tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28319284511811926142012-01-26T08:30:37.749-08:00A blog for literary and arts events, reviews, announcements, news, and opportunities.Barbara Jane Reyesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831928451181192614.post-6901134627804944322012-01-26T08:30:00.001-08:002012-01-26T08:30:37.899-08:00

    Sent to you by bjanepr via Google Reader:     Sustainable Arts Foundation: 2012 Spring Awards for Artists and Writers with families via Bay Area Art Grind by sjsartidea on 1/26/12 Sustainable Arts Foundation: 2012 Spring Awards for Artists and Writers with families The Sustainable Arts Foundation is a non-profit foundation supporting individual artists and writers with families. Their

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    Sent to you by bjanepr via Google Reader:     CSU Long Beach, Call for Papers: Drawing the Line(s): Censorship and Cultural Practices via Bay Area Art Grind by sjsartidea on 9/1/11 California State Univeristy, Long Beach, call for papers: Drawing the Line(s): Censorship and Cultural Practices "Drawing the Line(s): Censorship and Cultural Practices" is the 47th Annual Comparative Literature

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Hello all, thank you for following us here throughout the years. In order to have a cleaner interface, we have moved to Wordpress: http://pawablog.wordpress.com/ You can still access our archives by clicking on the "Archives" drop-down menu in the sidebar. We will still feature submissions calls, artist opportunities, events, announcements, etc. at our new blog. Please come follow us there.

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An excerpt of "Poetics in Dream Tracking," at Evening Will Come: What kind of poet are you? How do you say, I am a Black poet? How do you say that being a Black poet is how I am also an Asian and Gay poet? How do you say, I am not interested in anything but the sky at one moment, and the complications of intentionally wanting to soil a bathroom wall, or to hack up on someone’s face, in the

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Via SULU DC's blog: This is a great opportunity for performance and theater artists! The Artists Exchange Festival will take place November 10-19 at Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA. AAI is looking for up to 8 artists representing diverse performance disciplines—including but not limited to: dance, music, spoken word, and theater. Each artist who is selected to participate will

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http://www.pcsj.org/caesura_2011_call.html Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. -Vietnamese Proverb Cæsura 2011 Issue Call for Work: Brothers and Sisters In the Vietnamese tradition, people address each other as “anh” or “ch? ”—brother or sister. Even strangers in the street are greeted with such familial terms. This complicates the relationship shared between real siblings,

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Podcast Episode 002: Poet, Barbara Jane Reyes! : ART OF HUSTLE: In this new audio podcast episode, we speak with award-winning poet Barbara Jane Reyes who hips us with insider tips to big questions facing many artists: • Is it necessary to get an MFA? • How does one make art and make a living? • What does one do to get published?

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From APEX Express: Joe Bataan on how he started to compose music from Roldan Lozada on Vimeo. Joe Bataan came to share his personal history with an intimate crowd at the Bayanihan Center on June 22, 2011. Contributor R.J. Lozada had an opportunity to sit and listen. R.J. also lugged around a keyboard (thanks to Michael Yoshida) for Joe to play during the interview. Joe kindly obliged.

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Australian journal and blog Kurungabaa-a (Oceania) seeks literature, history, and ideas from the sea. Publishes poetry, short fiction, reflective and scholarly essays, memoirs, review essays, and interviews. No word length. Deadline: July 30, 2011. Guidelines are here. ‘Kurungabaa’ is a Dharawal word for the Australian pelican, a handsome bird with a peculiar way of gliding low over the

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What: PAWA Workshop with Barbara Jane Reyes: How to Submit Your Work for Publication Where: Bayanihan Center, Mission Street @ 6th, San Francisco. When: Saturday, July 30th, starting promptly @ 10 am. Registration: Sliding Scale ($25-35 for students with valid student ID; $35-50 general). Please make checks payable to: Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc. P.O. Box 31928 San

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blackmail press issue # 31 - Submissions open Editor Vaughan Rapatahana On Being Marginalised: The French postmodernist writer, Michel Foucault, wrote about ‘The Other’ as opposed to ‘The Self’. The Other are those on the margins of society – women, racial and religious and sexual minorities, the disabled and so on. They are precluded from The Self – the male, white, middle-class, Christian,

