Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor will be conducting a writing workshop next week as a part of the Washington State University Woman of Color Symposium March 6-7, 2009. A description of the workshop:
Tao Po! Sharing Ourselves, Changing the World
Our lives are stories made of stories: ancestor stories, environment stories, relationship stories, role stories. Many of these stories are given to us without our awareness, while others are built from our experiences.
Using the babaylan concepts of kapwa, loob, and Tao Po! this workshop will focus on creatively expressing our stories through the written word to help us find and create meaning in our experiences. We will reflect on small and big events, tease out the stories that have been given to us, and share our writing with each other. Our stories exist in the details of our lives and sharing requires a belief that our stories matter to not just ourselves but to others.
By writing down and sharing our experiences, we pass on the gift of our lives to others. Even if we are not physically with the reader, our writing can provide a new perspective and new information they would not otherwise know. Bringing our experiences to the page, even if they are cloaked with metaphors or changed slightly to protect the innocent and the guilty, a kernel of truth can be revealed. Isolation divides, but community can heal if approached with honesty and integrity. That’s the beauty and wonder of writing.
Each of us has a story to tell; that’s what makes each of us storytellers.
If you are a storyteller, you can write.
If you can write, you can change the world.
http://www.women.wsu.edu/default.asp?PageID=1436
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Field of Mirrors at the UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies Library 3/12/2009
http://eslibrary.berkeley.edu/announce/FieldOfMirrors.pdf
In Celebration of the Ethnic Studies Department’s 40th Anniversary:
The Ethnic Studies Library presents a Book Talk & Signing
FIELD OF MIRRORS
Featuring the following authors:
- Tony Robles
- Rick Barot
- Barbara Jane Reyes
- Benjamin Pimentel
- Janet Stickmon
- Oscar Peñaranda
- Evangeline Canonizado Buell
- Anthem Salgado
- Edwin A. Lozada
“…Reflects and reveals the boundless creative artistry and intellectual ability that Filipino American writers possess as they seek to carve out their own niche in the American Literary pantheon.” —Allen Gaborro, Philippine News.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
6:00 PM
Ethnic Studies Library-30 Stephens Hall
UC Berkeley campus
For more information contact:
Lily Castillo-Speed
510-642-3947
csl@library.berkeley.edu or visit http://eslibrary.berkeley.edu
* FREE EVENT*REFRESHMENTS * WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Hyphen wants you
From the Hyphen magazine blog:
By now, you should know that Hyphen is a national Asian American magazine covering arts, culture and politics with substance, style and sass.
Hyphen was conceived in 2003 by San Francisco Bay Area journalists and community leaders who saw the need for a publication about Asian America that would go beyond Lucy Liu, sushi and yet another examination of the "model minority" story. With award-winning design and fresh perspectives that aren't just about identity issues, Hyphen covers the artists and change-makers who are shaping what it means to be Asian American. By showcasing people outside the boundaries of stereotypes, Hyphen acts as a cultural catalyst, inspiring its readership to branch out — to do, think and create.
Hyphen is not-for-profit and run entirely by volunteers. The hundreds of hours spent by writers, artists, editors, designers, web gurus, bloggers, xyz coordinators, and other lackeys are all unpaid. It's truly a labor of love. That is why we desperately need you!
[more]
By now, you should know that Hyphen is a national Asian American magazine covering arts, culture and politics with substance, style and sass.
Hyphen was conceived in 2003 by San Francisco Bay Area journalists and community leaders who saw the need for a publication about Asian America that would go beyond Lucy Liu, sushi and yet another examination of the "model minority" story. With award-winning design and fresh perspectives that aren't just about identity issues, Hyphen covers the artists and change-makers who are shaping what it means to be Asian American. By showcasing people outside the boundaries of stereotypes, Hyphen acts as a cultural catalyst, inspiring its readership to branch out — to do, think and create.
Hyphen is not-for-profit and run entirely by volunteers. The hundreds of hours spent by writers, artists, editors, designers, web gurus, bloggers, xyz coordinators, and other lackeys are all unpaid. It's truly a labor of love. That is why we desperately need you!
[more]
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
KSW: Get involved in your community this week!
kearnystreet.org
1. Submit your poster design to the The 5th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration Poster Contest for a chance to make your mark on this year's festival! Entries due Friday, February 27.
space180 | 180 capp street | san francisco, ca 94110
ph 415.503.0520 | fax 415.503.0547
1. Submit your poster design to the The 5th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration Poster Contest for a chance to make your mark on this year's festival! Entries due Friday, February 27.
2. Join KSW's APAture planning committee. Attend the orientation/kick-off for the 11th annual APAture Festival this Saturday, February 28.
3. VOTE for your favorite music video, presented by LOCUS at KSW, on the SFFIAFF website and decide who will win a spot in the 2009 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival's Music Video Asia program.
As always, thanks for your support!
KSW
Monday, February 23, 2009
Manilatown and Beyond: Contributions of Filipinos in America 2009 Call for Artists
The Manilatown Center's quarterly exhibitions are themed presentations, with accompanying auxiliary programming. The theme for 2009 is Manilatown and Beyond: Contributions of Filipinos in America. The general theme will be subdivided into four topics. You do not have to be Filipino to submit a proposal, but the work must address the Filipino/Filipino American experience. Our suggested exhibition themes are:
http://manilatown.org/events.htm#call
1. Overview of Filipino contributions to AmericaIf you are interested in submitting your work for consideration for the 2009 exhibition, please contact us at mhf@manilatown.org. The exhibits will be up for nearly three months starting in January. The quarters are: Jan/Feb/Mar; Apr/May/June; July/Aug/Sept; Oct/Nov/Dec. We also invite proposals for auxiliary events, such as readings, film showings, panel discussions, etc. to present along with the exhibitions. We are now accepting proposals for any of the exhibit areas. You must submit the attached proposal form [PDF] to be considered.
2. Alaskan Canneries
3. Beyond the I-Hotel: Other affordable housing struggles, other hotels, youth and activism, etc.
4. Filipino/Filipino American Farm workers
5. You may suggest a separate topic that fits into our overall theme of Manilatown and Beyond: Contributions of Filipinos in America.
http://manilatown.org/events.htm#call
Kundiman: Asian American Poetry and Writing
"The Love Song Politics of Kundiman," article written by Margaret Rhee can be found here.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
movie review of "Batad" BY ALLEN GABORRO
Review published in FilAm Star (February 16-28, 2009 issue)
The Philippines is a place where tradition and modernity clash regularly. This is captured in the humorous and amiable film “Batad” directed by Benji Garcia. In the movie, the influence of modern life grabs hold of a teenaged Ifugao boy named Ag-ap, played by Alchris Galura. He dreams of buying a pair of new shoes. This is a luxury compared to what his friends and family are accustomed to as the Ifugaos in the immediate vicinity literally go barefoot as a matter of convention. The shoes are a metaphor for modernity and like any other modern article that makes an appearance in a traditional setting, they turn Ag-ap’s household upside down.
Ag-ap also dreams of leaving his isolated Ifugao home—the movie is set in the Banaue rice terraces—so he can see the outside world. The problem is that his father, a rice terrace farmer, refuses to let Ag-ap go because he expects his son to follow, in the time-honored Ifugao tradition, in his footsteps. However, the pull of modernity is strong, making it tougher for Ag-ap to resist its call.
“Batad” is certainly worth watching. Be warned though, the film is not without its faults and shortcomings which are not covered up by the appeal of its young actors and lush scenery. One shortcoming is the film’s mediocre dialogue. It is neither engaging nor very resonant. It is also primarily done in Tagalog, which is incongruous in a movie that is supposed to be about the Ifugaos who have their own language.
The plot is as low-key and as stunted as the dialogue is. This might have been the director’s intention: typical of a lot of other independent film makers, Benji Garcia uses a minimum of dialogue and a straightforward plot so that “Batad’s” social and cultural themes, as well as its visual presentation, are effectively conveyed to the viewer and not distracted by the film’s other elements. Garcia accomplishes this with his movie’s themes and scenic quality, but a first-rate script and plot are sacrificed in the process.
Even the portrayal of the themes in “Batad” was shallow and watered-down. Garcia obviously wanted to say something about the Ifugao people and their culture and how it is being threatened by modern forces. But his treatment of the film’s thematic points reveals only the tip of the iceberg that is the Ifugao’s plight today. As a result of Garcia’s directorial timidity, “Batad” does not fill you with a sense of urgency for the Ifugao’s waning heritage. The movie, which puts too much emphasis on creating a light-hearted atmosphere and which lacks cohesion in its representation of Igorot life and culture, doesn’t make the viewer want to reflect on what modern ills, modern ills like rampant development and commercialism, are doing to the Ifugaos. You are left feeling, after watching “Batad,” that the Ifugaos and their culture will somehow survive regardless. This misplaced complacency is what endangers the Ifugaos as much as anything else.
Other than “Batad’s” thematic intent, generally-upbeat feel, and picturesque images, the acting of Alchris Galura as Ag-ap is one of its saving graces. Galura gives a genuine and amusing performance as a naive, yet cheerful and caring Ifugao adolescent. His parents, played by veteran actors Gina Alajar and Nonie Buencamino carry out their roles capably. The movie’s supporting ensemble also provides good performances. But it is Galura who really makes “Batad” go. His rendering of Ag-ap and the character’s inner struggle between his dreams of leaving home and his sadness in possibly abandoning his family and heritage is what Garcia’s film revolves a great deal around.
If you are willing to ignore “Batad’s” imperfections, you will probably like the movie. As well you should notwithstanding. The film is still qualitatively above and beyond the average Filipino motion picture. I just wish it had gone a little farther out on a limb.
ALLEN GABORRO
The Philippines is a place where tradition and modernity clash regularly. This is captured in the humorous and amiable film “Batad” directed by Benji Garcia. In the movie, the influence of modern life grabs hold of a teenaged Ifugao boy named Ag-ap, played by Alchris Galura. He dreams of buying a pair of new shoes. This is a luxury compared to what his friends and family are accustomed to as the Ifugaos in the immediate vicinity literally go barefoot as a matter of convention. The shoes are a metaphor for modernity and like any other modern article that makes an appearance in a traditional setting, they turn Ag-ap’s household upside down.
Ag-ap also dreams of leaving his isolated Ifugao home—the movie is set in the Banaue rice terraces—so he can see the outside world. The problem is that his father, a rice terrace farmer, refuses to let Ag-ap go because he expects his son to follow, in the time-honored Ifugao tradition, in his footsteps. However, the pull of modernity is strong, making it tougher for Ag-ap to resist its call.
“Batad” is certainly worth watching. Be warned though, the film is not without its faults and shortcomings which are not covered up by the appeal of its young actors and lush scenery. One shortcoming is the film’s mediocre dialogue. It is neither engaging nor very resonant. It is also primarily done in Tagalog, which is incongruous in a movie that is supposed to be about the Ifugaos who have their own language.
The plot is as low-key and as stunted as the dialogue is. This might have been the director’s intention: typical of a lot of other independent film makers, Benji Garcia uses a minimum of dialogue and a straightforward plot so that “Batad’s” social and cultural themes, as well as its visual presentation, are effectively conveyed to the viewer and not distracted by the film’s other elements. Garcia accomplishes this with his movie’s themes and scenic quality, but a first-rate script and plot are sacrificed in the process.
Even the portrayal of the themes in “Batad” was shallow and watered-down. Garcia obviously wanted to say something about the Ifugao people and their culture and how it is being threatened by modern forces. But his treatment of the film’s thematic points reveals only the tip of the iceberg that is the Ifugao’s plight today. As a result of Garcia’s directorial timidity, “Batad” does not fill you with a sense of urgency for the Ifugao’s waning heritage. The movie, which puts too much emphasis on creating a light-hearted atmosphere and which lacks cohesion in its representation of Igorot life and culture, doesn’t make the viewer want to reflect on what modern ills, modern ills like rampant development and commercialism, are doing to the Ifugaos. You are left feeling, after watching “Batad,” that the Ifugaos and their culture will somehow survive regardless. This misplaced complacency is what endangers the Ifugaos as much as anything else.
Other than “Batad’s” thematic intent, generally-upbeat feel, and picturesque images, the acting of Alchris Galura as Ag-ap is one of its saving graces. Galura gives a genuine and amusing performance as a naive, yet cheerful and caring Ifugao adolescent. His parents, played by veteran actors Gina Alajar and Nonie Buencamino carry out their roles capably. The movie’s supporting ensemble also provides good performances. But it is Galura who really makes “Batad” go. His rendering of Ag-ap and the character’s inner struggle between his dreams of leaving home and his sadness in possibly abandoning his family and heritage is what Garcia’s film revolves a great deal around.
If you are willing to ignore “Batad’s” imperfections, you will probably like the movie. As well you should notwithstanding. The film is still qualitatively above and beyond the average Filipino motion picture. I just wish it had gone a little farther out on a limb.
ALLEN GABORRO
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
review of "Alamat ng Bahaghari" BY ALLEN GABORRO
TITLE: Alamat ng Bahaghari (The Legend of the Rainbow)
RETOLD BY: Rene O. Villanueva
ILLUSTRATIONS: Frances Marie C. Alcaraz
PUBLISHER: Lampara Publishing House (Manila, Philippines)
Animated children’s book
REVIEW BY ALLEN GABORRO
In recent years, there has been a palpable trend in the Philippines towards reviving the nation’s pre-colonial history and literature. Pre-colonial narratives, whether based on the factual history of indigenous communities in the archipelago or on the mythical folk tales that were handed down through time, are steadily gaining greater cultural currency among Filipino academics and students of all ages.
Filipino children represent some of the more receptive student bodies for an education in their country’s pre-modern history. In the animated book “Alamat ng Bahaghari” (The Legend of the Rainbow), children’s book writer Rene O. Villanueva acquaints Filipino children with a fable from the Igorot culture of the northern Philippines. Villanueva, a notable in the field of Philippine children’s literature who passed away a few years ago, recounts the story of a man named Bulawan and his devotion to his wife and son. The story also provides children with a mythical telling of how rainbows came into existence.
“Alamat ng Bahaghari” is colorfully illustrated by Frances Marie C. Alcaraz. Her drawings, which are mosaic in style and composition, are oddly reminiscent of Byzantine mosaic art, leading one to wonder if Alcaraz was influenced at all by that historically- and geographically-distant style. Byzantine-inspired or not, her unique illustrations are certain to make an impression on young readers.
The Igorot people’s affinity with their traditional divinities is a central strand in their culture as well as in the culture of other Filipino ethnicities. This is an elemental theme in “Alamat ng Bahaghari.” Many pre-colonial peoples worshipped a pantheon of powerful deities and spirits. For Igorots, their animistic deities and spirits played a functional and a cosmological role. In the Legend of the Rainbow, Lumawig, the creator of the Igorots makes a cameo appearance as he aids Bulawan in reuniting again with the latter’s wife and son.
The importance of family is a prominent thread that runs through the legend. In historical terms, the family concept has been an essential pillar of Philippine society and culture. Both Villanueva and Alcaraz do a good job of conveying Filipinos’ traditional devotion to and respect for the cohesive and tight knit family unit, a unit that if destabilized, has the potential to cause great emotional and mental harm.
Another thread in “Alamat ng Bahaghari” is the subject of the natural environment. The main character Bulawan, in a touch of agricultural environmentalism, is a rural farmer. The Legend of the Rainbow stems out of Bulawan’s attempt to plant crops, which the Igorots have always excelled at. It is also partly inspired by the Igorots’ cultivation of a close and reverential relationship with their ancestral lands, yet another time-honored perspective that has slowly vanished with the evolution of Philippine modernity.
