I had a wonderful day at the LA Times Festival of Books. The Philippine Expressions tent had a great line up of authors from different genres:
- Historian Jay Wentz, of “The Pacific”
- Giovanni Ortega, Leaves from the Silvelake Barrio
- Albert Mortiz, Discover the Philippines Cookbook
- Sumi Sevilla Haru, Iron Lotus: Memoirs of a Filipina activist in Hollywood
- Carina Monica Montoya,(also known as Carina Forsythe) Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown (Images of America Series); Filipinos in Hollywood (Images of America Series); Santa Maria Valley (Images of America Series) co-authored by the Santa Maria Valley Historical Society; Let’s Cook Adobo, a juvenile cookbook
(l to r) Jay Wertz, Albert Mortiz, me, Giovanni Ortega, Linda Nietes – owner of Philippine Expressions Bookshop, and Sumi Haru
