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Mary Grace Bertulfo
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🌞 Earth love. Family maven. 🇵🇭 Poet, writer, manunulat. Kidlit. Intergenerational stories. 🌏 Banyan: Asian American Writers Collective founder & organizer. 🌊 Big laughs and fiesty puppies. 💛 http://www.mgbertulfo.com/
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~ Gentle Reminder: Please REGISTER for FRIDAY ~

Luisa A. Igloria’s Chicago Book Launch Weekend is around the corner! Things to do: ✅Decide if you’re attending Fri or Sat (or both!) ✅ Register for Friday at Women & Children First Books. ✅ Pre-order CAULBEARER. See you soon!
April 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Countdown: Two weeks until Luisa A. Igloria Weekend! And, lucky me, I get to interview her twice. @thepoetslizard.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Four weeks til I’m in conversation with Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social at Chicago’s legendary Women and Children First Books. Celebrate the launch of CAULBEARER, Luisa’s new poetry collection. April 11, 7 pm. Register for our free event. www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-rea... #booksky
A book launch announcement for Luisa A. Igloria’s new book of poetry CAULBEARER. She’ll be in conversation with me, M.G. Bertulfo. A collage of the book cover, Luisa, and myself. The cover: a ponderous person behind an iron gate. Luisa: sideview of a Filipina with a bob. Me: smiling, wearing glasses, next to a tree. The vibe: nostalgic, earthy, with nods to Philippine history.
March 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Return of the Sandhill #Cranes. #nature #birding #intersectionalenvironmentalism
March 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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No'u Revilla reads "The ea of enough"
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February 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Ask the Brindled | Milkweed Editions
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February 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Yesterday’s #JOY: I baked chocolate chip cookies with my 3YO nephew, HappyFeet. Three is my fav preschool age. “Oooh! The sugar’s melting!” Can you taste the sea salt? A lil something for everyone.
Picture of a tray of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies on white parchment paper. The cookies are different sizes. The scent of toasted oatmeal, vanilla, cinnamon, and butter. The vibe: Cozy cheery baking with my fav preschooler!
February 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Making my way through my mini #TBR pile from Dandelion Bookshop. I love #Reading and #writing across generations. #booksky
Photo of me, a Filipina woman wearing a grape-colored fleece hoodie, holding a book called CONNIE, A Memoir which is about the first Asian American news anchor Connie Chung. She has the iconic Asian bob hair-cut that went with her legendary reporting. The vibe: Me, happy and ready to get cozy with a good read, thrilled to learn more about a personal hero. A photo of four books arranged in a sort of diamond pattern, cover-sides up. The books are: Connie, A Memoir, Over and Under Wetland (a picture book) by Kate Messner with art by Christopher Silas Neal, The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai (translated by Jesse Kirkwood), and SNOW a middle grade novel by Meeta Trehan. Vibe: a boodle of new books from an indie bookshop ready to be loved. A bookmark sticks out of one book and says, Dandelion Bookshop.
February 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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How Black communities are powering meaningful climate action - Capital B - This.
February 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Discerning Your Calling: Richard Wright and the Price of Eggs
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Discerning Your Calling: Richard Wright and the Price of Eggs
How should a person be, a Denver Nuggets Valentine, a fantastic graphic novel, and February events.
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February 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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20/20 #BookSky #BookChallenge #writing #Philippines
Photo of a book cover. The novel STATE OF WAR by Ninotchka Rosca. Soft pastel drawing of a Filipina doña sitting on a highback chair, a masked guerilla fighter who has bullets strapped across his chest, and a young woman in jeans and a white tee-shirt looks out the window of a bahay kubo/nipa cottage. In the distance, a volcano. The moon leaves a firey trail across the sky. Orchids, mangoes, a tropical vine, a pineapple and fruits surround the 3 characters. The vibe: dreamy, the portent of violence amid a lush existence.
February 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Congratulations to all the winners and honorees of the @apalaweb.org literature awards!! Take a look at the awardees and maybe get a copy of the books! www.apalaweb.org/2025-asian-p... #LLX2024
2025 Asian Pacific American Awards for Literature Winners – APALA
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January 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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A reminder...The deadline is only a few days away.

If you know an APALA member who embodies Gayatri Singh's values, send an application in today!
apalaweb.org Asian Pacific American Librarians Association @apalaweb.org · Jan 29
Applications are now open for the 2025 Gayatri Singh Award.
For more about the award, Gayatri herself, and a link to the application, Check out: www.apalaweb.org/awards/gayat...

