Celebrating STEP INTO OUR KITCHENS and HOW I BECAME A WRITER, editor Cecilia Brainard, publisher Vibal

May 25, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

To celebrate the two books, STEP INTO OUR KITCHENS: THERESIAN RECIPES AND TALES and HOW I BECAME A WRITER: ESSAYS BY FILIPINO AND FILIPINO AMERICAN WRITERS, the following events are scheduled:

BOOK SIGNINGS in Cebu at Lost Books Cebu — +63–966-185‑4126

May 30, 2025 — How I Became a Writer

11 am — Dr. Hope Sabanpan Yu

2 pm — Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

June 7 — Step Into Our Kitchens

11 am — Chef Pam Relampagos

2 pm — Ma. Patricia Aberasturi

TWIN BOOK LAUNCH IN MAKATI — Sat. June 7, 2025, 3 pm — 0947–987-3334

Tags: Philippine books, Filipino books, Filipino authors, Philippine literature, #newbooks

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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