Literary: Luis H. Francia

Vancouver Public Library presents:

Author Luis H. Francia

At the Britannia Branch

Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with the PEN award winning author of “Eye of the Fish: a Personal Archipelago”. This is an account of the author’s childhood memories of his Philippine homeland and his visits back as an adult journalist. Luis Francia is a also a poet; his latest collection being “Museum of Absences”. He was the New York correspondant for the Hong Kong-based Asiaweek for close to two decades and has written for various publications including the Village Voice, the Nation and Manila’s Philippine Daily Inquirer He currently teaches at New York University.

10 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2007

1661 Napier St.

Admission is free

For more information about this event, contact

Britannia Branch at 604-665-2222