Going back to the Igorots’ strong bond with their gods and spirits, the Legend of the Rainbow alludes to an integral aspect of that theme. In contrast to Roman Catholicism, the Igorots, as did other pre-colonial ethnicities in what was to become the Philippine archipelago, maintained intimate relations with their divinities and with mystical creatures. Like the gods of ancient Greece, the Igorot deities interacted a great deal with humans. “Alamat ng Bahaghari” illustrates this by having Bulawan the farmer marry a supernatural maiden and directly converse with the chief god, Lumawig.
The tragedy that belies rare pre-modern treasures like “Alamat ng Bahaghari” is that the pre-colonial cultural ethos that it belongs to has been all but lost with the onset of Spanish colonialism in the 16th century and later with the development of a modern civilization in the Philippines. For many Filipinos engaged in the struggle to survive and prosper in the modern world, the meaning and significance of their pre-colonial history is hardly worth their precious time or energy.
Hopefully, Filipino children, who constitute the next generation of Filipinos, will gain greater exposure to the narratives of their pre-colonial forefathers and foremothers. Rene O. Villanueva’s version of “Alamat ng Bahaghari” was published with precisely that praiseworthy goal in mind. Actually, the publication is part of an edifying series by Manila-based Lampara Books that draws on the accessibility of children’s storytelling to teach young Filipinos about the many myths and legends that have shaped their cultural heritage.
ALLEN GABORRO
RETOLD BY: Rene O. Villanueva
ILLUSTRATIONS: Frances Marie C. Alcaraz
PUBLISHER: Lampara Publishing House (Manila, Philippines)
Animated children’s book
REVIEW BY ALLEN GABORRO
In recent years, there has been a palpable trend in the Philippines towards reviving the nation’s pre-colonial history and literature. Pre-colonial narratives, whether based on the factual history of indigenous communities in the archipelago or on the mythical folk tales that were handed down through time, are steadily gaining greater cultural currency among Filipino academics and students of all ages.
Filipino children represent some of the more receptive student bodies for an education in their country’s pre-modern history. In the animated book “Alamat ng Bahaghari” (The Legend of the Rainbow), children’s book writer Rene O. Villanueva acquaints Filipino children with a fable from the Igorot culture of the northern Philippines. Villanueva, a notable in the field of Philippine children’s literature who passed away a few years ago, recounts the story of a man named Bulawan and his devotion to his wife and son. The story also provides children with a mythical telling of how rainbows came into existence.
“Alamat ng Bahaghari” is colorfully illustrated by Frances Marie C. Alcaraz. Her drawings, which are mosaic in style and composition, are oddly reminiscent of Byzantine mosaic art, leading one to wonder if Alcaraz was influenced at all by that historically- and geographically-distant style. Byzantine-inspired or not, her unique illustrations are certain to make an impression on young readers.
The Igorot people’s affinity with their traditional divinities is a central strand in their culture as well as in the culture of other Filipino ethnicities. This is an elemental theme in “Alamat ng Bahaghari.” Many pre-colonial peoples worshipped a pantheon of powerful deities and spirits. For Igorots, their animistic deities and spirits played a functional and a cosmological role. In the Legend of the Rainbow, Lumawig, the creator of the Igorots makes a cameo appearance as he aids Bulawan in reuniting again with the latter’s wife and son.
The importance of family is a prominent thread that runs through the legend. In historical terms, the family concept has been an essential pillar of Philippine society and culture. Both Villanueva and Alcaraz do a good job of conveying Filipinos’ traditional devotion to and respect for the cohesive and tight knit family unit, a unit that if destabilized, has the potential to cause great emotional and mental harm.
Another thread in “Alamat ng Bahaghari” is the subject of the natural environment. The main character Bulawan, in a touch of agricultural environmentalism, is a rural farmer. The Legend of the Rainbow stems out of Bulawan’s attempt to plant crops, which the Igorots have always excelled at. It is also partly inspired by the Igorots’ cultivation of a close and reverential relationship with their ancestral lands, yet another time-honored perspective that has slowly vanished with the evolution of Philippine modernity.
Going back to the Igorots’ strong bond with their gods and spirits, the Legend of the Rainbow alludes to an integral aspect of that theme. In contrast to Roman Catholicism, the Igorots, as did other pre-colonial ethnicities in what was to become the Philippine archipelago, maintained intimate relations with their divinities and with mystical creatures. Like the gods of ancient Greece, the Igorot deities interacted a great deal with humans. “Alamat ng Bahaghari” illustrates this by having Bulawan the farmer marry a supernatural maiden and directly converse with the chief god, Lumawig.
The tragedy that belies rare pre-modern treasures like “Alamat ng Bahaghari” is that the pre-colonial cultural ethos that it belongs to has been all but lost with the onset of Spanish colonialism in the 16th century and later with the development of a modern civilization in the Philippines. For many Filipinos engaged in the struggle to survive and prosper in the modern world, the meaning and significance of their pre-colonial history is hardly worth their precious time or energy.
Hopefully, Filipino children, who constitute the next generation of Filipinos, will gain greater exposure to the narratives of their pre-colonial forefathers and foremothers. Rene O. Villanueva’s version of “Alamat ng Bahaghari” was published with precisely that praiseworthy goal in mind. Actually, the publication is part of an edifying series by Manila-based Lampara Books that draws on the accessibility of children’s storytelling to teach young Filipinos about the many myths and legends that have shaped their cultural heritage.
ALLEN GABORRO
DOWNLOAD: A Song For Ourselves mixtape
From Prometheus Brown:
With the premiere screening of Tadashi Nakamura’s A Song For Ourselves less than two weeks away (Feb. 28 in L.A.), DJ Phatrick has compiled the film’s official mixtape featuring brand new exclusive tracks featuring Bambu, Kiwi and myself mixed with classic Native Guns & Blue Scholars material and original songs off Chris Iijima, Nobuko Miyamoto and Charlie Chin’s historic A Grain of Sand album.
Tracklist and details here.
2008 Meritage Press Annual Holiday Poetry Contest
Meritage Press is delighted to announce the result of the 2008 Meritage Press Holiday Poetry Contest, judged by Bino A. Realuyo. Only one poem was chosen this year:
First Place: “Letras Y Figuras” by Rodrigo V. Dela Peña Jr.
While information on the contest winner is available at http://www.meritagepress.com/babaylan/, the winning poem itself may be seen at http://meritagepress.blogspot.com/2009/01/2008-winner-of-meritage-press-annual.html (in order for the poem's correct format to be presented).
ABOUT THE WINNING POET: Rodrigo V. Dela Peña Jr. has been a fellow for poetry in various writers' workshops in the Philippines. His poems and stories have been published in the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, Mud Luscious, Sunday Inquirer Magazine, Philippines Free Press, and other journals and anthologies. He is currently working as a freelance writer and publicist.
Meritage Press thanks all the poets who participated--it is heartening to see so many talented Filipino poets at work! Thanks as well to judge Bino Realuyo for donating his priceless time.
ALL FIRST PLACE WINNERS of the MERITAGE PRESS HOLIDAY POETRY CONTEST:
2008: Rodrigo V. Dela Pena Jr. (Judge: Bino A. Realuyo)
2007: Naya S. Valdellon & Marcel L. MiIliam (Judge: Eric Gamalinda)
2006: Joel M. Toledo (Judge: Michelle Bautista)
2005: Arkaye Velasquez Kierulf (Judge: Jean Vengua)
2004: Joel H. Vega (Judge: Sarah Gambito)
2003: Luisa A. Igloria (Judge: Patrick Rosal)
2002: Naya S. Valdellon & Michella Rivera-Gravage (Judge: Oliver de la Paz)
2001: Carlomar Arcangel Daoana (Judge: Nick Carbo)
First Place: “Letras Y Figuras” by Rodrigo V. Dela Peña Jr.