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Four poems by Albert Abonado at No Tell Motel: Tito Manuel Is Not Out of the Jungle Yet: "A witch that looks like a monkey with coconuts for hands is probably overthinking this whole monkey thing. Then again, hunger makes you do strange things." Tito Manuel Dreams of the Author in the Jungle Tito Manuel Has A Cousin Drinking Water on the Death March: "I don't care how thirsty you are, I

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BOOK REVIEW OF VIGAN AND OTHER STORIES, by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard REVIEW by: Allen GaborroTITLE: Vigan and Other StoriesAUTHOR: Cecilia Manguerra BrainardPUBLISHER: ANVIL (Philippines)Short story anthologyIn “Vigan and Other Stories”, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard sets in motion a sundry compendium of cultural and historical narratives that are vibrant, dynamic, fanciful, nostalgic, and

Barbara Jane Reyesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831928451181192614.post-47439893345773371482011-06-22T10:02:00.000-07:002011-06-22T10:02:46.897-07:00

Jose Antonio Vargas is a former reporter for The Washington Post and shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings. He founded Define American, which seeks to change the conversation on immigration reform. Here is an excerpt of his story in today's edition of the NY Tiimes, "My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant": http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/magazine/

Barbara Jane Reyesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831928451181192614.post-15213785916390336002011-06-21T15:05:00.000-07:002011-06-21T15:05:49.775-07:00

Bindlestiff Studio along with the SF Pinoy Jazz Festival presents MEET JOE BATAAN In preparation for his rare West Coast performance, the legendary Afro-Filipino soul singer, JOE BATAAN will be at the Bayanihan Community Center (1010 Mission Street @ 6th) for a meet and chat session with musician and founder of the SF Pinoy Jazz Festival, Carlos Zialcita on Thursday, June 23 at 7pm. Come

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Author R. Zamora Linmark discusses his creative approach in utilizing social media to promote as well as extend the story of his new novel, Leche. Center for Asian American Media http://CAAMedia.org http://www.coffeehousepress.org/2011/02/leche/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LkX8hdU3vc&feature=youtu.be

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http://ugnayan.blogspot.com/p/journey-of-brown-girl.html  Join Ugnayan ng mga Anak ng Bayan [Linking the Children of the Motherland] for a participatory community event... The Journey of a Brown Girl is an experimental theatre piece that examines the exploration of the Pinay Body and how our journey starts in being aware, owning, and loving our physical beings. Sunday • June 19 • 3PM-6PM

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Windfall is looking for poems of place, specifically places in the Pacific Northwest (defined as a broad bioregion extending from the North Slope of Alaska to the Bay Area of California, and from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast). Place can be named or unnamed, but if unnamed, then location should be clearly implied or suggested by observed detail. The poet does not have to be living

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From Democracy Now: We spend the hour with legendary independent filmmaker and author, John Sayles. Over the past three decades, he has directed 17 feature films, including The Return of the Secaucus Seven, Matewan, Lone Star, and Eight Men Out. He has often used his films to tackle pressing political issues, as well as themes of race, class, labor and sexuality. His newest film, Amigo,

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From the Hyphen magazine blog: If I were to tell you that the agreement we had reached a long time ago was based on gifts and bribes, you would probably question the whole transaction. You would most likely want to stop engaging in the practice. You’d probably withhold trust of me as an honest broker, and hopefully, you would do well to be more skeptical about any future claims from the

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Friday, Jun 24th 6:00 pm Haight & Soul Happy Hour presents    ORDINARY GUY MEET & GREET WITH JOE BATAAN  Latin Soul Sounds by Sweater Funk DJs & the Soulero Familia's ORDINARY GUY MEET & GREET WITH JOE BATAAN HAIGHT & SOUL PRESENTS :: ORDINARY GUY MEET & GREET WITH JOE BATAAN :: FREEEEEEEEE I'm very excited to announce on

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Hero's revolutionary spirit reclaimed In celebration of the 150th year of Rizal's birth, John Nery's Revolutionary Spirit, an exhaustive study of Rizal, his works, and his influence in Southeast Asia, has been published by the Ateneo de Manila University Press, in cooperation with Singapore's Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS). In collecting material for and working on this book's

