It's only February, but I've had the chance of seeing some classmates from Maryknoll College class of 1968. l-r: Cecilia Brainard, Bing Jacala, Tina Heiter, Maria Ciocon Recently some other Maryknoll classmates and their husbands had lunch at my home in Santa Monica. I have not seen these friends for some time and it was wonderful to get caught up with them. We … [Read more...] about 2020 Get Togethers with Maryknoll Classmates
Honoring Lina Espina Moore, Fiction Writer from Cebu, Philippines
One of Cebu's noted fiction writers was Lina Espina Moore (1919-2000). I met Lina in my publisher's (Gloria Rodriguez) office when I was an emerging writer and she was an established one. She greeted me and my mother (whom she knew) warmly, and Lina went on to mentor me. When I met her she was already a widow but she enjoyed talking about her married days with Kip Moore when they lived up in Mr. … [Read more...] about Honoring Lina Espina Moore, Fiction Writer from Cebu, Philippines
Thanks to Tony Perez for Artistic Guidance
Putting a face on those who helped Brainard's Magical Years: Tony Perez (Playwright, Novelist, & Painter) gave artistic guidance to Cecilia Brainard when she was working on the sketches for Magical Years: Memories & Sketches. He taught her what pencils, pen and ink, paper to use; he critiqued her work all along. Cecilia Brainard first met Tony Perez in the 1990s when the USIS sponsored … [Read more...] about Thanks to Tony Perez for Artistic Guidance
Cebu Antique Stereoviews
I have some antique stereoviews from my collection, including these with Cebu subjects, circa 1899 Family from Cebu Carabao pulling cart Filipino Saw Mill Cebu Street, Holiday crowd Children playing Tags: history, photos, antique photographs, stereoviews, stereoptics, antique postcards, Philippines, Cebu, Filipino … [Read more...] about Cebu Antique Stereoviews
Looking Back: Americans in Mactan Philippines
I'm sharing a picture circa 1966 showing a group of us posing with military service men from the US Base in Mactan. During the height of the Vietnam War, 1965-1968, the Americans built a military base in Mactan which housed the 772nd and 774th Troup Carrier Squadrons and other servicemen on R&R there. When the Americans left, the American base became part of the Cebu Airport. But while the … [Read more...] about Looking Back: Americans in Mactan Philippines