Sobre el autor / About the Author

Edwin Agustín Lozada

…nació en Filipinas y se crió en California. Inspirado
por los escritores filipinos del siglo diecinueve, principal-
mente escribe en español para ayudar a mantener viva
una tradición ya poco común de literatura en español por
filipinos. Recibió una beca artística en 2001 de San Francisco
Individual Artist Commissions en artes literarios y en
diciembre del mismo año se editó Sueños anónimos/
Anonymous Dreams, una colección de poesías escritas
entre 1980-2000. En octubre de 2002 apareció Bosquejos,
poemas escritos en agosto de 2001. La edición bilingüe
de Bosquejos/Sketches salió en la primavera de 2003.
Actualmente vive y enseña en el Área de la Bahía
de San Francisco y es presidente de
Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc.

  

…was born in the Philippines and grew up in California.
Inspired by the nineteenth century Philippine writers, he
primarily writes in Spanish to help maintain a now rare
tradition of literature in Spanish by Filipinos. In 2001
he received a San Francisco Individual Artist Commissions
grant in literary arts, and in the same year Sueños anónimos/
Anonymous Dreams, poetry he wrote between 1980-2000,
was published. In October 2002 Bosquejos, poems
composed in the month of August 2001, was released,
and Bosquejos/Sketches, the bilingual edition, in the
spring of 2003. He presently lives and teaches in the
San Francisco Bay Area and is president of
Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc.



May 19, 2001: Bilingual presentation in Spanish and in English of selections
from "Sueños anónimos"
accompanied by dances from Spain, Chile, India and the Philippines. (Koret Auditorium)
Sponsored by the San Francisco Arts Commission and the San Francisco Public Library.
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July 15, 2001: Ch.14-KDTV, Interview with Luis Echegoyen
in the San Francisco Bay Area Sunday program "Encuentros en la Bahía"
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February 24, 2002: Guest speaker at the Filipino Bilingual Bi-Monthly Book Club
San Francisco Main Library
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Filipinas Magazine: May 2002 Issue
Page 26: Here in North America
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June 22, 2002: Guest speaker at the Dr. José Rizal's 12th Annual Celebration
Pinole City Hall, 2131 Pear St.
Pinole, California
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June 27, 2002: Presentation of "Sueños anónimos"
sponsored by the Instituto Cervantes, Manila, Philippines
Casino Español
855 T.M. Kalaw St.
Ermita, Manila
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October 19, 2002: Bridge of Dreams=Puente de Ensueños
Randall Museum Theater
199 Museum Way
San Francisco, California
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November 15, 2002: Presentación de "Bosquejos"
Spanish Resource Center, Suite F 2004
University Village, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
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November 16, 2002: Keynote speaker (Hispanismo en Filipinas),
XIV Jornada Pedagógica Internacional para la Educación Bilingüe
This year's theme: La pluralidad Lingüística y Cultural
en el mundo Latinoamericano
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
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March 8, 2003: "Bosquejos=Sketches"
a presentation in Spanish and English with selections from
Mr. Lozada's bilingual edition of his second book .
With special guest musicians and dancers.
Randall Museum Theater
San Francisco, California
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April 12, 2003
Edwin Agustín Lozada
Conferencia sobre la situación del español
en California y el Sudoeste de EEUU
y la poesía hispanofilipina.
Acción Cultural Miguel de Cervantes
Barcelona, España
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May 1, 2003: Concert and Lecture Series
at City College of San Francisco
Panel Member "East Meets West" Author Event
Rosenberg Library, Room 305
San Francisco, California
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May 3. 2003: PAWA (Philippine American Writers & Artists) Meeting
Invited guest.
Arkipelago Book Store
San Francisco, California
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May 10, 2003
Invited reader at
Arkipelago Presents: Florante Aguilar's
The Art of the Harana: Serenade for Guitars
Presidio, San Francisco
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June 21, 2003
Fiesta Filipiniana
Refugio Valley Park, Hercules California
Invited Guest and Reader
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November 2004
Randall Museum Theater
Book Launching of Whisper of the Bamboo,
an antholgy of Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc.
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May 2005
AMADIS #6
A publication by the Univeristé de Bretagne Occidental - Brest, France
Pages 238-241: A review of Bosquejos by Manuel Montoya.
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June 2005
San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium
Invited reader, Jose Rizal Day
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October 23, 2005
San Francisco Main Public Library
1-4pm
A marathon of SF Bay Area Philippine American writers
Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room
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To read more of his poetry in Spanish/Para leer más de su poesía en español
Revista Filipina: Primavera 2002
Revista Filipina: Invierno 2002
La Guirnalda Polar: Número 82, agosto 2003
Revista Filipina: Invierno 2003

Bosquejos: A review/una reseña en español
Revista Filipina: Primavera 2004



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