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American Society: What Poets See Anthology Edited by Robert S. King and David Chorlton Call for Submissions FutureCycle Press is planning a new anthology of social and political poems entitled American Society: What Poets See. We are now open for submissions. The anthology will appear both online and in print form. So if your work is accepted, it will appear on our website within two weeks

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From diaCRITICS: Art lovers everywhere, swoon! Here diaCRITICS managing editor Julie Thi Underhill features some beautiful and intense artworks, while telling the history and motivation for the forthcoming anthology Southeast Asian Women in the Diaspora: Troubling Borders in Literature and Art. With less than two weeks left to go in their Kickstarter campaign, the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists

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From Fairy Tale Review: We are currently accepting submissions for the eighth annual issue of Fairy Tale Review, The Grey Issue, to be Guest Edited by Alissa Nutting. This is a themed issue, dedicated to Lost Girls & Boys. We’re interested in writing that visits and turns on tropes of children and young adults, girls and boys, becoming lost (whether figuratively or literally) in

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Paper Monster Press "Dream Pop Issue" (The Anniversary Issue!) After setting the mood with the seductive flair of our “S/Trip-Hop Issue”, Paper Monster Press will now be leading you into a lovely afterglow with the "DREAM POP ISSUE." Melodies taking you on an out-of-body experience; rhythms wrapping you up in a blanket of spacious soundscapes; and voices resonating like an

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Via Femministas: Deadline: 15 September 2011 Films have power. They create conversation. They reveal truths. They inspire. But for too many generations, Hollywood has told only half the story: too often, what is missing are the stories of women as change agents and heroes in their own right. For the second year, Barnard College, the most sought-after women’s college in the nation, will

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http://www.nvmgonzalez.org/writersworkshop/index.html About the Workshop July 1-3, 2011, Sonoma State University campus. The NVM Gonzalez Writers' workshop in the United States aims to provide the venue to practice and master the tools of literary presence. It addresses in particular, but not limited to, the growing presence of Filipino-American writers in the American landscape. It hopes to

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From the Big Other: Eileen Tabios’ latest book Silk Egg is a Wunderkammer — in fact, a series of Wunderkammers — curated with the eccentric intelligence and playfulness of a Gertrude Stein (think of the “Objects” section of Tender Buttons).  Framed as a collection of novels, the book presents twelve prose poems, each of which is divided into seven short chapters.  Some of the chapters —

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http://www.waxpoetics.com/features/articles/joe-bataan-bonus-round Wax Poetics offers bonus interview coverage of Latin icon Joe Bataan. Read the Bataan feature in Issue 19. THERE’S A RIOT GOING ON Joe Bataan’s first two albums for Fania, Gypsy Woman and Subway Joe, were almost like a single album split in half — both featured similar kinds of ballads and boogaloos. With Riot!, his third Fania

Barbara Jane Reyesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831928451181192614.post-74762340684423011912011-06-10T08:26:00.000-07:002011-06-10T08:26:49.414-07:00

http://www.sundaysalon.com/nyc-june-12-2011-the-salon-celebrates-9-years.htm Break out the champagne! This month, Sunday Salon will celebrate 9 years of literary love. Since 2002, we’ve welcomed to the stage over 360 fantastic writers from near and far, and we’re going to, as the fabulous M. Jackson put it, “Keep on with the force don’t stop!” Join us in welcoming four more literary

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From the 3rd National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival: In September 2003, six Asian American theater companies attended a convening sponsored by Theater Communications Group. The companies—Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, East West Players, Ma-Yi Theater, the National Asian American Theatre Compamy (NAATCO), Second Generation, and Mu Performing Arts—began discussions to hold the first

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When the de la Cruz Family DancedA Novel by Donna MiscoltaSignal 8 PressDuring his one and only return visit to the Philippines, Johnny de la Cruz, plagued by a sense of isolation, feels a glimmer of connection to the place of his birth and youth when he sees Bunny Bulong, the hometown Miss Sampaguita of 1946. Johnny succumbs to a quick sexual encounter with the ever attractive and

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From Sulu DC: The Sulu Series continues at Artisphere on Saturday, June 18! This month’s show is hosted by Sulu DC’s fairy godmother, Regie Cabico, and Charity Cabico, his sister. We’ll be celebrating LGBT Pride Month and Philippine Independence Day (June 12). Saturday, June 18 at 7:00 pm Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209 2 blocks from Rosslyn Metro on the Blue/Orange Line

Barbara Jane Reyesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831928451181192614.post-10861467799218097122011-06-07T13:00:00.000-07:002011-06-07T13:01:29.433-07:00

From Adobo Nation: Michi chats with R. Zamora Linmark, who writes about reverse culture shock and the balikbayan experience in his new book “Leche."

