I'm sharing two childhood pictures that I recently cleaned up. The first one is the only surviving picture of me as an infant. This shows my oldest sister Vicky carrying me, my sister Ana, and my brother Jess or Junior. This photo was taken in our temporary home in Talisay, Cebu. We stayed there for a few years after World War II, while my parents built our home in Cebu City behind the … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard Childhood Pictures
September Reading by Asian American Women Writers
I'll be reading with some members of that awesome women's group, PAAWWW (Pacific Asian American Women Writers-West) on September 21, 2019, from 2-4 p.m. at 1952 W. 162nd Street, Gardena, CA 90247. Thanks to Timothy Toyota for organizing this event. Please join us. I'm sharing a- 1980s Photo taken after a reading that included Wanda Coleman Front L-R: Amy Uyematsu, Akemi … [Read more...] about September Reading by Asian American Women Writers
Cecilia Brainard Sketch of Cebu’s “Tartanilla” Carriage
My cats usually hover near me when I'm writing or doing artwork. Che was particularly interested in the following work. It's an image of the tartanilla, a horse drawn carriage found only in Cebu. This is part of my ongoing sketches of memories from my childhood. Stay tuned! #graycat #tabby #sketching # drawing #Cebu #tartanilla … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard Sketch of Cebu’s “Tartanilla” Carriage
HOT OFF THE PRESS Literary Readings, FilAm Book Festival, October 12–13, 2019
Here are some Filipino and Filipino American authors who will be reading at the HOT OFF THE PRESS Literary Readings at the Fifth Filipino American International Book Festival in San Francisco, October 12 and 13, 2019: Ivy Alvarez, author of Diaspora Volume L (Paloma Press, 2019 Ivy Alvarez is the author of verse novel Disturbance (Wales: Seren, 2013). A MacDowell Colony, and Hawthornden … [Read more...] about HOT OFF THE PRESS Literary Readings, FilAm Book Festival, October 12–13, 2019
Japan: A Thoughtful Travelogue by Cecilia Brainard in Positively Filipino
Please visit this link to read my article, "Japan: A Thoughtful Travelogue", published by Positively Filipino. I'm pasting the first part of the article. "My Filipino friends have raved about their trips to Japan. Availing of Philippine Airlines’ or Cebu Pacific’s discounted fares, they use Osaka as their base from which to visit other parts of the country. Even though they … [Read more...] about Japan: A Thoughtful Travelogue by Cecilia Brainard in Positively Filipino