil Thing persisted. Just before the Evil Thing would catch me, I would fly. In my dreams, I learned how to control my flying. The dreams recurred for years but some time, when I was already an adult and living in the US, the dreams stopped. Please … [Read more...] about Cecilia Flying Pastel Art by Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: girl flying, pastel art. chilren's art, pastel drawing

Articles from Behind the Walls: Life of Convent Girls in the Philippines

March 4, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

The following are personal essays from a book project I did in 2005, BEHIND THE WALLS: LIFE OF CONVENT GIRLS (Anvil, 2005).  For more information about the book, please visit https://ceciliabrainard.com/book/behind-the-walls/ .  The publisher Anvil Philippines may have a few copies left in their online store. The book has been praised by Loida Nicolas, Chair and CEO, TLC Beatrice Foods as … [Read more...] about Articles from Behind the Walls: Life of Convent Girls in the Philippines

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Filipino Catholic schools, Filipino education, Philippine schools

Documentary by Cebuano Studies Center & NCAA about Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

March 1, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

I am sharing the link to the documentary video produced by the Cebuano Studies Center in conjunction with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts -- THE CEBUANA IN THE WORLD: CECILIA MANGUERRA BRAINARD WRITING OUT OF CEBU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLo3H-Pdy1g The video is approx. 1 hour and 40 minutes long. It includes analyses of my work by Drs. Hope Yu and Bea … [Read more...] about Documentary by Cebuano Studies Center & NCAA about Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: #Cebuwriters #cebuauthors #cebuliterature #Cebuanoliterature #Cebuanowriters

Sunstar Article — Cebuano Studies Center Holds Cecilia Brainard Talk

February 20, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

Many thanks to my friend Atty. Lyn Ocampo for sharing this picture of the Sunstar writeup re my talk sponsored by Cebuano Studies Center. Dr. Hope Sabanpan Yu, Dr. Bea Lastimos and Sunstar, many thanks for your support. Cebuano Studies Center hosted my Feb. 7 talk in Cebu and it also launched a documentary video done in conjunction with the National Commission for Culture and Arts, The … [Read more...] about Sunstar Article — Cebuano Studies Center Holds Cecilia Brainard Talk

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cebu art, Cebu culture, Cebu literature, Cebu writers

Upcoming Book Launches Growing Up Filipino 3

February 19, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

UPCOMING BOOK LAUNCHES FOR GROWING UP FILIPINO 3: New Stories for Young Adults. Join us in person or via Zoom. Check flyers for details. Feb. 23, 11 a.m. Manila Time - BNSCWC Book Launch and Reading March 18, 1:30 p.m. Los Angeles - Carlos Bulosan Book Club launch March 29, 4: 30 p.m., Los Angeles Central Library Talk/Readings       #filipinoteens #filipinoYAbooks #YAbooks … [Read more...] about Upcoming Book Launches Growing Up Filipino 3

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Book Launch Growing Up Filipino 3 @ Fully Booked BGC Taguig Philippines

February 15, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

Here is a writeup by Carlos Inigo Roxas about the Jan. 28, 2023 Book Launch at Fully Booked BGC.   #Filipinoteens #YAbooks #Filipinoliterature       … [Read more...] about Book Launch Growing Up Filipino 3 @ Fully Booked BGC Taguig Philippines

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Filipino teenagers, Filipino young adults, Philippine teens, YA books for Filipinos

Dr. Jenny Ortuoste Writes About Growing Up Filipino 3

January 21, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

Excerpt from New Year Reads on Growing Up, ‘Sudden Fiction,’ and a Past Philippines by Dr. Jenny Ortuoste, Manila Standard.net. Jan. 21, 2023 Growing Up Filipino 3 (296 pgs, pb, 2022), collected and edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, are “new stories from young adults.” Among the writers are well-known names such as Oscar Peñaranda, Danton Remoto, Ian Rosales Casocot, and Nikki … [Read more...] about Dr. Jenny Ortuoste Writes About Growing Up Filipino 3

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Invitation to Growing Up Filipino 3 Book Launch Jan 28, 2023, 6 p.m. Fully Booked BGC

January 12, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

  Invitation Book Launch of GROWING UP FILIPINO 3: NEW STORIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023, 6 - 8 p.m. Where: Fully Booked BGC, Metro Manila, Philippines Program:   Readings by Nikki Alfar, Cecilia Brainard, George Deoso, Yvette Fernandez, Patricia Manuel Go, Sarge Lacuesta, Kannika Pena, Danton Remoto, Dom Sy, Jack Wigley Q&A, Book … [Read more...] about Invitation to Growing Up Filipino 3 Book Launch Jan 28, 2023, 6 p.m. Fully Booked BGC

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Book launch, literary reading

