>> BOOK TALKS TO CELEBRATE FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH >> >>Saturday, October 8, 2011 >>2:00pm - 4:30pm >> >>LA County Regional Library >>Carson Public Library >>151 E. Carson St., Carson, CA >>Tel (310) 830-0901 >> >>The following authors will talk and will read excerpts from their latest >>books. > >> >> >>Cecilia Manguerra Brainard is the multi-awarded author and editor of 14 books >>of >>novels, short stories, anthologies and essays. Her awards include a >>California >>Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special >>Recognition Award from the Los Angeles Unified School District, a Certificate >>of >>Recognition from the California State Senate 2lst District, a 1998 >>Outstanding >>Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines. She teaches creative >>writing at the Writers Program at UCLA-Extension. She will read from her two >>latest books, Vigan and Other Stories andAngelica's Daughters, a Dugtungan >>novel. >> >> >>Samantha Sotto, based in Manila, shattered barriers that have previously >>stymied >>Filipino authors when Random House, one of the biggest publishers in the >>world >>published her debut novel, Before Ever After last month. Described as >>'gutsy' >>and 'unusual', the book has been garnering some rave reviews. What if 'til >>death do us part meant longer than you realized? This is a love story that >>defies the boundaries of time and space to redefine our notion of forever. >> >> >>Lorenzo Paran III was born and raised in Daraga, Albay, in the Philippines. >>He >>has a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in creative writing >>from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. His book, >>Pinoy >>in America is written with wry humor and it documents the immigrant's >>experiences which are anecdotal and experiential which the transplanted >>reader >>in America can relate to. He lives in Southern California, editing news >>stories >>for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. He continues to write about the >>Pinoy-in-American life on his blog, pinoyinamerica.blogspot.com. >> >> >>Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier's mother was from Baguio but Carlene herself was >>born >>in the heart of Historic Filipinotown when it was still teeming with >>Filipino >>immigrant families, and of aging Manongs. The word Manongs refer to elderly >>Filipino men who came to America in the early 20's to work as stoop labor in >>the >>farmlands of America; they have remained unmarried due to a twist in history. >>Carlene is a poet and novelist, and has co-authored a play entitled Brown Man >>in >>White Sheets which is about the Manongs. She will read from her novel, >>Seeking >>Thirst which took her three years to write but herewith condensed in one >>sentence: "Shrouded in normalcy - reliable husband, nice home in Noe Valley, >>health plan, Honda - Carol anesthetizes her memories of Dierdra and foster >>homes >>in alcohol until she discovers her orphan past in Los Angeles' Historic >>Filipinotown." awa, Japan. >>a >>A table exhibit of some photographs of Filipinos during WWll will also be on >>display. Filipino American soldiers have played a part in fighting against >>the >>Japanese Army during WWll and their bravery is being remembered during this >>month of October which annually has been declared as Filipino American >>History >>Month. >> >> >>This literary event is part of the celebration and is also an ongoing >>outreach >>program of Philippine Expressions Bookshop. It is co-sponsored by the Friends >>of >>Carson Public Library. Seats are limited. RSVP to >><[email protected]> or call (310) 514-9139. >>
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