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CECILIA MANGUERRA BRAINARD: PHILIPPINE AMERICAN WRITER CALIFORNIA CEBU
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| Cecilia Manguerra Brainard is the award-winning
author and editor of 12 books, including the internationally-acclaimed novel,
When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, Magdalena, Acapulco at Sunset and Other
Stories, Philippine Woman in America, and Woman With Horns and
Other Stories. She edited Growing Up Filipino: Stories for Young
Adults, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos
in America, and Journey of 100 Years: Reflections on the Centennial
of Philippine Independence. The book, Cecilia's Diary 1962-1968,
was released in August 2003. The anthology, Behind the Walls: Life of
Convent Girls, which she co-edited was released in 2005. The book,
Ala Carte: Food and Fiction, a collection of stories and Philippine
recipes was released in February 2007. Her work has been translated into Finnish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized. Cecilia has received a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District. She has also been awarded by the Filipino and Filipino American communities she has served. In 1998, she received the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines. She has received several travel grants in the Philippines, from the USIS (United States Information Service). In 2001, she received a Filipinas Magazine Award for Arts. She has lectured and performed in worldwide literary arts organizations and universities, including UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Beyond Baroque, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She teaches creative writing at the Writers Program at UCLA-Extension. She is married to Lauren R. Brainard, a former Peace Corp Volunteer to Leyte, Philippines; they have three sons.
VISIT THE SITES BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE CECILIA BRAINARD <http://www.palhbooks.com/Brainard2.htm> <http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Classroom/Student_writing/1301v-s2005/Group3/Philippines_files/page0002.htm <http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/brainard_cecilia_manguerra.html> <http://www.toobeautiful.org/waywo_ceciliabrainard.html> <http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2278/is_1_29/ai_n6148073/print> (Artistic Creativity, Form, and Fictional Experimentaion in Filipina American Fiction by Helena Grice, MELUS, Spring 2004 |
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