Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc. (PAWA)

12/08/2025

12/08/2025

PAWA would like to extend a big thanks to our latest donors for helping us achieve 61% of our $2,500 Giving Tuesday goal. We appreciate you!

Barbara Jane Reyes
Samuel Minioza
Michelle Peñaloza
Mia P. Manansala

We are wrapping up our campaign today! Please consider a gift to FilBookFest8! Funds will help support travel and stipends for participating authors.

All donors:
Barbara Jane Reyes
Samuel Minioza
Michelle Peñaloza
Mia P. Manansala
Terry Tsu
Karen Llagas
Bert Parayno
Aileen Cassinetto
Stephanie Lehmann
Claire Anicete
Maria Cruz
Patty Enrado
Mary Zambales
Kyla Crisostomo
Maria Blanco
Arlene Biala

12/05/2025

PAWA would like to extend a big thanks to the following donors for helping us achieve 37% of our $2,500 Giving Tuesday goal. We appreciate you!

Please consider joining them to support FilBookFest8! Funds will help support travel and stipends for participating authors.

Terry Tsu
Karen Llagas
Bert Parayno
Aileen Cassinetto
Stephanie Lehmann
Claire Anicete
Maria Cruz
Patty Enrado
Mary Zambales
Kyla Crisostomo
Maria Blanco
Arlene Biala

11/30/2025

Dear PAWA Community,

This Giving Tuesday, invest in a festival that invests in our culture. Help FilBookFest continue its mission to uplift Filipino narratives—one book, one reader, one story at a time. Our Giving Tuesday goal is $2,500!

We have refreshed our website thanks to our Design & Website team JJ Jumoc-Casas and Jake Gavino. Check out our Recurring Gift option that enables you to support PAWA & FilBookFest consistently throughout the year!

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This Giving Tuesday, your support helps keep the Filipino American International Book Festival (FilBookFest) thriving as the largest, most influential and only international Filipino American literary festival in the U.S.

FilBookFest is more than an event—it’s a cultural homecoming. It brings together Filipinx writers, scholars, artists, and community members from the U.S., Canada, Europe and the Philippines to celebrate our stories, amplify our voices, and preserve the richness of the Filipino diaspora.

Your donation ensures that the festival remains free and accessible to all. It helps fund author programs, youth workshops, travel grants, and community-driven panels that spotlight both emerging and established voices. Most importantly, your contribution keeps Filipino stories visible, valued, and passed on to future generations.

10/23/2025

Join Marianne Villanueva and Karen Llagas in conversation about their writing and recent works, and to celebrate Marianne’s new collection of short stories. This Tuesday 6 PM at Redwood City Public Library 📚💕

06/07/2025

03/15/2025

Come join us tomorrow, Saturday, March 15, 2025
https://peninsulabooks.org/event/balikbayanartist/

12/03/2024

🙏📚✨ Thank You for Supporting FilBookFest! ✨

This Giving Tuesday, join us in sustaining the vibrant legacy of FilBookFest!

Your support helps us:

✅ Fund future FilBookFests and amplify Filipinx stories 🌏
✅ Provide honorariums to participating authors and artists 📖
✅ Organize literary and cultural events year-round 🎨

🌟 Ready to give back? Every donation—big or small—fuels our mission to uplift Filipinx literature and artistry.

Donate today via PayPal or Venmo using the QR codes above or copy and paste the links below:

PayPal:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=AUMNK6HX9Z424

Venmo:

https://account.venmo.com/u/pawabooks

Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat! 🫶 Let’s continue building solidarity through storytelling.

10/08/2024

Dear PAWA Community,
Poet Tony Robles needs community support to help his mother and stepfather recover from Hurricane Helene. Tony is the author of four poetry books, two children's book and currently serves as the board president for Manilatown Heritage Foundation. He will be a participating author in the 7th Filipino American International Book Festival on Oct 12-13. Thank you for giving if you're able and/or sharing!

I’m writing to you as Tony Robles’ girlfriend in Northern California and … Beverly Parayno needs your support for Help Tony Robles' Family Recover from Helene