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cebu , philippines 1947 ceciliabrainard.jpg cecilia manguerra brainard
 cecilia manguerra brainard filipino writer
cecilia manguerra brainard

cecilia manguerra brainard is an author and editor of nineteen books .
she co-founded pawwa or philippine american women writers and artists ; she also founded philippine american literary house .
brainard 's works include the world war ii novel , `` when the rainbow goddess wept '' , `` magdalena '' , and woman with horns and other stories .
she edited several anthologies including `` fiction by filipinos in america '' , `` contemporary fiction by filipinos in america '' , and two volumes of `` growing up filipino i and ii '' , books used by educators .
