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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

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.

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My Cousin, The Biz Wiz: Profile on Manny Gonzalez

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