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‘Bistro Filipino’ book makes Bay Area debut
The Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc. (PAWA), in cooperation with the Philippine Consulate General, held the first international launch of “Bistro Filipino,” a coffee table and recipe book by Yola Johnson, at the Philippine Center last October 22. The book compiles Filipino recipes re-imagined by Chef Rolando Laudico, fusing together tradition and innovation, with ...
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Unsolved Maguindanao Massacre inspires novel by Sacramento nurse
In November of 2009 in the province of Maguindanao, 58 people, including more than 30 journalists covering a political campaign, were slaughtered by armed men. It’s been five years and justice has yet to be meted out to the perpetrators of this horrific incident condemned by the Committee to Protect Journalists as the “single deadliest ...
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Book on California’s ‘Little Manila’ to have a New York debut
Not long after 1898, when the United States claimed the Philippines as an American colony, Filipinos became a vital part of the agricultural economy of California’s fertile San Joaquin Delta. In downtown Stockton, they created Little Manila, a vibrant community of hotels, pool halls, dance halls, restaurants, grocery stores, churches, union halls, and barbershops. It ...
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How one middle-class family made the wrenching decision to leave the Philippines
By Cristina DC Pastor “How Sweet the Mango, No? The Journey of a Hispanic Amerasian” By Matthias Mendezona BookSurge/CreateSpace Publishing May 2009 Much like Forrest Gump, Matthias Mendezona found himself playing cameo roles through various episodes in his country’s history. Like the Tom Hanks character, Mendezona emerged from a series of debacles in his life ...
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2nd FilAm book festival slated for Oct 19-20
The Philippine American Writers and Artists (PAWA) in cooperation with the San Francisco Public Library and the Philippine Consulate General of San Francisco invite you to celebrate the best of Philippine and Filipino American literature and culture at the San Francisco Main Library at the Civic Center on Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20. ...
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A literary travelogue to Marian pilgrim sites in new anthology
By Lorenzo Paran III Prolific writer and anthologist Cecilia Manguerra Brainard has recently released another book, and this time the subject is especially close to her heart. “Magnificat: Mama Mary’s Pilgrim Sites,” edited by Brainard, gathers 24 essays by Filipino writers on the subject of Marian devotion sites. One of the writers is San Francisco ...
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An Evening with Oscar Penaranda draws poets, writers to Bindlestiff
Writer Oscar Penaranda was honored on for his larger-than-life presence in the San Francisco community as an esteemed poet, author, activist and teacher. A Special Evening with Oscar Peñaranda and Friends featured a “chillaxin’ evening” of poetry reading, music and book signing on April 24 at Bindlestiff Studio on 185 Sixth Street. Oscar, the author ...