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Saturday, June 6, 2026

SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: On the Shelf at LAPL

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In the Social Science/Philosophy Department of LAPL with my book SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL. A week ago I was at the Los Angeles Public Library i...
Monday, June 1, 2026

PRESENTATION OF THE FOCAL AWARD for SIMONE written by Viet Thanh Nguyen, illustrated by Minnie Phan

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FOCAL Award Presentation at the Los Angeles Public Library to Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan On Saturday, May 30th, friends, family, and ...
Monday, May 25, 2026

WIGGLY WORMS AND NEWLY HATCHED CHICKS: A Visit with Mrs. Best’s Kindergarten Class

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Over the last ten years I have written three books about Jennifer Best and her kindergarten students at Haynes School in Los Angeles, beginn...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

MY ART ON DISPLAY AT THE UCLA EMERITI/RETIREES ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBIT

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On Tuesday, May 19th, I was one of 23 artists exhibiting at the annual Silvia Winstein UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Arts and Crafts Exhibit at th...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

READING WIGGLE AND WAGGLE: “BOOKS AND BAGELS” at Apricot Lane Farms, Moorpark, CA

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Signing books at Apricot Lane Farms "Books and Bagels" event. I spent last Saturday morning at Apricot Lane Farms in Moorpark, Ca...
Friday, May 8, 2026

SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL Now Available at the LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY

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I was delighted to discover that my memoir, SETTLEMENT HOUSE GIRL: Growing Up in the1950s at North East Neighborhood House, Minneapolis, Min...
Saturday, May 2, 2026

Celebrate ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH by reading my book, EASTER ISLAND: Giant Stone Statues Tell of a Rich and Tragic Past

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The month of May is national Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and the perfect time to read my book EASTER ISLAND: Giant Stone ...