Do you know an APALA member who espouses her values? You can nominate them until Monday, February 17th, 11:59 PM PST.
Excerpts from the Asian Pacific American Librarian Association's press release for their Gayatri Singh award. Their logo is also at the bottom.
February 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Exactly what is needed right now: vision. SEEDS, gorgeous theme, vibrant kin.
humansandnature.bsky.social Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social · Feb 13
For our 2025 open call for submissions to Humans & Nature Press Digital, we’ll be welcoming essays, poetry, & artwork on the theme of seeds. 🌱

Submissions: June 24 thru July 15. Contributors receive an honorarium of $500 upon publication.

Submission guidelines: humansandnature.org/submission-g...
White text against a green background with shadows from plant leaves says, “Humans & Nature Press. 2025 Digital Press Open Call. Submissions will be open June 24 through July 15. We accept essays, poetry, and artwork. Honoraria are given for published work. For this year's open call, we welcome your work on seeds. Words for inspiration: creativity, diversity, resiliency, adaptation, gardening, germination, genetics, interspecies relationship, generational knowledge, growth, knowledge transfer, seed sovereignty, seed keeping, rematriation, animacy, radical joy, belonging, listening, enchantment, embodiment, urgency, slowness, deep time, crafts, roots, dialogue. Learn more at the link. humansandnature.org/submission-guidelines”
February 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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While Human People are burning things down, the Dog People explode with JOY chomping on whatever sticks they happen to find on their morning walks. Here’s our #puppy, Shenanigans. My fav kind of shenanigans.
A shaggy brown and white roan labradoodle rolls on her back chomping a stick. Golden yellow maple leaves are scattered on the gravelly ground. The vibe: Joy!
February 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Indigenous Nations Mobilize Against ICE Targeting and Profiling.
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Native Nations Mobilize Against ICE Targeting and Profiling - Underscore Native News
Native Nations across Turtle Island are working to ensure their citizens’ safety amid widespread reports of Indigenous people being racially profiled, stopped, questioned, and mistakenly detained for ...
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February 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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(1/2) Image reads: Are you a Los Angeles author or Illustrator? We're soliciting submissions for an anthology of children's comics to support the fire relief efforts.
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Calling all Los Angeles authors and illustrators! 📣❤️‍🩹
February 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Know your rights. It’s working.

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Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
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February 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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In the spirit of celebrating and uplifting Black futures this #BlackHistoryMonth, here are 25 book releases from Black authors to look forward to in 2025!

Perfect to add to your TBR so you can enjoy exciting new works by Black authors all year round 📚
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February 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Keep going. #BookSky
weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · Feb 12
📚 Don’t miss these 2025 picture book releases from Indigenous authors and artists!

Be sure to learn more about these titles, including creators’ tribal/nation affiliation, on the Indigenous Reads Rising website (also 🔗 in bio)

💻 indigenousreadsrising.com
An orange, red, and blue colored promotional graphic titled “2025 Releases: Indigenous Picture Books.” Above the title is a multicolored logo for the Indigenous Reads Rising website. Beneath the title is an illustration of an open book with grassy fields spanning across the open pages and a blue buffalo running through the fields. Around the buffalo is a gold ribbon that says, “Support Native Creators.” An orange, red, and blue colored promotional graphic sharing more information about the Indigenous Reads Rising website. The body text reads as follows: “Indigenous Reads Rising is an online resource where teachers, librarians, and readers can learn about books written by Indigenous authors. Indigenous Reads Rising includes a variety of best practices articles and where to find more books by Native authors and illustrators, as well as extensive book lists organized by age category and topic. We also provide resources for Native writers and illustrators interested in honing their craft and applying for grants and mentorships!” Beneath the body text is a search bar graphic containing the URL “IndigenousReadsRising.com”. At the bottom of the graphic is a mock-up image of the Indigenous Reads Rising home page being displayed on both a laptop screen and mobile phone screen.
February 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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19/20 #BookSky #BookChallenge #Writing
February 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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While things fall apart, while forces of destruction are acting like boogeymen, what are we building? How are we taking care of one another? The next revolution is unparalleled, collective, self-less love. Rest. And rise.
February 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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18/20 #BookSky #BookChallenge #Writing #BlackSky
February 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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17/20 #BookSky #BookChallenge #Writing
February 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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16/20 #BookSky #BookChallenge
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Photo of a book cover. Background: Sepia drawing of Filipinas wearing ternos, perhaps 3 generations of Filipino women, men, and children arranged in 3 rows. The women’s hair is worn in tight buns. Perhaps a family photo. The men are dressed in white suits and bow ties. The feel is 19th century. The family is posed in front of a nipa house, a bahay kubo and framed by palm trees. In the foreground: A Filipina American teen wearing denim overalls and a white tee shirt inside a rectangle. Her baretted hair is a short bob. The title reads: Her Wild American Self. It is a seminal and contemporary classic collection of M. Evelina Galang’s short stories which have been taught at universities across America. The vibe: Tradition and break from tradition. Continuity and evolution of family in the Filipino diaspora.
February 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM