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Cecilia Brainard’s Selected Short Stories Wins 40th National Book Award in Short Fiction

April 29, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

Read CNN article "Full List: The Winners of the 40th National Book Awards" I am grateful that my Selected Short Stories was honored with the 40th National Book Award in the category of  Best Book of Short Fiction in English. The book was quietly released in 2021 when Covid was still causing havoc, and like most books released during the time of pandemic, it was ignored.  I am therefore happy … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard’s Selected Short Stories Wins 40th National Book Award in Short Fiction

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cebu literature, Filipino literature, National Book Awards

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 2 Comments

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

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

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

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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

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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

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

Old Family Photos — Concepcion Cuenco, Filomena Alesna Cuenco

October 16, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

Cebuano Kabilin in Instagram has been sending me old news clipping about my mother Concepcion Cuenco, and her Cuenco Family. The first three articles are about Concepcion Cuenco winning the title of Miss Progress and Carnival Queen of Cebu 1931. Thanks to Cebuano Kabilin for these precious news clippings. The subsequent articles are about the death and funeral rituals of my … [Read more...] about Old Family Photos — Concepcion Cuenco, Filomena Alesna Cuenco

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cebu culture, Cebu history, Cebu society, Cebuano history

Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards Nominations — Cecilia Brainard Books

August 24, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

I see that my books published by the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House are included in the nomination lists for the Filipino Readers' Choice Awards. Thanks to the organizers. USTph books are available at Lazada and Shopee; you can also find my books at Amazon. The nomination list also includes books by writers I know: Linda Ty-Casper, Caroline Hau, Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, Jenny … [Read more...] about Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards Nominations — Cecilia Brainard Books

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

MA Literature Thesis on Cecilia Brainard’s Short Stories by John Jack Wigley

August 15, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

MA Literature Thesis of John Jack Wigley "Fictionalized Bodies: The Representations of the Female Body in the Short Stories of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard" published in Unitas, Quarterly Scholarly Journal of the University of Santo Tomas, Vol. 77, No. 3, Sept. 2004. https://cbrainard.blogspot.com/.../research-paper-on...  Tags: Philippine literature, Philippine fiction, Philippine … [Read more...] about MA Literature Thesis on Cecilia Brainard’s Short Stories by John Jack Wigley

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Papers on Cecilia Brainard’s Novel Magdalena by Rhodora G. Magan

August 15, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

  Two scholarly papers on Brainard's Novel MAGDALENA by Rhodora G. Magan https://cbrainard.blogspot.com/.../rhodora-g-magans-two... "The first one, entitled Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's Oriental Oriental " Magdalena" : A Linguistic Reinvention, was published in GSTF Journal of Law and Social Science (JLSS) Vol. 4 No. 2, October 2015 - see abstract and excerpts … [Read more...] about Papers on Cecilia Brainard’s Novel Magdalena by Rhodora G. Magan

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Academic paper, Filipino literature, Filipino women literature, Philippine literature, research

My Maternal Grandmother, Filomena Alesna Cuenco

April 21, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

Here is an old photo of my maternal grandmother, Filomena Alesna Cuenco, with her grandsons l-r: Ramon and Tony Cuenco. This was taken in 1938. Filomena Alesna Cuenco from Carcar was born May 1, 1882. Her parent were: Evaristo Barcenilla Alesna and Cresencia Ynosencia Sanchez Villarosa. Her parents died when she was young and she and her 2 sisters were raised by 2 old maid aunts. Her older … [Read more...] about My Maternal Grandmother, Filomena Alesna Cuenco

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cebu politics, Cebu society, Cuenco family

Cecilia Brainard Virtual On YouTube Palhbooks

March 19, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

Many of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's virtual lectures and literary readings can be found on YouTube Palhbooks or click here https://www.youtube.com/user/palhbooks/videos  Her lectures/talks include: Ubec: Cebu Reimagined, a talk for the Cebuano Studies Center - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN0wzeF_j9I&t=17s Cecilia Brainard's Talk for the University of Santo Tomas CCWLS - … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard Virtual On YouTube Palhbooks

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Filipino American literature, Filipino literature, Philippine American literature, Philippine literature, virtual lectures

Historic Antique Photograph Philippine Cuenco Family

March 5, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

For the first time I deciphered the writing on this old photo that I got from my aunt, Lourdes Cuenco. It's quite an interesting photo that includes a historic figure, Mariano Sevilla who had been part of the Revolution against Spain. His companion revolutionaries were killed by the Spaniards; fortunately for Sevilla, he was exiled. Read on. 1895 historic picture of the Cuenco Family. The … [Read more...] about Historic Antique Photograph Philippine Cuenco Family

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cuenco photograph, family photograph, Historic photograph

First Communion Picture St. Theresa’s College Cebu, circa 1953

March 4, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

I found my First Communion photo with my classmates at St. Theresa's College Cebu, circa 1953. I have forgotten most names, but I remember some: Front row, 4th and 5th from the left - Cherry Ferreros, Milagros Aquino. Second row, far left, Teresita Franco. Third row -Far right, is that Marietta Padilla? Fourth row - 3rd from left, Pilar Rodriguez, and that's me in the far right; Fifth row - … [Read more...] about First Communion Picture St. Theresa’s College Cebu, circa 1953

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World War Two Heroes Cebu Philippines

February 15, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

Please read my blogs on World War Two Heroes of Cebu, Philippines World War Two Heroes of Cebu Philippines Alfonso Escaño Corominas, Sr. https://cbrainard.blogspot.com/2022/02/world-war-two-hero-alfonso-escano.html Dr. Colonel Emilio Veloso Osmeña https://cbrainard.blogspot.com/2022/02/world-war-two-in-cebu-dr-col-emilio.html   Conrado Colina … [Read more...] about World War Two Heroes Cebu Philippines

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Pacific War, World War II, World War Two, WWII

Cebu Carnival Queens Philippines from 1914–1941

January 29, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

I wrote a blog about Cebu Carnival Queens - click here https://cbrainard.blogspot.com/2022/01/cebu-carnival-queens-philippines-from.html I did research for a couple of articles about Cebu's Carnival Queens. Here's the link to Positively Filipino, which published the article. In a nutshell, Cebu celebrated the Carnival similar to that in Manila. While Manila's Carnival started in 1908, Cebu … [Read more...] about Cebu Carnival Queens Philippines from 1914–1941

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Carnival Queen, Cebu Carnival Queens

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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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