![]() ![]() ![]() Cathy Ceniza Choy gave a wonderful tribute to Dawn Mabalon before the reading.Ĭatherine Ceniza Choy, professor of Ethnic Studies and chair of the Ethnic Studies Department at UC Berkeley, began the program by saying a few words in honor of Dawn Mabalon, professor of history at San Francisco State University, champion of Filipino-American history, who passed away while on vacation in Hawaii with her family. And the character-driven story is at once a love story and search for home and discovery of family. The characters are full of life and passion. I had read her debut novel, America Is Not the Heart, and I was so enthusiastic in my introduction and praise of her book, which is ultimately an homage to her hometown of Milpitas, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ![]() This past Sunday, September 9th, I had the honor of introducing Elaine Castillo at her reading at Eastwind Books of Berkeley. ![]()
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