A Locational Feminist Reading of Filipina American Fiction by Ma. Elena L. Paulima

January 9, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

Many thanks to Dr. Erlinda Alburo for calling my attention to this academic paper about Filipino American fiction published in KINAADMAN Vol, XL, 2018 (A Jounral of Southern Philippines, published by Xavier University).  The study includes discussions of stories from books I edited, including Fiction by Filipinos in America, and Growing Up Filipino 2. Dr. Ma. Elena L. Paulma looks at the short … [Read more...] about A Locational Feminist Reading of Filipina American Fiction by Ma. Elena L. Paulima

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SCHEDULE BOOK LAUNCHES/EVENTS for GROWING UP FILIPINO 3: New Stories for Young Adults

January 7, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

SCHEDULE BOOK LAUNCHES/EVENTS FOR GROWING UP FILIPINO 3: NEW STORIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS - check back for details and confirm before attending. Tags: #filipinoteens #Filipinoyoungadults #Filipinobooks #Philippinebooks #YAliterature … [Read more...] about SCHEDULE BOOK LAUNCHES/EVENTS for GROWING UP FILIPINO 3: New Stories for Young Adults

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Filipino teens, Filipino YA literature, Filipino young adults, Philippine literature

My Papyrus Painting of the Flight to Egypt

January 1, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

I bought this papyrus painting in Cairo. I was studying it this morning, reflecting on the Holy Family's flight to Egypt. Imagine having to pack up hurriedly, not have the chance to say goodbye to your family and friends, to leave as quickly as you can to save your child's life, your lives. To walk, ride a donkey, ask for help, hide from danger, travel far to another country to seek refuge. To … [Read more...] about My Papyrus Painting of the Flight to Egypt

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Flight to egypt, memoir, Personal Essay, refutees

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year from Brainard Family

December 14, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

My family and I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! ~ Cecilia Brainard  #Christmasgreetings #MerryChristmas2022 #Christmas2022 … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year from Brainard Family

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas2022, holidaygreetings, merryChristmas

Cecilia Brainard Books Published by the University of Santo Tomas Philippines

December 4, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

Hello, Philippines! Here are my books published by the University of Santo Tomas PH and available from Lazada and Shopee. These will make nice Christmas gifts. Salamat for your support! tags: #Filipinobooks #Filipinoliterature #pinoyreads #goodreads #Philippinebooks … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard Books Published by the University of Santo Tomas Philippines

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PALH (Philippine American Literary House) Publisher of Filipino and FilAm Books

December 4, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

PALH (Philippine American Literary House) publishes select Philippine and Filipino American books, including anthologies for children and young adults. Tags: #pinoylit #filipinoliterature #Philippineliterature #Filipinoteens   … [Read more...] about PALH (Philippine American Literary House) Publisher of Filipino and FilAm Books

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Philippine books, Philippine literature. Filipino books

Growing Up Filipino 3 / Book Trailer

November 28, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

The 3 volumes of the GROWING UP FILIPINO SERIES make great Christmas gifts. Check them out in Amazon and Barnes and Noble -- Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young Adults; Growing Up Filipino: More Stories for Young Adults; and Growing Up Filipino: New Stories for Young Adults.  #Filipinoteens #Filamteens #pinoyreads #youngadults … [Read more...] about Growing Up Filipino 3 / Book Trailer

Filed Under: Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Filamteesn, Filipino teens, pinoyreads, young adults

Fall/Winter Book Releases of PALH (Philippine American Literary House)

October 29, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

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)

Filed Under: Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Asian books for kids, Filipino books for teenagers, Philippine literature

New Children’s Book: Asian and Philippine Folktales

October 21, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Asian Folktales, children's book, Filipino folktales, Folkore, folktales

News Clippings of Mariano Cuenco and Mariano Manguerra Families

October 20, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cebu Carnival Queen, Cebu history, Cebu politics, Laguna history, Laguna politics

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Welcome!

I am a daugh­ter of the Philip­pines and an adopt­ed daugh­ter of Amer­i­ca. I have also trav­eled to many places so I am also a daugh­ter of the Earth. My expe­ri­ences have found their way into my sto­ries, which try to depict char­ac­ters caught in impor­tant moments in their lives, sit­u­a­tions that force them to act, make deci­sions, change. I try to see the world from my own point of view, not the dom­i­nant West­ern one, thus my inter­est in his­to­ry, cul­ture, and set­ting. But my char­ac­ters car­ry my sto­ries; they are the most impor­tant in my sto­ry-telling. I have to dive deep into them to under­stand their human­i­ty – their good­ness as well as their bad­ness, their beau­ty as well as their ugli­ness. Just like us. Just like each of us. I need to know where they came from, where they are now, so I under­stand where they are going. Just like us.

Please read my full biog­ra­phy here

 

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