Barbara Jane Reyesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831928451181192614.post-57718768525963488082011-06-07T10:36:00.000-07:002011-06-07T10:40:18.241-07:00

From the California Journal of Poetics: Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a poet who delights readers with her keen view of the world, which is often influenced by her insatiable wonder and her travels; this year, she gives us the gift of a beautiful third book, Lucky Fish. The book is her invitation for readers to join her in a sensual experience of the world and all its beings, human and

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http://www.new-asian-writing.com/?page_id=2 EligibilityAll writers of short fiction are encouraged to submit to the 2011 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology, regardless of nationality or location. There is no age requirement. We accept all genres. Short stories must be written in English, as it is one of the world’s major languages. As it is an “Asian writing” anthology, the stories must be

Barbara Jane Reyesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831928451181192614.post-20990354255329151962011-06-03T16:40:00.000-07:002011-06-03T16:40:27.249-07:00

Click on the image below to check out the Filipino American Bookfest's new website and lovely author montage.

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From Asian American Literary Review: Our reading period is June 1 to September 1. Unfortunately we will not be able to respond to material submitted outside of that period. Please see our mission statement and first issue for a sense of our literary preferences. Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please indicate if you are submitting the same work elsewhere, and please notify us

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From Carlos Zialcita: Hello everyone Thanks again for your support of our events this past month.  The Pinoy Jazz Weekend at Savanna Jazz at the beginning of May and the 7th Annual SF Asian Heritage Street Celebration on May 21st -- were both great shows.  Congratulations to our artists at both events -- you all played wonderfully and the crowds loved you!  Here are some shows of interest

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Manuel G. Flores Prize Fund recipient Jennifer Derilo interviews Jessica Hagedorn in the just-released, Spring 2011 issue of Kartika Review. An excerpt: But is Jessica Hagedorn still relevant today? Yes. Read: Toxicology, Hagedorn's latest novel released in April of this year. Toxicology follows the double narrative of Mimi Smith, a filmmaker whose claim to fame is a low-budget horror movie,

Barbara Jane Reyesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831928451181192614.post-13067633646404470182011-06-01T10:16:00.000-07:002011-06-01T10:18:20.007-07:00

Thank you to Arlene Biala for passing along this info on Jimmy Biala's Afro-Cuban percussion classes: Hello all, Just hoping to put the word out about my new music classes in Sunnyvale. I'm very excited to be able to offer this class in the south bay area, in my own neighborhood! Conga drumming- introduction to Afro-Cuban Percussion. It's a summer course- 5 weeks every Wednesday evening

Barbara Jane Reyesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831928451181192614.post-25089677845896721672011-05-31T12:55:00.000-07:002011-05-31T12:55:58.475-07:00

From Elda Rotor at Penguin Books: Dear writers, teachers, students and Classics readers, I’m very happy to share that Jose Rizal’s El Filibusterismo is now available in a new translation by Harold Augenbraum published by Penguin Classics, as a highlight of our 65th anniversary year. The Fili is now in the Penguin Classics series along with Noli Me Tangere also translated by Harold Augenbraum.

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From Kate Osias at Wishcatcher: Philippine Speculative Fiction is a yearly anthology series, which collects a wide range of stories that define, explore, and sometimes blur the boundaries of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and all things in between. The anthology has been shortlisted for the Manila Critics’ Circle National Book Award, and multiple stories from each volume have been cited in

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There isn't enough chamomile tea in the world to quell the rage in your heart. Or the poetry in your veins. Send in your most wazak poem for possible inclusion in WAZAK!: An Anthology Of Contemporary Philippine Poetry (Edited by Khavn De La Cruz & Joel M. Toledo) that will be launched this September 2, 2011 during the 4th .MOV International Film, Music, & Literature Festival. There are no

