If you’re in Portland come join us for a sweet evening of community celebration, Filipinx style. Presented by The Filipino Bayanihan Center and the Foundation for Philippine Progress, this special event features a reading, conversation with Bayanihan Center executive director Dr. Adrianne Sebastian, and dinner followed by local artist performances and karaoke.

RSVP here so they know how much food to get!

For every book bought at this event, I’ll donate to both the Bayanihan Center and the Foundation for Philippine Progress.

Accessibility information for the Filipino Bayanihan Center: Entrance 1 at the corner of SE 16th and SE Morrison is ADA accessible, with a ramp/small slope integrated into the sidewalk. Entrance 2, which goes directly into the main event space, is not ADA accessible. As of September 2023, the Center’s bathroom lacks grab bars. The hallway outside the bathroom can be trickier to navigate with an electric wheelchair, compared to a manual one. Our bathroom doorway is 29.5 inches wide. The dimensions of maneuverable floor space inside the bathroom is 4 ft 2 in deep, 7 ft 6 in wide.

Image description: A graphic that reads, “The Filipino Bayanihan Center & The Foundation for Philippine Progress present: Community Book Launch of Jen Soriano’s NERVOUS: Essays on Heritage and Healing.” On the right is a photo of Soriano, looking directly at the camera and smiling softly. Her black hair is swept to the side, and she is wearing a white short-sleeved blouse and red lipstick. In the middle of the graphic is the cover of NERVOUS. The bottom left reads, “Thursday, October 5th, 5-9pm.” The bottom right reads, “Reading and discussion with dinner, local artists, and karaoke!” The bottom of the image reads, “RSVP @ tinyurl.com/nervousbook.” Below that is the text, “Filipino Bayanihan Center, 1537 SE Morrison St., Portland, OR 97214.” The background of the image is a rendering of the NERVOUS book cover in black and purple.