While information on the contest winner is available at http://www.meritagepress.com/babaylan/, the winning poem itself may be seen at http://meritagepress.blogspot.com/2009/01/2008-winner-of-meritage-press-annual.html (in order for the poem's correct format to be presented).
ABOUT THE WINNING POET: Rodrigo V. Dela Peña Jr. has been a fellow for poetry in various writers' workshops in the Philippines. His poems and stories have been published in the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, Mud Luscious, Sunday Inquirer Magazine, Philippines Free Press, and other journals and anthologies. He is currently working as a freelance writer and publicist.
Meritage Press thanks all the poets who participated--it is heartening to see so many talented Filipino poets at work! Thanks as well to judge Bino Realuyo for donating his priceless time.
ALL FIRST PLACE WINNERS of the MERITAGE PRESS HOLIDAY POETRY CONTEST:
2008: Rodrigo V. Dela Pena Jr. (Judge: Bino A. Realuyo)
2007: Naya S. Valdellon & Marcel L. MiIliam (Judge: Eric Gamalinda)
2006: Joel M. Toledo (Judge: Michelle Bautista)
2005: Arkaye Velasquez Kierulf (Judge: Jean Vengua)
2004: Joel H. Vega (Judge: Sarah Gambito)
2003: Luisa A. Igloria (Judge: Patrick Rosal)
2002: Naya S. Valdellon & Michella Rivera-Gravage (Judge: Oliver de la Paz)
2001: Carlomar Arcangel Daoana (Judge: Nick Carbo)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Save the Date: Pinay Jazz Festival 04/16/2009
Filipinos for Affirmative Action will host the First Ever Pinay Jazz Concert on Thursday, Apr. 16th at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. Performances by Josie Canion, Prelude, Ann Marie Santos Andres, Raquel Berlind, Angel Ventura and accompanied by the Art Khu Trio.”
Limited tickets are available for this rare event. Purchase your tickets on-line now
Or contact us at (510) 465-9876 to purchase your tickets directly.”
Sponsorship and advertisement opportunities available, please ask for Judith or Geraldine for rates and more information.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
On Tess Uriza Holthe in the Colorado Springs Gazette
BOOK GROUPIE: War weaves stories into survival
Written by Anita Miller
Imagine there is a world war raging right outside your front door.
Another country has invaded yours, and your family must hide in the cellar to escape capture.
Several neighbors join you in hiding, and except for intermittent scavenging, the whole lot of you must remain in the cellar day after day, fighting hunger, illness, and frustration with each other. Struggling with the events unfolding, you and your neighbors tell magical stories to cope and teach lessons.
That is the premise of "When the Elephants Dance," the debut novel of Tess Uriza Holthe. Set in the waning days of World War II, as Japanese fight Americans over possession of the Philippine Islands, the novel is a dramatic display of history combined with exceptional storytelling.
"When the Elephants Dance" is a story of courage and compassion and provides interesting insight into Filipino culture.
Read the entire article here.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Regie Cabico at SPOKEN WORLD
http://www.writersfest.bc.ca/community/specialevents
The Vancouver International Writers Festival and the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad present
SPOKEN WORLD
Two nights of spoken word with performers Regie Cabico, Morganics, Lemn Sissay and Kinnie Starr underscored by Sal Ferreras and Poetic License along with the visual images of VJ Candelario Andrade. Hosted by Vanessa Richards.
7:30 pm February 18 and 20
Performance Works
1218 Cartwright Street, Granville Island
Tickets: $20/$18 students/seniors plus service charge available from http://www.vancouvertix.com/ or phone 604.629.8849. Group rates: group of 8 or more adults - $17 plus service charges per ticket; group of 8 or more students/seniors - $15 plus service charges per ticket. Advance purchase only. For more information call 604.681.6330 or visit www.writersfest.bc.ca.
Embrace the word power of American Regie Cabico, Australia's Morganics, the UK's Lemn Sissay and Vancouver's Kinnie Starr, underscored by the improvised grooves of Sal Ferreras and his band Poetic License and accompanied by the visual pyrotechnics of VJ Candelario Andrade.
Spoken World is a celebration of poetry, but the addition of improvised music and sensuous visual effects will transform the evening into a powerful multi-media event. The artists assembled for Spoken World have performed on worldwide stages to international acclaim. The UK's Lemn Sissay returns to Vancouver with his captivating voice and soulful take on the world following his 2005 appearance at the Vancouver International Writers Festival. Australian hip hop artist Morganics also returns to Vancouver bringing his mind-blowing, kinetic energy and American Regie Cabico makes his debut on Canada's west coast with his politically charged words. A hit at the 2008 Festival, Vancouver-based musician, performer and poet Kinnie Starr is an artist with a message and a stirring voice to proclaim it.
plus:
One-day workshop for aspiring performers
Grade nine to twelve students interested in theatre, performance, creative writing or spoken word can make their words come alive with this hands-on workshop. Each artist will lead a group of 15 through a series of performance techniques and demonstrations.
9:00 am - 4:30pm
Saturday, February 21
Emily Carr University Theatre
Room 301, 1400 Johnston Street
Granville Island
Cost of the workshop is $35 including lunch. Advance registration is required.
New Book: Filipino American Faith in Action by Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III
Filipino American Faith in Action
Immigration, Religion, and Civic Engagement
Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III
| 224 p. | Paperback: $21.00 |
"In this academic page turner Gonzalez blends rich ethnographic descriptions with theoretical sophistication. Filipino American Faith in Action is THE book on the importance of religion for the Filipino migrant community. Gonzalez breaks new ground in the emerging field of religion and immigration with his use of diverse theoretical tools and compelling narratives. A must read."--Lois Ann Lorentzen, author of The Gendered New World Order: Militarism, the Environment and Development
Filipinos are now the second largest Asian American population, and the second largest immigrant group in the United States - in fact, there are more Filipino Americans than Japanese Americans and Korean Americans combined. Surprisingly, there is little published on Filipino Americans and their religion, or the ways in which their religious traditions may influence the broader culture in which they are becoming established.
Filipino American Faith in Action draws on interviews, survey data, and participant observation to shed light on this large immigrant community. It explores Filipino American religious institutions as essential locations for empowerment and civic engagement, illuminating how Filipino spiritual experiences can offer a lens for viewing this migrant community's social, political, economic, and cultural integration into American life. Gonzalez examines Filipino American church involvement and religious practices in the San Francisco Bay Area and in the Phillipines, showing how Filipino Americans maintain community and ethnic and religious networks, contra assimilation theory, and how they go about sharing their traditions with the larger society.
Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III is Associate Professor of Politics and Director of the Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program at the University of San Francisco. After the September 11 terrorist attacks, he was appointed San Francisco Commissioner for Immigrant Rights and Mayor George Christopher Chair in Public Administration at Golden Gate University. He is the author or co-author of several books, including On the Corner of Bliss and Nirvana; Welcome to the Philippines; and Governance Innovations in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Kundiman Asian American Poets’ Retreat
From Oliver de la Paz:
Kundiman Asian American Poets’ Retreat
July 8 - 12, 2009
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
In order to help mentor the next generation of Asian American poets, Kundiman, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving Asian American poets, is sponsoring its 6th annual poetry retreat where nationally renowned Asian American poets will conduct workshops and provide one-on-one mentorship sessions with participants. Kundiman hopes to provide a safe and instructive environment that identifies and addresses the unique challenges faced by emerging Asian American poets.
Faculty
* Myung Mi Kim (author of Commons, DURA and Under Flag)
* Rick Barot (author of The Darker Fall and Want)
* Staceyann Chin (author of The Other Side of Paradise and pioneering spoken word artist)
To keep the cost of the retreat low, participants are not charged fees for workshops. Room and Board for the retreat is $325.
