The 15th Annual
Sept. 9-10, 2006
10am to 6pm 
FPAC is sponsored by 
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POETRY SLAM
4th Annual Literary Festival
WRITERS ON STAGE MARJORIE LIGHT Marjorie Light has been involved in spoken word since she was a teen. She has performed at the FPAC slam several times, as well as at Beyond Baroque and SIPA. She is a recent graduate of Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. GIOVANNI ORTEGA Giovanni Ortega, started singing at a young age as a member of "Tiples de Santo Domingo," in Manila before moving to the Chicago. He trained at UIC and Milwaukee Conservatory of Music and completed his MFA for Theater and Film at UCLA. Giovanni was last seen at the Geffen Playhouse in The Odyssey and in East West Player's Imelda: A New Musical.Watch out for him in Clint Eastwood's new film Red Sun, Black Sand, and Dogeaters at the Kirk Douglas Theater.
EXCAVATING STORIES FROM EMERGING LITERARY VOICES On Sunday, September 10, 2006 several hardy excavators—Emerging Voices Fellows—from PEN Center USA West will take the stage from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the PAN Pavilion to share some of the stories and poetic illuminations they have discovered amidst their literary digging. PEN USA initiated the Rosenthal Emerging Voices Fellowship to launch potential professional writers from minority, immigrant, and underserved communities—culturally diverse communities in the United States that are often isolated from the literary establishment and excluded from the critiquing and publishing process. It is an intensive eightmonth program involving writers in the early stages of their literary careers. Participating Performers NOEL ALUMIT 1998 PEN EV FELLOW, FICTION Noël Alumit is the award-winning novelist of Letters to Montgomery Clift. His work has appeared in USA Today, The Advocate, and others. He also the author of two one-man shows, "The Rice Room, " and "Master of the (Miss) Universe.” Alumit teaches writing classes for UCLA Extension. His second novel Talking to the Moon is forthcoming in 2006. ANNA ALVES 2006 PEN EV FELLOW, FICTION Anna Alves’ writing has appeared in Amerasia Journal, disOrient, the Hedgebrook Journal, and Tilting the Continent: Southeast Asian American Writing. She is working on her first maybe-novel, Afterlives, the story of a young Filipina girl who stumbles onto a matriarchal legacy of wondrous tales, willful lives, and anonymous ghosts. ALLAN G. AQUINO MC & FACILITATOR Allan Aquino is a poet, actor, composer & Asian American Studies Lecturer at CSUN. One-half of Turnquino Productions, he's a member of the Culver City Public Theater Company, co-founder/producer of the LA Enkanto Kollective, and co-Vice Presdent of FANHS-LA. Broken on the Wheel and Other Poems, his would-be book, due soon. EVANGELINE GANADEN 2006 PEN EV FELLOW, POETRY Evangeline Ganaden’s poetry celebrates memories of home, culture, and journeys that bring immigrants here. Her lyrics of loss and isolation, of separation and displacement, and the courage and hope that sustain immigrants in their struggle for belonging and identity shape her current project, Ashes of Home. EVY IBARRA 2006 PEN EV FELLOW, POETRY Evelyn Ibarra was born and raised in Minnesota. She lived in California for seventeen years working as an economist, city planner and architect before finding poetry. She is working on a collection of poems titled Working Drawings that explores the space of various cities. She lives in Los Angeles where she works as an architect. IRENE SUICO SORIANO 2000 PEN EV FELLOW, POETRY Irene Suico Soriano’s poems have appeared in, among others, Philippines Free Press, Solidarity Journal, the LA Enkanto: In Our Blood CD, Flippin': Filipinos on America (AAWW), Babaylan: An Anthology of Filipina and Filipina American Writers (Aunt Lute) and Short Fuse: The Global Anthology of New Fusion Poetry (Rattapallax Press). EK Youth Pavilion Literacy Programs DAN MANALANG'S Ambrosia BookSellers & Community Organizations PHILIPPINE EXPRESSIONS  8th Annual Poetry Slam 8th Annual FPAC Balagtasan Poetry Slam The 15th Annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (FPAC) in cooperation with the Balagtasan Collective is proud to present the 8th annual FPAC Poetry Slam. Originating in Chicago during the 80’s, the slam was envisioned to combine the art of performance poetry with the rigorous competition of sports. Each performer will go through a series of rounds, going head to head with another poet, in hopes of beating elimination and remaining as the slam’s lone champion. Balagtasan, a traditional Philippine art form, encompasses much of what the modern day slam achieves. Filipino poets would stand before an audience, which would demand ebate on topics ranging frompolitics to falling in love. Poets would debate the issue in poetic form. Today’s slam phenomenon is a natural progression for the poets of today. Sign up NOW for the 8th Annual Poetry Slam! It's that time of year again for FPAC, the Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture, and you know what that means...... the FPAC slam! For those of you who saw it last year, you know just how beautiful this slam can be, with talent, style, soul. This year Kabataang maka Bayan, KmB Pro People Youth, is hosting the slam and we’re on the lookout for contestants. We've got great prizes this year, from Beatrock to Vans, to name a few, so you can look good as you represent your community. FPAC is a great venue to get your material out there, so join up before it's too late! It's coming up fast. The details: 1st and 2nd rounds Tuesday Night Cafe in Little Tokyo The Final Round on FPAC Generations Stage Enrollment is limited, so contact Kim at this address, misterclaire@yahoo.com with “Slam” in the subject or call at 213-241-9146 and we'll send you out the details and requirements. |
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