The Wily Filipino

Peñaranda / Reyes Reading, 11/4.

A Reading by
Oscar Peñaranda
and
Barbara Jane Reyes

Thursday, November 4, 2004, at 4:00 pm
Richard Oakes Multicultural Center
Cesar Chavez Student Center, San Francisco State University

Oscar Peñaranda was born in the seacoast town of Barugo on the island of Leyte, Philippines. He earned his B.A. (in Literature) and M.A. (Creative Writing) at San Francisco State University where he became part of the struggle to establish Ethnic Studies in the schools. He taught at SF State for 12 years, Everett Middle School for 10 years, and is currently teaching at James Logan High School in Union City. He is the author of a collection of poetry, Full Deck (Jokers Playing), and a collection of short stories, Seasons by the Bay.

Barbara Jane Reyes was born in Manila and raised in the SF Bay Area. She received her undergraduate education at UC Berkeley, and is currently a MFA candidate at SF State University. She is the author of Gravities of Center, and currently at work on her second book (a book-length poem) entitled Poeta en San Francisco.

This event, co-sponsored by the Department of Asian American Studies and the Richard Oakes Multicultural Center, is free and open to the public.

Posted by the wily filipino at October 27, 2004 11:04 PM