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Filipino-American Children’s Book to Be Celebrated Join Children’s Book Press and the Manilatown Heritage Foundation as they celebrate the release of Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel—a book that honors the strength and resilience of the Filipino American community, and one child’s power to make a difference. Meet San Francisco author Anthony Robles and East Bay illustrator Carl Angel, as they take readers on a new Lakas adventure. Drawing from memories of the I-Hotel struggle as well as the recent tenant triumph at the Trinity Plaza Apartments, Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel will inspire children and adults alike.
Anthony D. Robles is a writer and activist whose work is highly influenced by his family, culture, and the working class community. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals and magazines. He currently resides in his native San Francisco, California. Carl Angel is a painter and illustrator whose work is exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. He has illustrated and designed several children’s books, and currently resides in San Leandro, California. Children’s Book Press (CBP) is a nonprofit publisher of quality multicultural children’s literature. Since its inception in 1975, CBP has been a pioneer in creating an authentic literature of inclusion that gives all young people a sense of their own ethnic history and importance. The Manilatown Heritage Foundation seeks to foster community development, create an accessible environment, celebrate Filipino-American culture, and bridge communities and generations. |
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