Filipino Interest

Filipino American International Book Festival

Plenary & Panel discussions
Sunday, 10/13/2024
12:00 - 6:00
Koret Auditorium
Koret Lobby
Main Library

100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

415-557-4400

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

Filipino American Interest

Connect to engaging discussions and performances related to the Filipino American community.

This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

Attending Programs

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