Application Process
Send five to seven (5-7) paginated, stapled pages of poetry, with your name included on each page. Include a cover letter with your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and a brief paragraph describing what you would like to accomplish at the Kundiman Asian American Poets’ Retreat. Include a SAS postcard if you want an application receipt. Manuscripts will not be returned. No electronic submissions, please.
Mail application to:
Kundiman
245 Eighth Avenue #151
New York, NY 10011
Submissions must be postmarked by March 2, 2009
We'll be at the book fair sharing a booth with Bloom. Come find us at AWP or check out our website: www.kundiman.org.
Kundiman Asian American Poets’ Retreat
July 8 - 12, 2009
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
In order to help mentor the next generation of Asian American poets, Kundiman, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving Asian American poets, is sponsoring its 6th annual poetry retreat where nationally renowned Asian American poets will conduct workshops and provide one-on-one mentorship sessions with participants. Kundiman hopes to provide a safe and instructive environment that identifies and addresses the unique challenges faced by emerging Asian American poets.
Faculty
* Myung Mi Kim (author of Commons, DURA and Under Flag)
* Rick Barot (author of The Darker Fall and Want)
* Staceyann Chin (author of The Other Side of Paradise and pioneering spoken word artist)
To keep the cost of the retreat low, participants are not charged fees for workshops. Room and Board for the retreat is $325.
Application Process
Send five to seven (5-7) paginated, stapled pages of poetry, with your name included on each page. Include a cover letter with your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and a brief paragraph describing what you would like to accomplish at the Kundiman Asian American Poets’ Retreat. Include a SAS postcard if you want an application receipt. Manuscripts will not be returned. No electronic submissions, please.
Mail application to:
Kundiman
245 Eighth Avenue #151
New York, NY 10011
Submissions must be postmarked by March 2, 2009
We'll be at the book fair sharing a booth with Bloom. Come find us at AWP or check out our website: www.kundiman.org.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Kababayan's 10th Annual Conference: "The [re]Presentation of the Filipin@ American"
From Hip-Hop Lives:
The KabaCon is coming! If you're near Orange County, CA on Saturday, February 28th then swing by the 10th Annual Kababayan Conference at UC Irvine. The venue is at the Student Center and registration begins at 9:00am. Pre-registration is $3, day-or registration is $5.
The conference is titled "The [Re]Presentation of the Filipino American." Kinda sounds intriguing, no?
The conference's featured presentations:
"Hip Hop: The Filipino American Impact on Hip Hop culture, and Hip Hop's Influence on Filipino American Culture" with Bambu & Krishtine De Leon (EyeASage)
"The Historical Experiences of Filipin@ Immigrants in the 1920s-1930s" with Linda Maram (professor at Long Beach State and author of Creating Masculinity in Los Angeles's Little Manila)
"Pinoy Pop: Aesthetics and Style in Contemporary Filipino Culture" with Christine Balance (musician, member of The Jack Lords, writer for OH! Industry webzine, and professor at UC Irvine)
"The Current and Historical Portrayal of Filipin@ Americans in American Media" with Patricio Ginelsa & AJ Calomay (Xylophone Films & Kid Heroes Production)
"Filipino American and Chicano American Migrant Workers Experience" with Gilbert Gonzales (professor at UC Irvine)
"PCN: The Filipino American Cultural Phenomena Its Origins, the Subculture Created, and How It Has Become an Outlet for Original Expression" with Xavier Hernandez (SF State Graduate Student)
Conference Performances:
Rhythm Natives
Kuttin Kandi
Son of Ran
http://clubs.uci.edu/kababayan/kabacon.php
The KabaCon is coming! If you're near Orange County, CA on Saturday, February 28th then swing by the 10th Annual Kababayan Conference at UC Irvine. The venue is at the Student Center and registration begins at 9:00am. Pre-registration is $3, day-or registration is $5.
The conference is titled "The [Re]Presentation of the Filipino American." Kinda sounds intriguing, no?
The conference's featured presentations:
"Hip Hop: The Filipino American Impact on Hip Hop culture, and Hip Hop's Influence on Filipino American Culture" with Bambu & Krishtine De Leon (EyeASage)
"The Historical Experiences of Filipin@ Immigrants in the 1920s-1930s" with Linda Maram (professor at Long Beach State and author of Creating Masculinity in Los Angeles's Little Manila)
"Pinoy Pop: Aesthetics and Style in Contemporary Filipino Culture" with Christine Balance (musician, member of The Jack Lords, writer for OH! Industry webzine, and professor at UC Irvine)
"The Current and Historical Portrayal of Filipin@ Americans in American Media" with Patricio Ginelsa & AJ Calomay (Xylophone Films & Kid Heroes Production)
"Filipino American and Chicano American Migrant Workers Experience" with Gilbert Gonzales (professor at UC Irvine)
"PCN: The Filipino American Cultural Phenomena Its Origins, the Subculture Created, and How It Has Become an Outlet for Original Expression" with Xavier Hernandez (SF State Graduate Student)
Conference Performances:
Rhythm Natives
Kuttin Kandi
Son of Ran
http://clubs.uci.edu/kababayan/kabacon.php
Monday, February 9, 2009
Kidlat Tahimik: Perfumed Nightmare @ BAM/PFA
The Way of the Termite: The Essay in Cinema
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
7:30 p.m. Perfumed Nightmare
Kidlat Tahimik (Philippines, 1977)
Kidlat Tahimik drew on his own experience living "in a cocoon of Americanized dreams" for this tale of a village jitney driver, Kidlat, faithful student of Voice of America and its many lessons, and founder of his local Werner Von Braun fan club. Kidlat hopes to become an astronaut, or at the very least strike it rich, in the promised land; he makes it as far as Europe (the film was shot in Paris, Germany, and the Philippines), where a series of rude and comical awakenings unfolds and Kidlat learns that the modern world is far from paradise. Tahimik, who became a protégé of Werner Herzog in Munich, is a faux naif who uses the genuine naiveté of his hero to inscribe a powerful portrait of the American colonization of Filipino dreams. But, like the charming, festooned "jeepny" Tahimik constructed from an abandoned U.S. Army vehicle, the film creates something wholly new and imaginative from the discards of colonialism.
—Judy Bloch
• Written by Tahimik. Photographed by Hartmut Lerch, Tahimik. With Tahimik, Delores Santamaria, Mang Fely. (93 mins, In Tagalog and German with English subtitles, Color, 16mm, From Flower Films)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
7:30 p.m. Perfumed Nightmare
Kidlat Tahimik (Philippines, 1977)
Kidlat Tahimik drew on his own experience living "in a cocoon of Americanized dreams" for this tale of a village jitney driver, Kidlat, faithful student of Voice of America and its many lessons, and founder of his local Werner Von Braun fan club. Kidlat hopes to become an astronaut, or at the very least strike it rich, in the promised land; he makes it as far as Europe (the film was shot in Paris, Germany, and the Philippines), where a series of rude and comical awakenings unfolds and Kidlat learns that the modern world is far from paradise. Tahimik, who became a protégé of Werner Herzog in Munich, is a faux naif who uses the genuine naiveté of his hero to inscribe a powerful portrait of the American colonization of Filipino dreams. But, like the charming, festooned "jeepny" Tahimik constructed from an abandoned U.S. Army vehicle, the film creates something wholly new and imaginative from the discards of colonialism.
—Judy Bloch
• Written by Tahimik. Photographed by Hartmut Lerch, Tahimik. With Tahimik, Delores Santamaria, Mang Fely. (93 mins, In Tagalog and German with English subtitles, Color, 16mm, From Flower Films)
Viva Villa: From Luis Francia
Friends,
Last year Penguin Classics reissued Jose Garcia Villa's works, out of print for at least four decades. Come to a reading to celebrate his inimitable works, the third one we've done since August of 2008.
