Past Events

Sonia has spoken at more than 400 universities, colleges, high schools, conferences, libraries, book clubs, and events.

2022

• Puente Project, Webinar.
• Cate School, Carpinteria, CA
• Centaurus High School, Lafayette, CO
• Lafayette Public Library, Lafayette, CO
• Monarch High School, Louisville, CO
• Fairview High School, Boulder, CO.
• St. Mary’s University 2022 Immigration Symposium, Keynote, San Antonio, TX
• American School in London, London, UK
• Corning Community College, Corning, NY
• Rice University, Houston, TX Commencement Speaker
• Prince George’s County Public Schools, Webinar
• Prince William County Public Schools, Manassas, VA
• Lane Community College, Eugene, OR
• Neighbor’s Link, Mount Kisco, NY
• University of Nebraska James E Smith Midwest Conference on World Affairs Keynote, Kearney, NE

2021

• Sculptor Capital Management, Webinar
• National School Board Assn. Conference, Webinar.
• National Assoc. of English Learner Program Administrators, Webinar.
• Bill of Rights Institute, Webinar.
• Prince William County Public Schools, Webinar.
• Texas Children’s Hospital Grand Rounds, Webinar.
• Prince William County Public Schools
• American Immigration Lawyer’s Assn. NY Chapter, Webinar.
• Riverside Community College, Webinar.
• JM Family Enterprises, Webinar.
• La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco, Webinar.
• TESOL Michigan and Ypsilanti High School, Webinars.
• Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• TESOL Carolina, Webinar
• Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA

2020

• Imperial Valley College, Imperial, CA
• California State University Long Beach, Webinar
• University of Tennessee Martin, Webinar
• Technology and Information for All, Webinar
• Loyola Marymount University, Webinar
• Georgia Institute of Technology, Webinar
• California State University East Bay, Webinar
• Progressive Insurance, Webinar
• Ellevation Education LLC, Boston, MA
• Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY
• University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
• Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
• World Affairs Council of Western Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI

2019

• Chadwick School, Palos Verdes, CA
• Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
• Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
• Capuchino High School, San Mateo, CA
• Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA
• Facing History & Ourselves, Chicago, IL
• Towson University, Baltimore, MD
• Mott Community College, Flint, MI
• KIND Board Meeting, New York City, NY
• East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles, CA
• National High School Journalism Convention, Anaheim, CA
• El Camino Community College, Torrance, CA
• California Humanities, Redding, CA
• California Association of Food Banks, Sacramento, CA
• Southern California Grantmakers, Los Angeles, CA
• Mayborn Nonfiction Writer’s Conference, Dallas, TX
• Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, Oakland, CA
• University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
• Paul Hastings LLP, New York City, NY
• Baylor University, Waco, TX
• Santa Clara County Library District, Morgan Hill, CA
• San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
• Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT

2018

• Hispanas Organized for Political Equality, Los Angeles, CA
• University Synagogue, Irvine, CA
• University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, IL
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• Humanities Kansas, Kansas City, KS
• Beaverton School District, Beaverton, OR
• California Humanities, Bakersfield College, Bakersfield, CA
• Wardlaw + Hartridge School, Edison, NJ
• Fenwick & West LLP, Mountain View, CA
• California Humanities at San Jose State University, Foothill College, De Anza College, CA
• UNICEF fundraiser, Los Angeles, CA
• Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey, CA
• Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
• Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington, NJ
• Santa Maria High School, Santa Maria, CA
• Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA
• Mt San Antonio College, Los Angeles, CA
• Head-Royce School, Oakland, CA
• Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek, CA
• Facing History & Ourselves, San Francisco, CA
• Lake Northville High School, Lakeville, MN
• The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ
• The Hun School, Princeton, NJ
• Facing History & Ourselves, Memphis, TN
• Friends Seminary, New York City, NY
• Harding University, Searcy, AR
• The Fenn School, Concord, Ma
• Mt. San Antonio College, Los Angeles, CA
• Puente Project, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
• Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
• Penn State, State College, PA
• University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
• Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
• California Humanities, San Diego, CA

