Upcoming Events
October 9, 2016
Storytime Salon: An Afternoon of Music and Words
Facilitated by Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan
November 4-5, 2016
Virginia will be a featured speaker, an author presenter, and a facilitator for two author panels at the California Reading Association’s 49th Annual Professional Development Institute in Visalia.
February 3-5, 2017
Virginia will be a featured speaker, an author presenter, and a facilitator for four author panels at the California School Library Association’s Annual Conference in Sonoma, CA.
February 2017
Virginia will be a featured author at various schools in Chino, CA.
Past Events
NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
- July 2016 – 45th Parallel Press: From Struggling to Striving Readers. Delaney Educational Enterprises Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.
- February 2016 – The Importance of Asian-American Children’s Literature. Charlotte S. Huck Children’s Festival. Redlands, CA.
- November 2015 – Effective Text-Based Questioning for Student Attainment of CCSS. Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers. Costa Mesa, CA.
- November 2015 – We Need Asian-American ChildLit. Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers. Costa Mesa, CA.
- July 2015 – Vocabulary Strategies for Guiding Early Readers Through Informational Texts. International Literacy Association Annual Conference. St. Louis, Missouri.
- November 2014 – Current Status of Asian-American Children’s Literature. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference. National Harbor, MD.
- April 2014 – Panel: Shattering the Silence – Social Justice and Asian-American Children’s Literature. Asian American Representation in Angel Island Children’s Fiction. Paper presented at annual meeting of the Association for Asian American Studies. San Francisco, CA.
- October 2008 – Young Adult Literature. Panel discussion featuring myself, Chris Crutcher, Robin Brande, Lisa McMann. State convention of the Arizona English Teachers’ Association.
- January 2006 – Current research on Asian-American children’s literature. Paper presented at annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, San Diego, CA.
STATE AND LOCAL PRESENTATIONS:
- June 2016 – Featured Speaker: Let’s Argue About Arguments. Dodge Learning Resources’ Georgia Conference on Learning and Teaching. Perry, GA.
- June 2016 – Featured Speaker: Crafting Clever Questions for Writing Arguments and Explanations. Dodge Learning Resources’ Georgia Conference on Learning and Teaching. Perry, GA.
- April 2016 – Keynote: The Importance of Diverse KidLit in Early Education. Riverside Early Literacy Conference. Riverside, CA.
- April 2016 – Using Multicultural Children’s Books to Teach CCSS. Riverside Early Literacy Conference. Riverside, CA.
- April 2016 – Keynote: Utilizing Resources and Effective Strategies for Aligning Multicultural Books to the CCSS. Riverside Early Literacy Conference. Riverside, CA.
- April 2016 – From Struggling to Striving Readers. San Diego County Office of Education. Professional Growth Day. San Diego, CA
- February 2016 – Hi-Lo Books: From Struggling to Striving Readers. California School Library Association, Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.
- February 2016 – Host and Facilitator of Author Panels. California School Library Association, Annual Conference. San Diego, CA. (Panel Titles: Class of 2K16: Debut Authors Talk About Diversity, Inside the Award-Winning Illustrator’s Studio: Rafael Lopez, Examining Diversity in KidLit, Writing About Women Who Rock It So Hard)
- October 2015 – Featured Speaker: Eureka! Awards. CYRM Banquet. California Reading Association. Annual Professional Development Institute. Riverside, CA.
- October 2015 – Featured Speaker: Share the Joy of Stories. California Reading Association. Annual Professional Development Institute. Riverside, CA.
- October 2015 – Host and Facilitator of Author Panels. California Reading Association. Annual Professional Development Institute. Riverside, CA. (Panel Titles: Inside the Minds of Eureka! Award Honorees, Writing for Young Readers, Examining Diversity in KidLit)
- October 2015 – Featured Speaker: CRA’s Book Awards. Greater San Diego Reading Association. Fall Conference. San Diego, CA
- October 2015 – Using Multiculltural Children’s Books To Teach the Common Core. Greater San Diego Reading Association. Fall Conference. San Diego, CA
- June 2015 – Research for Fiction and Non-fiction Books. Mini-Retreat. Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators – San Diego Chapter. San Diego, CA.
- May 2015 – Kids Give Us What We Expect of Them: Prompts/Questions That Matter. CVESD Professional Growth Workshop. Chula Vista, CA.
- March 2015 – CCSS literacy unit: Scaffolding complex tasks for ELs. California Association of Bilingual Education Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.
- February 2015 – Effective Questioning. Learner-Centered Teaching Conference. Palomar College. San Marcos, CA.
- February 2015 – CCSS for Librarians. California School Library Association. Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA.
- February 2015 – California Stories in Children’s Literature. (Panel). California School Library Association. Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA.