I hope to see you there.
Luis
Wednesday, February 18,
7-9pm
Viva Villa!
Asian American Writers Workshop
16 West 32nd St., 10th floor
$5 donation
A reading to celebrate the life and work of the late Filipino poet Jose Garcia Villa. Critically acclaimed in the 1940s and 1950s for his exquisite lyrics and his formalist experimentations, Villa was esteemed in literary circles that included E.E. Cummings, Marianne Moore, W.H. Auden and Edith Sitwell. Reading selections from Doveglion: Collected Poems, Penguin Classics' 2008 reissue of Villa’s collected works, will be poet and editor of the collection, John Cowen; poet and author of the introduction, Luis Francia; and poets Sarah Gambito and Ron Villanueva.
Last year Penguin Classics reissued Jose Garcia Villa's works, out of print for at least four decades. Come to a reading to celebrate his inimitable works, the third one we've done since August of 2008.
I hope to see you there.
Luis
Wednesday, February 18,
7-9pm
Viva Villa!
Asian American Writers Workshop
16 West 32nd St., 10th floor
$5 donation
A reading to celebrate the life and work of the late Filipino poet Jose Garcia Villa. Critically acclaimed in the 1940s and 1950s for his exquisite lyrics and his formalist experimentations, Villa was esteemed in literary circles that included E.E. Cummings, Marianne Moore, W.H. Auden and Edith Sitwell. Reading selections from Doveglion: Collected Poems, Penguin Classics' 2008 reissue of Villa’s collected works, will be poet and editor of the collection, John Cowen; poet and author of the introduction, Luis Francia; and poets Sarah Gambito and Ron Villanueva.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Fusebox 3: Young Filipino American Poets
In December 2003, I guest edited a special section of Rattapallax's online publication called Fusebox, which I dedicated to young Filipino American poets. I'd recently found out that Fusebox had been taken down, which is unfortunate, especially since the work of the poets I had included was rather good.
So, thanks to archive.org, I've found Fusebox 3: Young Pilpino Americans again, and have posted their work here.
Contributors: Patrick Rosal / Paolo Javier / Sarah Gambito / Tony Robles / Jason Bayani / Irene Faye Duller / Maiana Minahal / Joel Barraquiel Tan / Irene Suico Soriano / Michelle Macaraeg Bautista / Joseph O. Legaspi
We can see these that poets have since gone on to do many awesome things, so this is nice, as a sort of marker in time.
So, thanks to archive.org, I've found Fusebox 3: Young Pilpino Americans again, and have posted their work here.
Contributors: Patrick Rosal / Paolo Javier / Sarah Gambito / Tony Robles / Jason Bayani / Irene Faye Duller / Maiana Minahal / Joel Barraquiel Tan / Irene Suico Soriano / Michelle Macaraeg Bautista / Joseph O. Legaspi
We can see these that poets have since gone on to do many awesome things, so this is nice, as a sort of marker in time.
Kiwi Illafonte on Cultural Activism
An excerpt of Kiwi's post, in which he asks some hard questions:
As I’ve gotten a little older and had a little chance to reflect, one thing that I’ve always gone back and forth on is this idea of art for the people, or cultural activism. Or as it relates to me: “music for the masses.” Namely, where does the balance between art and activism lie? Is it just someone who just happens to paint pieces that have a certain “political” message? Or is it someone who doesn’t just represent politics in her/his art, but is also involved in community work that reflects that? Is it blatant political art? Or is it some deep, profound, there’s-politics-somewhere-in-there art? Does it serve a concrete purpose, like to draw people into a particular organization or movement? Or is it simply to “spark” critical thought? These are questions I’ve always dealt with as my life has gone through its changes and transitions, and my music and art along with it.Read the entire post here.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Bino A. Realuyo at Sunday Salon
Bino Realuyo
Interviewed by Nita Noveno
Interviewed by Nita Noveno
Recently, I interviewed poet and novelist, Bino A. Realuyo, whom I met at a Sunday Salon reading in 2007. He read from his poetry collection, The Gods We Worship Live Next Door, a beautiful, haunting account of his troubled Philippines. In one particular poem, written in the perspective of his father, a war survivor, I was introduced to the vision and talent of a writer who gives voice to the voiceless, shedding light on forgotten histories. In this era of self-help literature and the ever-beleaguered memoir, here is a truly audacious writer of hope and change.
Noel Alumit: Mr. and Mrs. LaQuesta Go Dancing: In Chicago 02/05-03/01
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: IWL 2009
*CALL FOR APPLICATIONS *
The 6th Intergenerational/Interdisciplinary Writers Lab (IWL) 2009
The Intergenerational Writers Lab is unique program sponsored by two of San Francisco's oldest arts organizations to thoroughly explore and develop your writing. Accepted applicants will participate in workshops led by accomplished writers, have the opportunity to perform/read work at a public event, and be published in online anthology.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: RECEIVED BY **5PM**, **FEBRUARY 13, 2009**.
NOT A POSTMARK DEADLINE. *APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5PM on 2/13/2009.
SF-based arts nonprofits, Kearny Street Workshop & Intersection for the Arts, are seeking applications for, the 6th annual Intergenerational Writers Lab (IWL), a literary program for emerging writers, scheduled to take place April 11-June 6, 2009. Twelve participants will be selected to participate in the literary program which will involve workshops, a public reading, and an online anthology publication. IWL workshops will be led by *Jewelle Gomez* and *Truong Tran*. The IWL will include a public reading scheduled for July 8th at Intersection for the Arts.
We hope to see you there.
Best,
Patricia
Patricia Soriano
Education Intern
Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415.626.2787
Additional information can be found at:
http://theintersection.org/resource_classes.php
The 6th Intergenerational/
The Intergenerational Writers Lab is unique program sponsored by two of San Francisco's oldest arts organizations to thoroughly explore and develop your writing. Accepted applicants will participate in workshops led by accomplished writers, have the opportunity to perform/read work at a public event, and be published in online anthology.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: RECEIVED BY **5PM**, **FEBRUARY 13, 2009**.
NOT A POSTMARK DEADLINE. *APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5PM on 2/13/2009.
SF-based arts nonprofits, Kearny Street Workshop & Intersection for the Arts, are seeking applications for, the 6th annual Intergenerational Writers Lab (IWL), a literary program for emerging writers, scheduled to take place April 11-June 6, 2009. Twelve participants will be selected to participate in the literary program which will involve workshops, a public reading, and an online anthology publication. IWL workshops will be led by *Jewelle Gomez* and *Truong Tran*. The IWL will include a public reading scheduled for July 8th at Intersection for the Arts.
We hope to see you there.
Best,
Patricia
Patricia Soriano
Education Intern
Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415.626.2787
Additional information can be found at:
http://theintersection.org/
Kularts 2009
http://kularts.org/
Happy New Year, Kularts Fam! Kularts embraces the spirit of Hope, Change, and Progress in '09 with a brand spankin' new season of heart-stopping, mind-opening, goose-bump inducing presentations! SAVE THE DATES for this full-bodied season you just can't miss. We're letting you know early, so no excuses!
World Premiere of Lalawigan: A Tagalog Song Cycle
Sat-Sun, March 14-15
Cowell Theater, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
Lalawigan
The highly-anticipated world premiere of Florante Aguilar's Lalawigan, a song cycle of contemporary Tagalog songs woven together in a work of creative fiction inspired by the uncelebrated heroes of the Philippine uprising against Spain.
Featuring multi-award winning actor, Raymond Bagatsing (baritone) as Macario, Kyle de Ocera (tenor) as Isagani, and Kristine Sinajon (mezzo-soprano) as Candida. With musicians, Florante Aguilar (Guitar), Raym Picardo (Flute), Ronald Quesada (Oktavina), and Monica Scott (Cello). Directed by Alleluia Panis.
