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The Class Reunion: Remembering the Salmon Run

November 29, 2018 by admin

The Class Reunion: Remembering the Salmon Run by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard This personal essay first appeared in the Journal Tomas 12, Volume 2,  2017- 2018 (UST Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies) Aside from the two who lived in Toronto, the women who showed up for our class reunion in Toronto travelled from the Philippines, US, UK, and even Switzerland -- twenty-four women, … [Read more...] about The Class Reunion: Remembering the Salmon Run

Filed Under: Nonfiction Tagged With: Maryknoll, Personal Essay, travel

My Cousin, The Biz Wiz: Profile on Manny Gonzalez

November 29, 2018 by admin

I wrote about my cousin, Manny Gonzalez, businessman and CEO of Plantation Bay Hotel and Resort in Mactan, Philippines. This appeared in Positively Filipino, November 14, 2018 - please click here to visit Positively Filipino.  The text is pasted below. My Cousin, The Biz Wiz By  Cecilia Manguerra Brainard Positively Filipino, Nov. 14, 2018  I ran into my cousin Manny Gonzalez in … [Read more...] about My Cousin, The Biz Wiz: Profile on Manny Gonzalez

Filed Under: Nonfiction Tagged With: Cebu, hotel, Mactan, Philippines, Plantation Bay, resort

Fiction: A Very Short Story by Cecilia Brainard

August 29, 2018 by admin

I'm sharing a flash fiction or short short of mine today. This has 125 words. "A Very Short Story" is part of my second short story collection, Acapulco at Sunset and Other Stories.      A VERY SHORT STORY  by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard Your world -- or your mind -- does not allow for an afternoon walk to the museum, nor a stop at the chapel for silent prayer, a glass of halo-halo … [Read more...] about Fiction: A Very Short Story by Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Filipino, flash fiction, literature, Philippines

Cooking with Cecilia: Filipino Barbecue Pork

August 25, 2018 by admin

We've had a heat wave in Southern California, which is perfect weather for barbecuing. My family loves barbecue pork, so I fixed this over the weekend. Here's a recipe. To be honest with you I don't measure ingredients and just add stuff into a huge bowl. For my family of 12, I cooked 10 lbs of pork butt; my men gobbled up most of it. Ingredients: 1 lb pork (butt or belly, cut into … [Read more...] about Cooking with Cecilia: Filipino Barbecue Pork

Filed Under: Nonfiction Tagged With: barbecue, cooking, eating, Filipino, food, gourmet, meat, pork, recipe

Mactan 50 Years Ago and Now

August 25, 2018 by admin

Mactan, 50 Years Ago And Now By Cecilia Manguerra Brainard The last time I visited Mactan, I stayed in a five-star resort with a man-made lagoon in the middle of clusters of handsome Colonial-style buildings. It felt like a picture-perfect village with well-appointed rooms, pools, tennis courts, and wonderful restaurants. The spa offered a variety of massages and had wonderful hot and … [Read more...] about Mactan 50 Years Ago and Now

Filed Under: Nonfiction Tagged With: Cebu, Mactan, Personal Essay, Philippines, Vietnam War

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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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