Filipino American International Book Festival

1:00 PM – 5:15 PM
FESTIVAL MARKETPLACE
Book Vendors, Author Tables, Community Organizations, etc.
Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Rooms, Lower Level


12:15 - 12:45 PM
WELCOME
Opening Remarks,
Keynote Speaker: Elaine Castillo
Koret Auditorium, Lower Level


1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
We Cook Books
Claude Tayag, Elizabeth Ann Quirino,
Cleodia Martinez, Liren Baker,
Aileen Suzara
Moderator: Elizabeth Ann Quirino
Koret Auditorium, Lower Level

Troubling Cultural Norms in Fiction
Beverly Parayno, M. Evelina Galang,
Shannon C.F. Rogers, Maritza Roño,
E.P. Tuazon
Moderator: Dina Klarisse Dugar.
Hormel LGBTQI+ Center, 3rd floor

Writers on Family, Creative Practice
& Radical Self Care
Jen Soriano, Angela Garbes,
Christine Dela Rosa,
Mel Vera Cruz, Jeannie E. Celestial
Moderator: Michelle Peñaloza
African-American Center, 3rd floor

Writing for Young Readers:
Finding Home & Belonging
Mae Respicio, Rachell Abalos,
Stephanie Ellen Sy,
Lynnor Bontigao, Justine Villanueva,
Christina Newhard
Chinese Center, 3rd floor


2:30 - 3:30 PM
INKSTORM 3: AUTHORS READ FRESHLY INKED WORK
Elaine Castillo, Yvette Tan,
Bong Redila, Cynthia Buiza,
Dina Klarisse Dugar (host),
Shannon C.F. Rogers,
Jean (JT) Teodoro,
Rina Ayuyang, Michael Magnaye,
Janice Sapigao/Justin Rovillos Monson,
Kenneth Tan
Koret Auditorium, Lower Level

Building Momentum: Filipino-Canadian
Literary Communities
Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio, Eric Tigley,
Teodoro Alcuitas, Nathalie De Los Santos,
C.E. Gatchalian, Mila Bongco-Philipzig
Hormel LGBTQI+ Center, 3rd floor

Countering Dominant Narratives
Janine Joseph, Rod Pulido,
Karen Llagas, Jenny Odell,
Theodore Gonzalves
African-American Center, 3rd floor

Children’s Story Hour
2:30 - 3:00 PM
Lynnor Bontigao
Sari-Sari Summers
Chinese Center, 3rd floor

3:00 - 3:30 PM
Rachelle Abalos
Our Nipa Hut: A Story in the Philippines
Chinese Center, 3rd floor


4:00 - 5:00 PM
Writing as a Catalyst for Change
Ninotchka Rosca, Elaine Castillo,
Albert Samaha, Randy Ribay
Moderator: Lily Ann Villaraza
Koret Auditorium, Basement

Imagination in the Archives
Noelle de la Paz, Janice Lobo Sapigao,
Abraham Ignacio, Randy Gonzales,
Michelle Peñaloza
Hormel LGBTQI+ Center, 3rd floor

5:15
MARKETPLACE CLOSES