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Good night, Gilda Cordero Fernando

August 28, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Standing: Cecilia Brainard, Marily Orosa, Felice Sta. Maria; seated Gilda Cordero Fernando I must confess that I hardly slept last night, and it had to do with the passing of Gilda Cordero Fernando. That with the stresses of Covid and politics kept me awake until around 4 am.   Gilda graduated from St. Theresa's College, which I also attended, and so even when I was in high school, … [Read more...] about Good night, Gilda Cordero Fernando

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Filipiina, Gilda Cordero Fernando, Philippines, Pinay, women, writers

Cecilia Brainard’s October Literary Events — HOTP & Book Talks

October 9, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

  Cecilia Brainard will be in two literary events this October. First, she will moderate Hot Off the Press Literary Readings at the Filipino American International Book Festival at the Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, on Saturday October 12, 2019 at 12:45  pm and at 4 p.m. Cecilia will also read from her work at the 12:45 … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard’s October Literary Events — HOTP & Book Talks

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction Tagged With: authors, books, Filipino, literary events, literature, Novelists, novels, Philippine, readings, writers

Hot Off the Press Literary Readings, #FilAmBookFest SF, CA Oct. 12, 2019

October 2, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

  Filipino and Filipino American authors with recent published books will showcase their books at the HOT OFF THE PRESS Literary Readings at the Fifth Filipino American International Book Festival at the San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, on Saturday October 12, 2019 at 12:45  pm and at 4 p.m. Cecilia Brainard is the host and moderator of HOTP Literary … [Read more...] about Hot Off the Press Literary Readings, #FilAmBookFest SF, CA Oct. 12, 2019

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction Tagged With: #FilAmLitFest, academic, authors, books, Filam, Filipino, food, history, literature, Pinoy, writers

September Reading by Asian American Women Writers

September 6, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

  I'll be reading with some members of that awesome women's group, PAAWWW (Pacific Asian American Women Writers-West) on September 21, 2019, from 2-4 p.m. at 1952 W. 162nd Street, Gardena, CA 90247. Thanks to Timothy Toyota for organizing this event. Please join us. I'm sharing a- 1980s Photo taken after a reading that included Wanda Coleman Front L-R: Amy Uyematsu, Akemi … [Read more...] about September Reading by Asian American Women Writers

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Asian, books, literature, reading, theater, women, writers

HOT OFF THE PRESS Literary Readings, FilAm Book Festival, October 12–13, 2019

August 28, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Here are some Filipino and Filipino American authors who will be reading at the HOT OFF THE PRESS Literary Readings at the Fifth Filipino American International Book Festival in San Francisco, October 12 and 13, 2019: Ivy Alvarez, author of Diaspora  Volume L (Paloma Press, 2019 Ivy Alvarez is the author of verse novel Disturbance (Wales: Seren, 2013). A MacDowell Colony, and Hawthornden … [Read more...] about HOT OFF THE PRESS Literary Readings, FilAm Book Festival, October 12–13, 2019

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction Tagged With: authors, books, Filam, Filipino, literature, writers

Noel Alumit & Cecilia Brainard Perform at Glendale Community College

April 6, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

  I'm happy to share pictures taken at the Glendale Community College's Filipino Fiesta celebration, where fellow writer Noel Alumit and I gave a talk and reading. The celebration ran for 2 days on April 2 and 3. Noel and I gave our presentation on April 2. The Mayor of Culver City, Thomas Aujero Small, also gave a talk on April 2. The room was full of very attentive students and … [Read more...] about Noel Alumit & Cecilia Brainard Perform at Glendale Community College

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Filam, literature, Novelists, Pinoy, writers

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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