Meet the Authors at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

- Friday, April 23 (6-9pm) Author's Reception at Salakot Grill (Wilshire Blvd)

- Saturday, April 24, 2010
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (UCLA campus)
3-4pm - Book signing at Booth #427
Philippine Expressions Book Shop

For more info, contact:
Linda Nietes
(310) 514-9139 

Reception and Book Signing, "Filipinos in Washington, DC"

Easter Monday, April 5, 2010 Begining at Noon

- 12-1pm: Presentation by Rita Cacas
- 1-2pm - Lunch in the Cafeteria

Library of Congress Asian Division Reading Room
101 Independence Ave. SE
Thomas Jefferson Building
Washington, DC 20540-4810
(202) 707-3766, 5426
Attn: Ms. Reme Grefalda

Presentation and Book Signing, Univ of MD, College Park

Filipino American Studies Class
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
University of Maryland at College Park
Art-Sociology Building, Room 1213
College Park, MD 20745

Meet the Authors at the Bethesda Literary Festival (Apr 18, 2010 - 11am-1pm)

Sunday, April 18, 2010 (11am-1pm)
Rita Cacas and Juanita Tamayo Lott
"Images of America: Filipinos in Washington, D.C."
Arcadia Publishers, 2009.

For more info:
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
4801 Bethesda Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 986-1851

Join the Facebook group, "Filipinos in Washington DC" 

Invitation to Library of Congress Reception for "Filipinos in Washington DC"

Easter Monday, April 5, 2010 (Noon)
Library of Congress Asian Division Reading Room
101 Independence Ave. SE
Thomas Jefferson Building
Washington, DC 20540-4810

(202) 707-3766, 5426
Attn: Ms. Reme Grefalda

Join the Facebook Group: "Filipinos in Washington DC"

"Authors shine a light on local Filipino heritage" by Brook Kenny, Montgomery Gazette

I'd forgotten about that nice interview with Brooke Kenny from the Gazette a few weeks ago.  Here's a link to the article that came out this week:

http://www.gazette.net/stories/01272010/entemon113555_32551.php

Take note of the Author's Book signing event at Barnes & Noble for the Bethesda Literary Festival, Sunday, April 18 (11am-1pm) - Hope to see y'all there!

Some Corrections as of July 2010

We've spotted a few mistakes. Herewith are current identified errors in "Filipinos in Washington, DC," by page number.  Please send any other errors/comments to : filipinosinwdc@gmail.com

p. 17 - Bottom caption, line 6: "Amparing Santos Gaudiel (1926-2001)
p. 18 - First paragaph, line 6: see page 62 (not 60)
p. 25 - Top caption, last line: "His story continues on pages 34 and 72 "
p. 27 - Top caption, third line delete "in" ["Mateo worked as a butler..."]
p. 27 - Top caption, fifth line: "...and married Consuelo Laconsay (1912-2004), (page 45).
p. 30 - Bottom caption, third line: "Nestora Monfero (1912-2004)
p. 34 - Last line, page reference: (pages 34, 47 and 72).
p. 36 - First line: "...at a December 4, 1943 reception..."
p. 39 - Bottom photo is incorrectly identified:  Shown here are Mr. and Mrs. Sesinando Guadamor who were also residents of Bellevue.

p. 40 - Third line from the bottom: "Photograph left, by Rita Cacas"
p. 45 - Leon Alcoy was born in 1905
p. 50 - Top photo, Line 9: (widow of D.C. pioneer Lucelo Puyot).
p. 56 - Line 5, see page 41 (not p. 56)
p. 57 - Top photo, page reference: (page 70)
p. 70 -  Bottom photo, page reference: (page 57)
p. 65 - Fifth line from the bottom: Leonila “Nila” was born in 1950
p. 73 - Fifth line from the bottom: "...later on July 9, and..."
p. 114 - Last line: (Photograph by Christopher Cook, 2006)
p. 115 - Line 7,  Larry Shinagawa