Filipina Soul

A couple of months ago, the Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc. (PAWA) launched the book “Field of Mirrors: An Anthology of Philippine American Writers”,  which features 71 Philippine American writers from all over the US.
On June 7, 2008, Filipino and Filipino-American writers whose works appear in the anthology will be at the Evanston Public Library for a reading and signing of the book. The event is part of the celebrations of the 110th anniversary of Philippine independence from Spain.
The authors who will be present are Rey E. de la Cruz, Rey Escobar, Almira A. Gilles, Susan T. Layug, Jennifer …read more

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Here’s something cool for our US east coast readers:
A couple of Filipino American rock bands, The Speaks and Bleud are touring in Baltimore, Maryland on October 14. The bands are part of “Rock in the Box” a compilation of 14 songs by Fil-Ams from the East Coast.
Wanna sample their music? Here’s The Speaks hit song “High” via YouTube:

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