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From Hip Hop Lives: "The movie serves as an eye-opener as to the struggle of Filipinos involved in Hip Hop in the Philippines. A must see movie..." -Jerome B. Smooth (Manila radio voice) Lyrical Empire: Hip Hop in Metro Manila (2010, 23 mins., Philippines/USA) Please visit the Lyrical Empire label for more information about this project, including past screenings. Screenings and discussions

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From The Manila Times: By Jun Medina FILIPINO-CANADIAN poet Patria Rivera of Toronto is a late bloomer: She did not write poetry until the early 1990s, after she was done parenting her brood of four girls—Ran, Kim, Isobel and Jenny. Rivera—Patty to family and friends—just published BE (Signature Editions, Spring 2011), her third volume of poetry. A mass communications graduate of the

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From Journal of Folklore Research (thank you to Jean Vengua for passing this along): Verbal Arts in Philippine Indigenous Communities: Poetics, Society, and History By Herminia Meñez Coben. 2009. Ateneo de Manila University Press. 402 pages. ISBN: 978-971-550-583-3 (soft cover). Reviewed by Oona Paredes. Coben brings in the texts belatedly, only after the reader is shown how to experience them.

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From Poets & Writers: For six weeks this past winter Rachelle Cruz, Angel Noe Garcia, and Kamala Puligandla led John W. North High School students through creative writing and performance exercises to develop their understanding of character, persona, voice, sensory detail, and revision. Their interactive workshops were lively with theater games, and during some sessions, well over fifty

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From the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program: "From crumbling ceilings to magic stones to rabid dogs to sleeping giants to a surprising rogue teacher willing to break a few rules, Candy Gourlay has definitely concocted one remarkable tall story that just might make you believe in magic." Read more.

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Workshop: In This Skin Sunday Jun 12, 2011 2:00 PM $40.00 - $50.00 Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 Ninth Street, Suite 290 Oakland, CA 94607 In This Skin, writing/performance workshop. When it comes to body image, what is the importance of skin? Join Aimee Suzara, writer/performer and director of the Pagbabalik (Return) Project, for a writing workshop that allows you to explore attitudes

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From Femministas: Women in REDzine is the first multicultural literature and art magazine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While we are proud of this legacy, we wish to emphasize that our focus has always been, and will remain, the continued celebration and uplifting of ALL women and our multicultural heritage. Women in REDzine works to increase the visibility and interaction of

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From Carlos and Myrna Zialcita: Joe Bataan - King of Latin Soul Saturday, June 25 · 8:00pm - 11:30pm Yoshi's Jazz Club San Francisco 1330 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA Joe Bataan – King of Latin Soul, Boogaloo, Latin Soul, Rhythm and Blues, Salsa, Disco, Latin Funk, Latin R&B Latin Jazz, Rap .... What didn't Joe Bataan sing? Joe Bataan was born and raised in Spanish Harlem (East Side of

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From Lisa Marie Rollins: Adoption, My Voice, My Body: A Writing Workshop Sunday June 5th (for Adopted People) and Saturday June 11th (For Birth Parents), Saturday June 18th (for Adoptive Parents), 2011 Do you have a story related to adoption and family you have been wanting to tell? Something to celebrate? Something you have been struggling with? Do you have a memory you would like to start

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Hyphen is bringing the party back to the BAY. This is a duo celebration for the release of the Bittersweet issue + the official SF party for Angry Asian Man's 10-year anniversary! We will be rocking the night with an amazing lineup of DJs, performances, and live art. Friday, June 3, 2011 9:30 pm - 2 am | 21+ | $10 cover Click here for pre-sale tickets RSVP on Facebook! 111 Minna Gallery | 111

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 [Parangal Dance Company] The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival was founded to present the diverse ethnic dance companies in the Bay Area. Over the years, the Festival has expanded its reach to include performers from throughout Northern California and has presented over 600 dance companies from over a hundred different genres. (Please see the World Dance Index, coming soon, for a list and

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http://filamarts.org/fpac/artist-calloutApplications can be submitted online at http://filamarts.org/fpac/artists/applyThe Annual Festival of Filipino Arts and Culture is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary on Sept. 10-11 at Point Fermin Park, San Pedro, CA, and the planning process is in full swing!  FPAC is the largest celebration of Filipino arts and culture, presenting over 1,000 artists and

