This was originally posted at Into the Wardrobe on May 28, 2009. Today, I am SO PROUD to present my interview with Filipino American author illustrator Edna Cabcabin Moran . *bursts with pride* Welcome, Edna!! Author/Illustrator, Edna Cabcabin Moran. Photo by Mark Moran. Can you tell us a bit about your Asian American heritage? My parents are from Eastern Samar, Philippines, an historic island in the Visayan island chain. My father was a U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer who brought my mom and older siblings to this country. I am the first American-born child in the family. Growing up, I always felt like I straddled two cultures. I'm very American in the way I dress, speak and carry myself. I don't know Tagalog and I lost touch with my parent's dialect, Waray Waray. However, I have strong cultural roots and have retained much of my Filipino-ness which includes a deep, abiding respect for the elders and their stories. Perhaps the family meal is a good indicator of how one is ra
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ReplyDeleteI hope this means you'll be joining the party celebrating Asian children's and YA books from around the world, heeheehee. =D
Tarie. Thanks so much for your support of my INDIE award winning book, "Red, White and Blue." I realize that it's quite outside the realm of your expertise and passion.... but a lover of the book, is a lover of the book.
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Awesome. Ever onward!!
No problem, Debbie. I am a lover of all quality kidlit and YA lit! :o)
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