Jason Magabo Perez
The Passion of El Hulk Hogancito
Sat-Sun, March 28 - Apr 5
Bayanihan Community Center
Jason Magabo Perez presents a bold, quirky literary reading of a novel-in-progress illuminating the trial of two Filipina nurses (one of whom is his mother) who were framed by the FBI for mysterious murders at the Ann Arbor VA Hospital in 1976.
POMO 2009
Fri, April 17 @ Zeum Theater
Sat-Sun, April 18-19, 24-25 @ Bayanihan Community Center
Kularts presents an incredible selection of captivating Pin@y artists from the Bay to LA! Featuring: Dwayne Calizo, Simeon Den, Kennedy Kabasares, Giovanni Ortega, Jen Soriano, and Diskarte Namin
YOUNG PIN@Y SOMA VOICES
Sat June 6, 4PM
SF Public Library, Latino Community Room
The culminating event of a 5-month multi-disciplinary storytelling project designed for SOMA youth. Featuring the literary, film, and visual works of 7-10 talented youth interns through a staged reading, film screening, and 'zine launch. In cooperation with FEC Galing Bata. Sponsored by California Stories Fund and SF Public Library, Filipino American Center.
Happy New Year, Kularts Fam! Kularts embraces the spirit of Hope, Change, and Progress in '09 with a brand spankin' new season of heart-stopping, mind-opening, goose-bump inducing presentations! SAVE THE DATES for this full-bodied season you just can't miss. We're letting you know early, so no excuses!
World Premiere of Lalawigan: A Tagalog Song Cycle
Sat-Sun, March 14-15
Cowell Theater, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
Lalawigan
The highly-anticipated world premiere of Florante Aguilar's Lalawigan, a song cycle of contemporary Tagalog songs woven together in a work of creative fiction inspired by the uncelebrated heroes of the Philippine uprising against Spain.
Featuring multi-award winning actor, Raymond Bagatsing (baritone) as Macario, Kyle de Ocera (tenor) as Isagani, and Kristine Sinajon (mezzo-soprano) as Candida. With musicians, Florante Aguilar (Guitar), Raym Picardo (Flute), Ronald Quesada (Oktavina), and Monica Scott (Cello). Directed by Alleluia Panis.
Jason Magabo Perez
The Passion of El Hulk Hogancito
Sat-Sun, March 28 - Apr 5
Bayanihan Community Center
Jason Magabo Perez presents a bold, quirky literary reading of a novel-in-progress illuminating the trial of two Filipina nurses (one of whom is his mother) who were framed by the FBI for mysterious murders at the Ann Arbor VA Hospital in 1976.
POMO 2009
Fri, April 17 @ Zeum Theater
Sat-Sun, April 18-19, 24-25 @ Bayanihan Community Center
Kularts presents an incredible selection of captivating Pin@y artists from the Bay to LA! Featuring: Dwayne Calizo, Simeon Den, Kennedy Kabasares, Giovanni Ortega, Jen Soriano, and Diskarte Namin
YOUNG PIN@Y SOMA VOICES
Sat June 6, 4PM
SF Public Library, Latino Community Room
The culminating event of a 5-month multi-disciplinary storytelling project designed for SOMA youth. Featuring the literary, film, and visual works of 7-10 talented youth interns through a staged reading, film screening, and 'zine launch. In cooperation with FEC Galing Bata. Sponsored by California Stories Fund and SF Public Library, Filipino American Center.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Baybayin Workshop in Vallejo
From Mel Orpilla:
Christine Balza will be teaching Baybayin history, basic rules and formatting. Along with providing worksheets and assisting with translation and creating your own work to take home with you.
$10 fee includes supplies.
Minimum of 5 students
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Bayanihan Center at Seafood City Plaza in Vallejo
Street: 3495 Sonoma Blvd
City/Town: Vallejo, CA
For more information, contact Mel Orpilla: mel9661 at orpilla dot com
Christine Balza will be teaching Baybayin history, basic rules and formatting. Along with providing worksheets and assisting with translation and creating your own work to take home with you.
$10 fee includes supplies.
Minimum of 5 students
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Bayanihan Center at Seafood City Plaza in Vallejo
Street: 3495 Sonoma Blvd
City/Town: Vallejo, CA
For more information, contact Mel Orpilla: mel9661 at orpilla dot com
The 2009-2010 Filamore Tabios, Sr. Memorial Poetry Prize
[PLEASE FORWARD]
Meritage Press, as sponsor, is pleased to announce
A Call For Manuscript Submissions by Filipino Poets
for
“The 2009-2010 Filamore Tabios, Sr. Memorial Poetry Prize”
(http://meritagepress.com/babaylan/?p=19 )
DEADLINE: August 31, 2009
POETRY MANUSCRIPTS: Poets may submit as many manuscripts as they wish. Each manuscript should be at least 48 pages long. Each manuscript should come with two cover pages: (i) a cover page with Title, Author’s Name, E-mail Address, Snailmail Address and Phone; and (ii) a second cover page with just the Title. (Manuscripts will not be returned so don’t send your only copy(ies).) We are only taking printed (not emailed) manuscripts. Manuscripts should be sent to:
Eileen Tabios
Meritage Press
256 North Fork Crystal Springs Road
St. Helena, CA 94574
U.S.A.
PRIZE: The winning manuscript will garner U.S.$500.00 for its author and be published by Meritage Press (www.meritagepress.com).
SUBMISSION FEE: None because Meritage Press prizes all poets...and we consider Poetry a Gift.
OPTIONAL: If you include $5.00 with your entry, you can get a free copy of the prior winning book, Jean Vengua's PRAU; information about PRAU is at http://meritagepress.com/prau.htm ($5.00 covers U.S. domestic shipping/handling; if you wish to avail yourself of this offer and you live outside the U.S., email us first to discuss).
ELIGIBILITY: Poets of full or partial Filipino descent, living anywhere around the world. All such poets are encouraged to send your best work. Whether you’re an “emerging” vs “established” poet is irrelevant as judging will be based only on the merits of the submitted manuscripts.
JUDGING PROCESS: From the submissions, a group of Finalist manuscripts will be chosen by Eileen Tabios. From the Finalists, the winning manuscript will be chosen by Beatriz Tabios. Judging for the top winner will be done anonymously.
ABOUT THE JUDGES:
FOR FINALISTS: Eileen Tabios is a poet and the publisher of the multidisciplinary literary and arts press, Meritage Press (St. Helena and San Francisco, CA). She has released 16 print, four electronic and 1 CD poetry collections, a novel, an art essay collection, a poetry essay/interview anthology, and a short story book. Recent projects include a novel NOVEL CHATELAINE (TeenyTiny, 2009); a new poetry collection NOTA BENE EISWEIN (Ahadada, 2009) and a conceptual project disrupting the form of biography THE BLIND CHATELAINE'S KEYS (BlazeVOX, 2008). Forthcoming is her ROSARY OF THORNS: SELECTED PROSE POEMS 1998-2008, edited by poet-critic-painter Thomas Fink. In her poetry, she has crafted a body of work that is unique for melding ekphrasis with transcolonialism. Her poems have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Tagalog, Japanese, Portuguese, Paintings, Video, Drawings, Visual Poetry, Mixed Media Collages, Kali Martial Arts, Modern Dance and Sculpture. She blogs as the "Chatelaine" at http://angelicpoker.blogspot.com and edits GALATEA RESURRECTS, a popular poetry review journal at http://galatearesurrects.blogspot.com
FOR FINAL WINNER: Beatriz Tabios received her B.A. with English as her major from the Silliman University in Dumaguete, Philippines. She developed her love for poetry as a sixth-grader reading Homer, William Shakespeare, John Keats, Alexander Pope, William Wordworth and Samuel Coleridge while trying to survive World War II. She would further develop her appreciation for poetry as a college student instructed by poet Edith Tiempo, the first woman to receive the title of National Artist for Literature in the Philippines. The late Dr. Edilberto Tiempo, then the head of the English Department, encouraged Mrs. Tabios to continue her study of English and American literature. With Edilberto Tiempo’s encouragement, Mrs. Tabios wrote her Master of Arts thesis which was the first investigation, regarding Filipino literature, of “(The Use of) Local Color in Short Stories in English.” Later, she taught English literature at Dagupan College (now University of Pangasinan) and University of Baguio, before becoming a teacher at Brent School, a boarding school initially built for children from U.S.-American military, missionary and gold-mining families stationed in the Far East.