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Dear Friends, Discover the Filipino spin on jazz! PAE Live!, having staged the awe-inspiring "Filipino Gentlemen of Jazz" last year at the Ford, now spotlight the ladies with headliner Pauline Wilson, former member of the jazz fusion group Seawind and a Grammy® Award winner with jazz guitarist George Benson. PAE Live! will also be introducing two up-and-coming jazz vocalists - Nicole David (

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From A River & Sound Review: "Case Study: Beauty" by Michelle Peñaloza Winner of the 2010 Duckabush Prize for Poetry Final Judge, Rick Barot Michelle Peñaloza grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. Currently, she is an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Oregon, where she also serves as Kidd Fellow for the Kidd Tutorials Program. Her poetry has appeared in Kartika Review, Mythium,

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From Slant Eye for the Round Eye: May 25th marks the 1 Year Anniversary of Jay Legaspi's debut full length album, Picture Perfect. To celebrate, Jay and his band are having a homecoming show at The Bitter End, one of New York City's most legendary venues. The info is below: LIVE @ The Bitter End
 May 25th 2011 8:00PM (arrive early for seats) 
 147 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and

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June 10 – July 29, 2011Opening Reception: Friday, June 10, 2011, 6 – 8 pm Michael Arcega (Visiting Assistant Professor), Rachel Bacon, Jimbo Blachly & Lytle Shaw, Matt Bua, George Boorujy, Adriane Colburn, Heather Dewey-Hagborg & Thomas Dexter, Amze Emmons, Jason Gandy, Richard Haley, Haley Hughes, Sarah Julig, Jonathan Kaiser, Marie Lorenz, Ciaran O’Dochartaigh, Anne Percoco, Natalia Porter,

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From thefilam.net:The god of harvest is getting a makeover.Stoneware potter Hadrian Mendoza is showing 15 pieces of ceramic ‘bulol’ at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue from June 6 to 17 to coincide with the celebration of Independence Day on June 12. Opening night is June 8.The traditional, wood-carved ‘bulol’ – or granary god — is an indigenous sculpture common in the northern Philippines,

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http://www.songbirdfestival.org/wp/?p=362

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Out of Necessity Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts 2868 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Sunday Jun 05, 2011 5:00 PMPrices $12.00 - $20.00 During the Winter and Spring of 2011, we've paired some of the finest emerging Bay Area poets with luminaries who span four decades of literary legacy to bring you Out of Necessity. Testing how artistic relationships support and sustain poets as

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From Bay Area Reporter Online: Gregg Shapiro: Zack, how much of you is in Vince, the main character of Leche? R. Zamora Linmark: One of the things I had to keep in mind while writing the novel was that I was not Vince, that though we may share the experience of having gone back to our childhood home, the Philippines, after being away from it for so long, Vince was not me, and I was not him. The

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B U F F A L O' E D A U D I T I O N S JUNE 25 (non-Equity) - JUNE 26 (Equity) All roles are paid - Auditions and Production both are at San Jose Stage Company: prepare 2 min. monolog; 30 copies of resume or for more info: dale@theatrebayarea.org for pdf  Application form DUE JUNE 6 Download Actor Application (pdf) first-come, first-served basis - SAT. 10am-5pm -- OR EMAIL headshot and

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From Asian Journal: In 2009, I wrote about Jessie Marinas, who, in spite of his painful medical condition, was able to make a mark in the field of arts in the City of Manteca. Aside from winning accolades and awards for his murals and paintings, Marinas was inducted in the Hall of Fame in the City of Manteca/Lathrop—an extraordinary feat for someone who has only started to paint three years ago.

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Yoshi's in collaboration with SF Filipino American Jazz Festival Presents the King of Latin Soul! Rare West Coast Appearance 8 pm $35 | 10 pm $28 Joe Bataan – King of Latin Soul Biography Boogaloo, Latin Soul, Rhythm and Blues, Salsa, Disco, Latin Funk, Latin R&B Latin Jazz, Rap .... What didn't Joe Bataan sing? Joe Bataan was born and raised in Spanish Harlem (East Side of Manhattan New York)

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From Disability Studies Quarterly: Jon Pineda. Sleep In Me. Lincoln: University Of Nebraska Press, 2010. Reviewed By Laurie Clements Lambeth Filipino-American poet Jon Pineda's first memoir follows the story of his own boyhood and growth into manhood, while it also attempts to give voice to his older sister Rica, unable to tell her own story after brain injury from a car accident alters her

