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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

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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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