- January 2015 – Being Chinese in America. Diamond Women’s Gateway Organization. Chapter Meeting. San Diego, CA.
- December 2014 – Text-Based Questioning for the CCSS. California Educational Research Association Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.
- October 2014 – Featured Speaker: School Library Advocacy in the age of CCSS. San Diego County Office of Education. Professional Growth Day. San Diego, CA
- October 2014 – Historical Fiction and CCSS – Part 2. San Diego County Office of Education. Professional Growth Day. San Diego, CA
- October 2014 – Asian American Representation in Graphic Novels. San Diego Comic Fest. San Diego, CA.
- October 2014 – Analysis of Historical Fiction: Close Reading Strategies. California Reading Association Annual Conference. Sacramento, CA
- October 2014 – Eureka! Awards. California Reading Association Annual Conference. Sacramento, CA
- April 2014 – CCSS and Authors. San Diego Chapter of Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. San Diego, CA.
- February 2014 – Featured Speaker: Five Reasons Why School Librarians Should Love CCSS. San Diego County Office of Education. Professional Growth Day. San Diego, CA
- February 2014 – Historical Fiction and CCSS. San Diego County Office of Education. Professional Growth Day. San Diego, CA
- February 2014 – Historical Fiction and the CCSS. California Association of Teachers of English. Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.
- January 2014 – Angel Island: Significance to Chinese-American History and Culture. San Diego Chinese Women’s Association. San Diego, CA
- December 2013 – Lessons Learned. Society of Children’s Book Writers and Educators Annual Retreat. San Diego, CA.
- Fall 2013 – Historical Fiction and the CCSS. California Reading Association Annual Conference. Sonoma, CA.
- July 2013 – Nonfiction and the CCSS. SDSU-IRA Summer Reading Conference. San Diego, CA.
- May 2013 – Common Core State Standards and the Public Library. Escondido Public Library. San Diego, CA.
- March 2013 – Using WebTools to Promote Children’s Book. Society of Children’s Book Writers and Educators Annual Retreat. San Diego, CA.
- November 2012 – Asian-American Children’s and Young Adult Literature: A Qualitative Study of Cultural Authenticity. California Educational Research Association. Annual Conference, Monterey, CA.
- November 2012 – Using Web Tools to Promote the Reading of Multicultural Children’s Literature. San Diego Computer-Using Educators. Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
- November 2012 – Best Practice in Online Teaching. San Diego Computer-Using Educators. Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
- November 2012 – Moderator. Social Justice and Gender Politics in Children’s Literature. Panel for Literacy Research Association, San Diego, CA.
- October 2012 – Multicultural Children’s Literature: What’s Hot and What’s Not. California Reading Association. Professional Development Institute, San Diego, CA.
- December 2011 – Technology and Children’s Books. Panel for Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, San Diego, CA.
- May 2011 – Asian-American Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Problems and Best Practices. San Diego County Office of Education. Professional Growth Day for Librarians. San Diego, CA.
- February 2011 – Keynote Address. Creative Writing Awards Ceremony. Greater San Diego Council of Teachers of English and California Association of Teachers of English.
- September 2010 – Asian-American Authors. Panel presentation for World Cultures program. City College, San Diego, CA..
- May 2010 – Featured Speaker. American Association of University Women’s Annual Cover to Cover Luncheon. Poway, CA.
- Spring 2010 – An Asian State of Mind. Panel presentation with three other local Asian-American authors. Locations: Miramar College, Mesa College, Carmel Valley Public Library.
- October 2009 – Panel on Tween Authors. Page One Celebration. San Diego County Library. San Diego, CA.
- October 2009 – Using Social Networking to Promote Your Writing and Your Life as a Writer. San Diego Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. San Diego, CA.
- October 2009 – Writing Workshop: Best Practices. San Diego County Library presentation. Jacumba, CA.
- June 2009 – Local Author Presentations. 30th Annual Reading/Language Arts Conference. San Diego State University. San Diego, CA.
- November 2007 – Post Virginia Tech: Remembering, Reflecting, and Responding. Coordinated and facilitated a panel featuring Mayor Cheryl S. Cox and others at the University of San Diego’s 18th Annual Social Issues Conference: Walking Together in Peace. San Diego, CA.
- September 2007 – Panel on “What’s Hot and What’s Not in Children’s Literature Today.” Presented at chapter meeting of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. San Diego, CA.
- April 2007 – Panel on Using Children’s Literature in Today’s Classrooms. Presented on behalf of San Diego State University’s Children’s Literature Program and the National Center for Children’s Literature. San Diego, CA.
- December 2006 – Panel of Local Published Authors. Presented at chapter meeting of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. San Diego, CA.