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From Bakit Why: Veronica Montes lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three daughters. She was the 2005 winner of the Ivy Terasaka Short Story Competition, and her work has appeared in the literary journals Bamboo Ridge, Prism International, and Maganda, as well as in several anthologies including Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, Growing up Filipino, and Going

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From Bakit Why: Press Release WOODSIDE, NEW YORK - In a collaborative effort between a community-based outreach group and a collective of MC’s bound by their love for music, a celebration of the innate cooperative spirit fostered by grassroots movements springs to life in Queens, New York. Deep Foundation, a long time staple in New York’s underground hip hop scene has banded with the Philippine

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From Lantern Review: This May, in celebration of APIA Heritage Month, we have asked several respected teachers and writers of Asian American poetry to share favorite writing exercises with us. This week’s installment was contributed by Jon Pineda. Once, for training purposes at my job, I had to practice setting up an extension ladder mid-span, into that near empty space between telephone poles

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Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc. (PAWA) is proud to announce the recipients of the Manuel G. Flores Prize Fund. Helene Achanzar and Matthew Olzmann have been awarded scholarships to attend Kundiman’s Asian American Poetry Retreat. Melissa Sipin and Jennifer Derilo have been awarded scholarships to attend the VONA/Voices Summer Writing Workshops for Writers of Color. The recipients

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Video courtesy of WhyPoetryMatters. Read text here.

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Join Kartika Review for our first ever poetry reading, featuring several emerging and established poets we've been privileged to publish. Tuesday, May 31 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm San Francisco Public Libarary 100 Larkin St San Francisco, CA Featuring: BARBARA JANE REYES EDDY ZHENG MARGARET RHEE SHELLEY WONG KENJI C LIU Co-presented with Philippine American Writers and Artists (PAWA) and the San

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From Writers Afrika: We are now accepting submissions for Tribes Magazine Issue 14. A Gathering of the Tribes seeks submissions for its 14th issue. Our focus is on outstanding literary and critical work from emerging and established writers with an emphasis on multiculturalism and alternative viewpoints. All genres and styles considered though we generally do not publish “genre” fiction (

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Lantern Review aims to serve the literary community by providing a virtual space in which to promote and discuss the work of contemporary Asian American poets and artists. We seek to publish expertly crafted work in a variety of forms and aesthetics, including traditional and experimental pieces, hybrid forms, multimedia work, and new translations. We welcome pieces from anglophone writers

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From Writers Afrika: Deadline: 31 December of each year Through a bequest from Witter Bynner in 1972, The Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry perpetuates the art of poetry. The foundation promotes poetry in American culture and encourages grant proposals that expand awareness of the positive effects of poetry on society. Grant Categories The following categories may serve as a guideline to

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From Hyphen: The Hyphen Public Interest Journalism Fellowship will fund up to $3,500 for journalists to produce high-impact stories about Asian Americans with a focus on coverage of the pressing social issues of the day, such as immigration or the environment. The projects can be in any medium, and the fellowship is open to journalists in all media. Fellows will be selected based on the

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Open the City: Drunken Boat, online journal of the arts, along with the Asian American Writers Workshop, announce a call for works in a variety of media (poems, artworks, essays, photography, translations, architectural blueprints, videos, web work, mixed media, documentary, theatrical production) that respond to the question of Asian and Middle Eastern-American populations in urban spaces. These

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AAWW WEBSITE MANAGING EDITOR The Asian American Writers' Workshop is looking to hire a highly ambitious entrepreneur who wants to build editorial and new media experience with the literary nonprofit that partied with Das Racist and Tao Lin, curated the Asian American ComiCon, and enlisted Salman Rushdie, Naomi Klein and 300 other writers to boycott Arizona and its crackdown on immigrants.

