As part of the celebration of the 110th anniversary of Philippine
Independence from Spain, Chicago-area Filipino and Filipino American
writers, in cooperation with the Evanston Public Library and
Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc. (PAWA, Inc.), will read
from their work in the new anthology, Field of Mirrors, An Anthology
of Philippine American Writers on Saturday, June 7 at the Evanston
Public Library (Main branch, 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston Il) from 2
to 4 p.m.

The following writers will read: Rey E. de la Cruz, Rey Escobar,
Almira A. Gilles, Susan T. Layug, Jennifer M. Macagba, J. Mark Munoz -
- all from the Chicago area, Lewanda Lim from Ohio and Edwin A.
Lozada from California. Special guests are Chicago writers Eduardo
Cruz Eusebio and Bea C. Rodriguez.

The band Bagwis http://www.myspace.com/bagwisband and musician David
Wycoco http://www.davidwycoco.com/ will provide live entertainment.
Light refreshments will be served.

The anthology, recently published by PAWA Inc. and edited by its
president Edwin A. Lozada, features seventy-one writers, both
emerging and well-established, from around the United States.

The following is a partial list of the 71 writers included in the
anthology: Ceres S.C. Alabado, Patricia Isabel Amoroto, Jennifer
Almiron, Rick Barot, James M. Constantino Bautista, Evangeline C.
Buell, Luis Cabalquinto, Nick Carbó, Maria Teresa Mendiola Crescini,
Janice De Jesus, Rey E. de la Cruz, Helen Dizon, Rey Escobar, Robert
Francis Flor, Penélope V. Flores, Luis H. Francia, Allen Gaborro,
Eric Gamalinda, Sarah Gambito, Victor P. Gendrano, Almira Astudillo
Gilles, Remé A. Grefalda, Luisa A. Igloria, Jaime Jacinto, Paolo
Javier, Antonio K. Joaquin, Korina M. Jocson, Vanessa Verdadero
Kenyon, Susan T. Layug, Lewanda Lim, Karen Llagas, Edwin A. Lozada,
Jennifer Mangantulao Macagba, Enriqueta Cartagena Mayuga, J. Mark
Muñoz, Alex G. Paman, Oscar Peñaranda, Rhodora V. Peñaranda, H.
Francisco V. Peñones, Benjamin Pimentel, Jon Pineda, Cristina
Querrer, Barbara Jane Reyes, Maureen Roble, Al Robles, Tony Robles,
Gayle Romasanta, Marie I. Romero, Patrick Rosal, Anthem Salgado,
Janet C. Mendoza Stickmon, Luis Malay Syquia, Leny Mendoza Strobel,
Eileen R. Tabios, Annabelle A. Udo.

For more information, please visit Philippine American Writers and
Artists, Inc. www.pawainc.com/events.html, e-mail pawa@...
or contact the Evanston Public Library www.epl.org (847) 448-8600.

Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc. is a non-profit
nationwide organization of writers and artists established in 1998.
Its primary mission is to disseminate the works of outstanding
writers that identify with the Filipino/Filipino American cultural
experience. PAWA helps to support Philippine American writers and
artists through the organization and sponsorship or co-sponsorship of
events that promote Filipino American writers and artists, through
its publications and its website (www.pawainc.com).