- September 2006 – Making the case for Asian-American children’s literature. Paper presented at annual graduate research symposium of the Doctoral Student Council in Education, San Diego, CA.
- September 2006 – The Jade Dragon. Young adult literature panel and public presentation at the Central Coast Book and Author Festival. San Luis Obispo, CA
- October 2005 – Asian-American voices: Lost in the literature. Invited paper presentation on dissertation research at the University of Virginia’s chapter of the Student Virginia Education Association meeting. Charlottesville, Virginia.
- October 2005 – Asian-American female leaders in education: Case study of the impact of race and gender on career advancement. Paper presented at annual graduate research symposium of the Doctoral Student Council in Education, San Diego, CA.
- October 2004 – Asian-American voices: Lost in the literature. Invited paper presentation at annual conference of the Magkaisa High School Conference. Sweetwater Union High School District, California.
AUTHOR VISITS & BOOKSIGNINGS:
- April 2016 – Cherry Lake Publishing/Sleeping Bear Press. Texas Library Association. Houston, TX.
- March 2016 – Author’s Fair. Greater San Diego Reading Association and Bonsall West Elementary School. Oceanside, CA.
- July 2015 – Sleeping Bear Press. International Literacy Association’s Annual Conference. St. Louis, Missouri.
- June 2015 – Tiffany Elementary School. Chula Vista, CA.
- March 2015 – Learn2Earn. Carmel Valley Library. San Diego, CA.
- March 2015 – Author’s Fair. Greater San Diego Reading Association and Kimball Elementary School. National City, CA.
- May 2014 – Sleeping Bear Press. International Reading Association’s Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.
- March 2014 – Author Celebration and Meet & Greet. Greater San Diego Reading Association and Yellow Book Road.
- March 2014 – Author’s Fair. Greater San Diego Reading Association and Pacific Beach Elementary School. San Diego, CA.
- January 2014 – The Children’s School, La Jolla, CA. (Skype)
- July 2013 – Warwick’s. La Jolla, CA.
- June 2013 – Sleeping Bear Press. ALA Conference. Chicago, CA.
- June 2013 – Balboa School. San Diego, CA.
- June 2013 – Yellow Book Road. San Diego, CA.
- April 2013 – Sleeping Bear Press Book Launch. International Reading Association’s Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX
- January 2012 – Author’s Faire. Canyon View Elementary School. San Diego, CA.
- February 2011 – Language and Culture Week. Francis Parker School. San Diego, CA.
- September 2010 – Yellow Book Road. San Diego, CA.
- September 2010 – City College. San Diego, CA.
- June 2010 – West View Elementary School. Imperial Beach, CA.
- December 2009 – Barnes & Noble Bookstore. Oceanside, CA.
- December 2009 – Rolling Readers. Head to Toe’s Women Expo. Del Mar, CA
- February 2009 – Dingeman Elementary School. San Diego, CA.
- December 2008 – Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Chula Vista, CA.
- August 2008 – Pre-centennial Commemoration of Chula Vista’s 2011 Centennial. Chula Vista, CA.
- May 2008 – Welcome to Hollywood Author Reception for BookExpoAmerica. Hollywood, CA.
- March 2008 – Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. San Diego, CA.
- November 2007 – Mistletoe Mercado. Junior League of San Diego. San Diego, CA.
- September 2007 – San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
- April 2007 – Paul Ecke Elementary School. Encinitas, CA.
- April 2007 – Madison High School. San Diego, CA.
- February 2007 – San Diego State University. San Diego, CA.
- February 2007 – Explorer Elementary School. San Diego, CA.
- November 2006 – Rancho Del Rey Middle School. Chula Vista, CA.
- November 2006 – Barnes & Noble Bookstore. La Mesa, CA.
- April 2006 – Palm Springs Book Festival. Palm Springs, CA.
- June 2005 – Arroyo Vista Charter School. Chula Vista, CA.
Event Photos
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My picture book, PAPER SON, was featured in the “Writing with Pictures” art exhibit at the California Center for the Performing Arts in Escondido.
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I’m feeling like a rock star, signing books at an author visit in San Diego.
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I was thrilled to present at an author’s fair celebration at Pacific Beach Elementary.
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This is my first ever booksigning event at Barnes and Noble in 2008.
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I’m hanging out with author-friends at CRA 2015 conference in Riverside.
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Lisa Yee took this picture of me after an infamous dim sum outing.
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Here’s a pic of me and my Sleeping Bear Press publisher at IRA 2015 conference in St. Louis
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I like to use my hands when speaking – this is me presenting at a SCBWI event.
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Here’s me and Helen at a booksigning event at Warwick’s.
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Here’s me and some fans at a Yellow Book Road booksigning event.