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From Lantern Review: [Photo by Janna Ireland] Michelle Peñaloza grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. Currently, she is an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Oregon. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Kartika Review, Mythium, Nashville Review and Birmingham Poetry Review. She was awarded the Women Writers Oregon Literary Fellowship for 2011.  For APIA

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From Lantern Review: [Eileen Tabios with her soon to be adopted daughter, Francy, from Colombia] This May, as part of our celebration of APIA Heritage Month, we have asked several respected teachers and writers of Asian American poetry to share favorite writing exercises with us.  This Friday’s installment was contributed by Eileen R. Tabios. My favorite writing prompt is based on

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Janice Sapigao writes: It’s here! My chapbook, “small sky.” Made to order and ready to be shared with the world. I really need your help and support, fam. I’m trying to afford a week-long writing residency with Filipina American author M. Evelina Galang for the Voices of Our Nation (VONA) Writers of Color Conference at UC Berkeley this summer. I’m hoping that, this time around, the community

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From Asian Journal: He shares his story in his website: “I was born in Taytay, province of Rizal, a self-taught artist.” He also revealed that he started sketching as a young boy. His parents, a carpenter and a seamstress, struggled to get him through high school. But he used his skills in art to help classmates and teachers finish school projects which afforded him free tuition, and

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2011 GRANT APPLICATION NOW OPEN Deadline for completed grant applications: June 8, 2011 The Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program supports individual writers whose work addresses contemporary visual art through grants in the following categories: articles, blogs, books, new and alternative media, and short-form writing. Grants range from $3,000 to $50,000 depending

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Via Angry Asian Man: Are you a writer with an unproduced screenplay or teleplay? Do you wonder how to get Hollywood executives to read your material? Do you want to become a working writer in Hollywood, starting by winning $4,000? Then enter your script into the 2011 CAPE New Writers Awards competition! We are proud to present the prestigious 12th Annual CAPE New Writers Awards sponsored by

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Reports to: Executive Director 20-24 hrs/week to start Start Date: June 1, 2011 Compensation: $35K Annual Salary at Full Time (approx $16-17/hr) Founded in 1985, Kularts is the premier presenter of contemporary and tribal Pilipino arts in the United States. We are a not-for-profit arts organization based in San Francisco, California. Our mission is to inform and expand the understanding of

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From Omnivoracious: In the fall of last year, SLG released Gerry Alanguilan's graphic novel Elmer, which had previously appeared in four comics volumes in the Philippines. Elmer received starred reviews in both Publishers Weekly and Booklist. As PW wrote, "It is not until we are several pages into the book that we discover that [the main character] is also a talking, thinking chicken. He is

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Rain and Thunder #51 OPEN ISSUE Call for Contributions! Send us what you got! We welcome women's writing from radical feminist perspectives and writing that contributes to radical feminist ideas. We are interested in theory, opinion, strategy, actions, reviews, creative writing, and more! Artwork, cartoons, and photos are also welcome. Please do not send originals or only copies.

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Via Christian Cabuay at baybayin.com: Next Saturday 5/14/11 I’ll be at Stanford University giving a talk on Baybayin with a workshop. This will be the 1st showing of my Baybayin School program and never before seen documentary clips. It’s FREE and open to the public but you must register here: baybayinschool.com/register by May 10. Please add Baybayin.com as your Affiliation.

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Benjamin Pimentel, at GMA News online, on Benito Bautista's Boundary: [Image source: http://boundarythemovie.wordpress.com/photos/]  I’ve had many memorable chats with taxi drivers. There was one who talked about his funny misadventures as an overseas worker in the Middle East. There was another who, with pride, told me of his and his son’s dream of starting a small food stall at a local public

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From Asia Writes: Vee Press is accepting submissions for our upcoming e-book line. We are actively seeking talented writers who have completed a novel-length manuscript or have written more than 10 chapters of an ongoing work. Writers who are willing to work with us through our fast-paced publishing cycle are especially welcome. We are considering both popular non-fiction and fiction titles on

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In case you missed him last time around, he's coming back! R. ZAMORA LINMARK shares Leche, the story of a young Filipino American's riotous adventures through the sprawling tragicomic landscape of modern-day Manila. Location: Books Inc. in the Castro 2251 Chestnut Street San Francisco, California 94114

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From LOCUSPOINT: MANANANGGAL by Hossannah Asuncion "I had heard so much that these women were very sincere, very loving, very caring, very faithful. And I always had admired Polynesian-type women...I always thought they were very beautiful women." -Testimony from Timothy Blackwell, while on trial for the murder of his wife Susana (Remarata) Blackwell Susana, hair down, is sexy dead. Outside

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