2017

• ABA National Unaccompanied Children’s Conference, Houston, TX
• The Polytechnic School, Pasadena, CA
• Glenbard Schools, Glen Ellyn, IL
• Summit on School Climate and Culture, Des Moines Public School, IA
• Global Education Benchmark Group (GEBG)’s Global Educator’s Conference, Chadwick School, Palos Verdes, CA
• Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
• Keynote, Boston University’s Power of Narrative Conference, Boston, MA
• Weston High School, Weston, MA
• University of Southern California Fisher Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
• San Diego State University Social Work Conference and Escuela de Trabajo Social Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico
• Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association Annual Gala, Minneapolis, MN
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
• TEDxPennsylvaniaAvenue talk, Washington D.C.
• Puente 9th Grade Student Leadership Conference, UC Riverside, Riverside, CA
• George D. Nickel Award Recipient, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
• Shortridge High School, Indianapolis, IN
• Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA
• Nueva Upper School, San Mateo, CA
• County Welfare Directors Association of California Conference (CWDA), Sacramento, CA
• Strengthening Student Success Conference, Burlingame, CA
• Auburn University, Auburn, AL
• Puente Workshop at University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
• Indiana University and Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN
• Catch The Next Educators Meeting, San Antonio, TX
• Tierra Encantada Charter School, Santa Fe, NM
• Lannan Foundation, Santa Fe, NM
• Facing History & Ourselves, Humanities Academy of Art and Technology, Animo College Prep Academy, Los Angeles, CA

2016

• International High School at Langley Park and Largo, Langley Park, MD
• Mullen High School, Denver, CO
• Houston Peace and Justice Center (HPJC) Award to Sonia Nazario, Houston, TX
• Jones Day Unaccompanied Children Program — Root Causes of the Migration, Dallas, TX
• Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
• Northern California Puente 9th Grade Student Leadership Conference, CSU Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
• California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
• West Valley College, Saratoga, CA
• Mission College, Santa Clara, CA
• Rider University, Lawrence Township, NJ
• Worcester State University, Worcester, MA
• Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
• Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
• California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
• One Book, One San Diego 10th Anniversary/CETYS Universidad, Tijuana, San Diego, CA and Tijuana, Mexico
• Mid-America Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (MIDTESOL), Kansas City, MO
• Humanities Nebraska Governor’s Lecture, Lincoln, NE
• Game Changer Series, Bismarck, ND
• Sycamore School & Miami University, Cincinnati, OH
• University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
• Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
• Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
• San Mateo Community College, Redwood City, CA
• Imagine Learning Chicago Conference partnered with ALAS, Chicago, IL
• American Immigration Council, American Heritage Award Recipient Sonia Nazario, Las Vegas, NV
• American Jewish Committee, Washington, D.C.
• Yale University, New Haven, CT
• University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
• University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
• Alpha Chi Honor Society Convention, Alexandria, VA
• Black River Technical College, Pocahantas, AR
• University of Minnesota Duluth, MN
• University of Wisconsin-Steven’s Point, WI
• East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
• Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
• Immigrants’ List Fundraiser, Los Angeles, CA
• Puente Project Northern Region Educators Conference, Walnut Creek, CA
• University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Women’s History Month Celebration 2016, WI
• Albany State University Literary Festival, Albany, GA
• Colorado State University, Pueblo, CO
• Texas Council Teachers of English, Austin, TX
• Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, CA
• Puente Project Cal State Fullerton, CA – 9th Grade Student Leadership Conference
• Americans for Immigrant Justice Fundraiser, Miami, FL
• Congregation Tikvat Jacob, Manhattan Beach, CA

