I gave a copy of my book to Kristina Wong whom I have followed during the pandemic and grew to love what she does. She gives to needy folks but also expresses her art with social awareness about our realities. For example in researching food insecurity, she described lines form so early at 5am to get grocery baskets filled by hungry families in LA City.
This is her feedback:”I read your book last night that you gave me. What a treasure you created to capture all those stories !”
I am so elated that she got my intentions and the essence of artists’ legacies in Even The Rainbow Has A Body. I have sold out all, except one case.
Foitnote: That’s Giselle Tongi Walters who did one of the substantive interviews on Channel 18, Kababayan Program when she was the anchor/producer/talk show host. She paired me with Mia McLeod Mercado a highly ethical, honest, smart leader/realtor, who conducts workshops to broaden awareness about home buying, preserving generational wealth and leadership tips. She sells homes and helps you buy homes in less than average escrow period because buyers, sellers and lenders trust her and associates.
Break apart kababayan into kaba (fear) and Bayan (nation), you are dangling by yourself, lost. But if connected with a kababayan, a country person, you have support and become part of a caring network. Be a caring kababayan to others! Only way to live.