COMING SOON
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COMING SOON 〰️
MUNGAN AND HER LOLA
Our newest children’s picture book arrives Summer 2024
COMING SOON
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COMING SOON 〰️
HERE AT SAWAGA RIVER PRESS, WE CURATE CYCLE-BREAKING STORYTELLERS, TALENTED INDEPENDENT ARTISTS, AND PASSIONATE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROMOTE LITERACY, SELF-DETERMINATION, AND CONNECTIONS WITH EACH OTHER, OUR ANCESTORS, AND OUR HOMELANDS.
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Expand your worldview with our best selling publications highlighting Filipino American culture.
Sawaga River Press is the publishing arm of a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Libro Para Sa Tanan, A Literacy Project.
We promote literacy, celebrate Filipino American culture, history, and community, and support storytellers.
WHAT WE DO
Illustrations courtesty of Lynnor Bontigao & Andrew Rodgers
OUR FOUNDERS
JUSTINE VILLANUEVA
JULIENNE VILLANUEVA
MICHAEL LYNES
OUR INSPIRATIONS
Illustrations by Lynnor Bontigao
The Diwata
A spirit of nature or fairy that is considered the steward over a
piece of land, mountain, or river.
The Babaylan
A community leader who is
gifted at healing and mediating
with the spirit world.
Learn more about our founding, mission, and values here.
TESTIMONIALS FROM LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY…
Leny Strobel, Founding Mother of Center for Babaylan Studies; Professor Emeritus in American Multicultural Studies at Sonoma State University
“It grieves me to realize that I/we have hardly any access to our mythic stories, and we are trying to create something new out of the fragments that we do have. Sawaga River Press is trying to grow our indigenous brilliance–starting with the young ones.”
E.J.R. David, Ph.D., Professor, Author of Brown Skin, White Minds: Filipino-American Postcolonial Psychology
“The research is clear: cultural connectedness promotes the well-being of Children of Color. These stories will help current and future generations of Filipino youth gain a better understanding of their roots, and remind them of their people’s strength and resilience. As a psychological scientist, I am excited to witness the positive impact of these books on the Filipino community. As a parent, I cannot wait to share this healing experience with my children."
Robyn Rodriguez, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Asian American Studies at UC Davis; Founder of the Remagination Lab LLC (encompassing the School for Liberating Education, the Amado Khaya Healing House & the Remagination Farm); Founding Faculty Director, Bulosan Center for Filipinx Studies
“I believe in growing independent, autonomous institutions that serve us. This is why I fully support Sawaga River Press and its goals of publishing for, by, and about the Filipina/o/x community.”
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Are you an author or artist who is passionate about storytelling and Filipino culture?