2015

• Olga Sánchez Martínez Evening of Fellowship, Food for Thought and Fundraising at CARECEN, Los Angeles, CA
• Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
• National Council on Social Studies Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA
• University of New Mexico, Common Read, Albuquerque, NM
• Iowa Culture and Language Conference, Coralville, IA
• College of Education, Cal State San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA
• Facing History and Ourselves, Cleveland, OH
• Mount Saint Joseph, Cincinnati, OH
• Franklin & Marshall College Common Hour Discussion, Lancaster, PA
• Lutheran Immigration Refugee Service’s Walk of Courage Award Gala, Baltimore, MD
• Wingate University, Wingate, NC
• Western Piedmont Community College, Morganton, NC
• WITESOL Conference, Oshkosh, WI
• University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, New London, WI
• KIND meeting & speech at Microsoft, Seattle, WA
• Perry Public Library, Perry, IA
• Indiana Latino Scholarship Fund, Indiana Latino Scholarship Fund
• Northhampton Community College, Review, Bethlehem, PA
• Somos Un Pueblo Unido, Santa Fe, NM
• Colorado Academy, Denver, CO
• Olathe Public Library, Olathe, KS
• Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
• Williams College, Williamstown, MA
• Brooks School, North Andover, MA
• Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA
• San Bernardino Valley College, CA
• Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, Indianapolis, IN
  
• Davidson County Community College, Lexington, NC
• University Book Fair at Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Mexico
  
• Latino Leadership Luncheon, California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento
• Chautauqua Institution, New York
• Maryland State Department of Ed
• MELLFIN Conference, Maryland Public Schools
• ELL Conference, Prince George’s County Public Schools, MD
• Facing History and Ourselves, San Francisco, CA
• University of California, Davis, CA
• University of Houston, Clear Lake, TX
• Latinos in Philanthropy Employee Resource Group/ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, CA
  
• University of Washington, Tacoma, WA
• Dakota County Heritage Library & Friends of the Library One Book One Lakeville, MN
  
• Club Book, Edina, MN
• Durango Middle Schools, Durango, CO
• Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
• HIAS Philadelphia
• Salve Regina University/ Mosaic Student News and Pell Center, Newport, RI
• Township High School District 214, Arlington Heights, IL
• Donnelly College, Kansas City
• Drake University, Des Moines, IA
• Simpson College, Des Moines, IA
• Catawba Community College, Hickory, NC
• Hood College, Frederick, MD
• Puente Conference, Anaheim, CA
• Latina History Day, Los Angeles, CA
• Women’s Literacy Festival, Santa Barbara, CA
• FESTIBA
• University of Texas, Pan-American, Edinburg, TX
• Wright State University

2014

• National Council of Teachers of English, Washington, D.C.
• Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation 12th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
• California Immigrant Policy Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Global Washington 6th Annual Conference, Seattle, WA
• Overlake High School, Redmond, WA
• University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• NAIS People of Color Conference, Closing keynote session, Indianapolis, IN
• University of La Verne, common read, La Verne, CA
• The Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CA
• College of Charleston, SC
• New Haven Public Schools, CT
• Yale University, New Haven, CT
• The Children’s Village, Dobbs Ferry, NY
• Mamaroneck High School, Mamaroneck, NY
• Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, AL
• Texas Association of Bilingual Educators, McAllen, TX
• Catch the Next & Puente Project at South Texas College, McAllen, TX
• American Jewish Committee, in partnership with the National Immigrant Justice Center, Illinois Women for Compassionate Immigration Reform, luncheon and lecture, Chicago IL
• Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
• Nonprofits’ Insurance Alliance of California, luncheon keynote, San Francisco, CA
• California Teachers of English, fall conference, luncheon keynote, Whittier, CA
• California State University at Bakersfield, common read, Bakersfield, CA
• Los Medanos College, keynote speaker, Pittsburg, CA
• Holy Names University, common read, Oakland, CA
• Center for the Human Rights of Children, Loyola University Chicago, IL
• The Union League Club, Chicago, IL
• National Council of Teachers of English, opening keynote at annual conference, Washington, DC
• Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
• Houston Independent School District, Houston, TX
• Rice University, Houston, TX
• University of Georgia, Athens, GA
• University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
• Honduras Good Works Fundraiser, Austin, TX
• Austin Independent School District, Austin, TX
• Greenberg Traurig, Miami, FL
• Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
• Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Tucson, AZ
• Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ
• Hispanics in Philanthropy, A Conversation with Sonia Nazario, Oakland, CA
• Hope Leadership Institute Summit, San Francisco, CA
• Narrative Journalism Initiative of the Netherlands, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• James Lick Middle School, San Francisco, CA
• Legal Services for Children Fundraiser, San Francisco, CA
• Qlovi Virtual Author Reading, qlovi.com/qa
• Las Comadres National Book Club, lascomadres.com/lco
• Institute for Justice & Journalism, Norman, OK
• Las Comadres Book of the Month Author Event, Los Angeles, CA
• Social Justice Humanitas, San Fernando, CA
• Northern Valley High School District, Demarest, NJ
• Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
• National School Board Assn. Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA
• California Assn. of Bilingual Educators, Anaheim, CA
• Center for Science and Innovation, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
• Blanche Collins Forum, Long Beach Public Library, Long Beach, CA
• Wyoming Reads, Wyoming, MI
• The Benjamin School, North Palm Beach, FL
• Tennessee Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Annual Conference, Nashville, TN
• American Bar Assn. Section of Litigation Winter Leadership Meeting, San Diego, CA