THE FILAMORE TABIOS, SR. MEMORIAL POETRY PRIZE:
From Mrs. Beatriz Tabios: “My late husband, Filamore Tabios, Sr., and I were absolutely delighted when our daughter Eileen started to write short stories and poems. In memory of my dearly beloved husband and her dearly beloved father, we would like to encourage Filipino poets by sponsoring this Memorial Poetry Prize.”
BOOK PRIZES:
Finalists also will receive a set of books including these selected Meritage Press titles:
THE HAY(NA)KU ANTHOLOGY, VOL. II coedited by Jean Vengua and Mark Young; information at http://meritagepress.com/haynaku.htm
PINOY POETICS: A COLLECTION OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL & CRITICAL ESSAYS ON FILIPINO AND FILIPINO-AMERICAN POETICS, edited by Nick Carbo; information at http://meritagepress.com/pinoypoetics.htm
THE LIGHT SANG AS IT LEFT YOUR EYES by Eileen R. Tabios; information at http://marshhawkpress.org/tabios3.htm
SMALL PRINT: Meritage Press reserves the right not to pick a winner and hand out the prize.
*****
ADDITIONAL QUERIES may be directed by email to Meritagepress@aol.com
Meritage Press, as sponsor, is pleased to announce
A Call For Manuscript Submissions by Filipino Poets
for
“The 2009-2010 Filamore Tabios, Sr. Memorial Poetry Prize”
(http://meritagepress.com/
DEADLINE: August 31, 2009
POETRY MANUSCRIPTS: Poets may submit as many manuscripts as they wish. Each manuscript should be at least 48 pages long. Each manuscript should come with two cover pages: (i) a cover page with Title, Author’s Name, E-mail Address, Snailmail Address and Phone; and (ii) a second cover page with just the Title. (Manuscripts will not be returned so don’t send your only copy(ies).) We are only taking printed (not emailed) manuscripts. Manuscripts should be sent to:
Eileen Tabios
Meritage Press
256 North Fork Crystal Springs Road
St. Helena, CA 94574
U.S.A.
PRIZE: The winning manuscript will garner U.S.$500.00 for its author and be published by Meritage Press (www.meritagepress.com).
SUBMISSION FEE: None because Meritage Press prizes all poets...and we consider Poetry a Gift.
OPTIONAL: If you include $5.00 with your entry, you can get a free copy of the prior winning book, Jean Vengua's PRAU; information about PRAU is at http://meritagepress.com/prau.
ELIGIBILITY: Poets of full or partial Filipino descent, living anywhere around the world. All such poets are encouraged to send your best work. Whether you’re an “emerging” vs “established” poet is irrelevant as judging will be based only on the merits of the submitted manuscripts.
JUDGING PROCESS: From the submissions, a group of Finalist manuscripts will be chosen by Eileen Tabios. From the Finalists, the winning manuscript will be chosen by Beatriz Tabios. Judging for the top winner will be done anonymously.
ABOUT THE JUDGES:
FOR FINALISTS: Eileen Tabios is a poet and the publisher of the multidisciplinary literary and arts press, Meritage Press (St. Helena and San Francisco, CA). She has released 16 print, four electronic and 1 CD poetry collections, a novel, an art essay collection, a poetry essay/interview anthology, and a short story book. Recent projects include a novel NOVEL CHATELAINE (TeenyTiny, 2009); a new poetry collection NOTA BENE EISWEIN (Ahadada, 2009) and a conceptual project disrupting the form of biography THE BLIND CHATELAINE'S KEYS (BlazeVOX, 2008). Forthcoming is her ROSARY OF THORNS: SELECTED PROSE POEMS 1998-2008, edited by poet-critic-painter Thomas Fink. In her poetry, she has crafted a body of work that is unique for melding ekphrasis with transcolonialism. Her poems have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Tagalog, Japanese, Portuguese, Paintings, Video, Drawings, Visual Poetry, Mixed Media Collages, Kali Martial Arts, Modern Dance and Sculpture. She blogs as the "Chatelaine" at http://angelicpoker.blogspot.
FOR FINAL WINNER: Beatriz Tabios received her B.A. with English as her major from the Silliman University in Dumaguete, Philippines. She developed her love for poetry as a sixth-grader reading Homer, William Shakespeare, John Keats, Alexander Pope, William Wordworth and Samuel Coleridge while trying to survive World War II. She would further develop her appreciation for poetry as a college student instructed by poet Edith Tiempo, the first woman to receive the title of National Artist for Literature in the Philippines. The late Dr. Edilberto Tiempo, then the head of the English Department, encouraged Mrs. Tabios to continue her study of English and American literature. With Edilberto Tiempo’s encouragement, Mrs. Tabios wrote her Master of Arts thesis which was the first investigation, regarding Filipino literature, of “(The Use of) Local Color in Short Stories in English.” Later, she taught English literature at Dagupan College (now University of Pangasinan) and University of Baguio, before becoming a teacher at Brent School, a boarding school initially built for children from U.S.-American military, missionary and gold-mining families stationed in the Far East.
THE FILAMORE TABIOS, SR. MEMORIAL POETRY PRIZE:
From Mrs. Beatriz Tabios: “My late husband, Filamore Tabios, Sr., and I were absolutely delighted when our daughter Eileen started to write short stories and poems. In memory of my dearly beloved husband and her dearly beloved father, we would like to encourage Filipino poets by sponsoring this Memorial Poetry Prize.”
BOOK PRIZES:
Finalists also will receive a set of books including these selected Meritage Press titles:
THE HAY(NA)KU ANTHOLOGY, VOL. II coedited by Jean Vengua and Mark Young; information at http://meritagepress.com/
PINOY POETICS: A COLLECTION OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL & CRITICAL ESSAYS ON FILIPINO AND FILIPINO-AMERICAN POETICS, edited by Nick Carbo; information at http://meritagepress.com/
THE LIGHT SANG AS IT LEFT YOUR EYES by Eileen R. Tabios; information at http://marshhawkpress.org/
SMALL PRINT: Meritage Press reserves the right not to pick a winner and hand out the prize.
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ADDITIONAL QUERIES may be directed by email to Meritagepress@aol.com
2009 Writers for Writers Award Winners Announced
New York, NY -- Russell Banks, Robert Caro, and Sarah Gambito are the recipients of the 2009 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Awards, and Daniel Halpern is the recipient of the inaugural Editors’ Award, it was announced today by Elliot Figman, executive director of Poets & Writers, Inc. Poets & Writers established the Writers for Writers Award in 1996 to recognize authors who have given generously to other writers or to the broader literary community. The title of the awards has been given to Barnes & Noble in appreciation of their sponsorship of Poets & Writers. Beginning this year, Poets & Writers will also present an Editors’ Award, recognizing a book editor who has made an outstanding contribution to the publication of poetry or literary prose over a sustained period of time. The awards will be presented at Poets & Writers’ annual gala benefit, In Celebration of Writers, on March 25, 2009 in New York City. Syndicated advice columnist and NPR contributor Amy Dickinson will serve as the master of ceremonies. This year’s chair is Ellen Archer, president and publisher of Hyperion.
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