2013

• Environmental Science & Technology High School, Los Angeles, CA
• Esteban E. Torres High School, Los Angeles, CA
• Americas Latino Festival, Denver & Boulder, CO
• With Different Eyes Conference, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
• On The Same Page Community-wide read, Watsonville, CA
• Gwinnett Kids Read Too, Gwinnett County’s One Book One for Children, Lawrenceville, GA
• Norcross High School, Norcross, GA
• Emory University, Atlanta, GA
• Manhattan College, Common Read, New York City, NY
• Pennsylvania Migrant Education Conference, Harrisburg, PA
• University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
• University of North Texas, Mayborn Conference, Denton, TX
• DePaul University and Facing History and Ourselves Summer Institute for Teachers, Chicago, IL
• United Nations, Panel Discussion on International Migration and Development, New York, NY
• Whittier College, Commencement Speaker, Whittier, CA
• Harvard University’s Radcliffe institute for Advanced Study, Opening Address, Cambridge, MA
• Hispanicize 2013, Miami, FL
• Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY

2012

• Peru State College, Peru, NE
• Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
• New Tech High School at Jefferson High School, Gertz-Ressler High School, Los Angeles, CA
• California Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference
• Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators Conference of the Assn. of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, Phoenix, AZ
• Regis University, Denver, CO
• The University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX
• University of Houston, Clear Lake, Collaborative Teaching of English Language Learners Spring Institute, Houston, TX
• Los Angeles Leadership Academy, Los Angeles, CA
• Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, convocation
• Colorado Department of Education Statewide Migrant Education Conference, Denver, CO
• Adams State College, Alamosa, CO
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA
• Cabrini College, Radnor Township, PA
• Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
• Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA
• Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
• Newman University, Wichita, KS
• Hesston College, Hesston, KS
• Bakersfield College, Bakersfield, CA
• Colorado Assn. for Bilingual Education Conference, Littleton, CO
• William Smith High School, Aurora, CO
• Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
• University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, La Crosse, WI
• One Book One Denver, McNichols Building at the Civic Center Park, Denver, CO
• HIAS Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Bar Assn., Philadelphia, PA
• University of St. Thomas, St. Paul & Minneapolis Club, St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN
• Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
• Catholic Legal Services Annual Dinner, Miami, FL
• St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami, FL
• News Xchange 2012 conference, Barcelona, Spain
• Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA

2011

• Capital University, Columbus, OH
• Washington State University, Vancouver, WA
• Lone Star College-CyFair, Cypress, TX
• De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
• Chandler-Gilbert Community College, common book
• Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA
• Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA
• Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA, common read
• Lawrence High School, Lawrence, MA
• Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA
• Puente Project, Keynote for the Annual Puente 9th Grade Southern California Conference, University of California, Riverside
• The Different Faces of Immigration: Exploring the Immigrant Experience through Literature, Film and Theatre. Panelists: Sonia Nazario, Reyna Grande, Josefina Lopez, Laila Lalami, Ligiah Villalobos, Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA
• Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, common read
• Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL, freshman read
• Cal Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA, freshman read
• Sacramento City Community College, Sacramento, CA
• San Joaquin County Office of Education, Stockton, CA
• Notre Dame High School, San Jose, CA
• Millersville University, Millersville, PA
• Marian High School, Omaha, NE, summer read
• Creighton University, Omaha, NE
• SUNY College of Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY, freshman read
• Elon University, Elon, NC
• Academy of the Pacific Rim High School, Hyde Park, MA
• Lasell College, Newton, MA, common read, Donahue Distinguished Scholar
• Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
• California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA
• California Reading and Literature Conference, University of California, Irvine
• Metro State College, Denver, CO, One Book Read, 2011 Richard T. Castro Distinguished Visiting Professorship
• American Bar Assn. Fall Meeting & National Solo and Small Firm Conference, Denver, CO, Luncheon Keynote
• Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA
• University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Go Big Read
• Cumberland County College, Vineland, NJ, common read
• University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Whitewater, WI

2010

• University of California, Santa Barbara, all-campus read
• California Assn. of Teachers of English convention, Los Angeles
• Puente Project at California State University, Fullerton
• American Business Women’s Assn., Peninsula Chapter, CA
• Puente Project, Riverside, CA
• Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA, freshman read
• Latina Luncheon fundraiser for El Concilio non-profit, Stockton, CA
• Mira Costa College, Oceanside, CA
• Newport Beach Literacy Services fundraiser, Newport Beach, CA
• Los Alamitos High School, Los Alamitos, CA
• Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, CA, commencement
• American Bar Assn. Equal Justice Conference, Keynote, Phoenix, AZ
• California Lutheran University, California Reading and Literature Project, Thousand Oaks
• San Joaquin County Office of Education, Stockton, CA
• University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, Little Rock
• Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, AL
• Honduras Good Works fundraiser, Austin, TX
• BookPeople book store, Austin, TX
• Texas A&M, College Station, freshman read
• Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO, freshman read
• East Los Angeles Public Library
• Flintridge Preparatory Academy, La Canada-Flintridge, CA
• Los Angeles Latino Book Fair & Festival, California State University, Los Angeles
• University of Southern California, Fall 2010 Distinguished Lecture Series on Social Issues
• Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
• Arcadia University, Glenside, PA
• St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX
• Puente Project, Fresno State, Fresno, CA
• City of Memphis, One City, One Book events
• Puente Project, UC Davis

2009

• Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA
• Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Plymouth, MI
• Facing History and Ourselves, Chicago
• Facing History and Ourselves, Cleveland
• University of North Texas, Denton, TX
• Santa Ana High School, CA
• Santa Fe Springs, CA One City, One Book read events
• National School Board Assn. annual conference, San Diego, CA
• Newark Academy, Livingston, NJ
• Literary Guild of Orange County, Irvine, CA
• 7th Annual HEART Brunch, Los Angeles, CA
• Berlin, Germany
• Bluffton University, Bluffton, OH, convocation and freshman read
• Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL, convocation series speaker and freshman read
• UNICEF, Los Angeles, CA
• Aledo United Methodist Church, Aledo, TX
• Bishop Dunne Catholic High School, Dallas, TX
• Laredo, TX One City, One Book read events
• Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, freshman read
• Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, freshman read
• Colorado State University, Fort Collins
• John Carroll University, University Heights, OH
• Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH, freshman read
• Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, Foster Conference of Distinguished Writers
• Central College, Pella, IA, freshman read
• Whittier College, Whittier, CA
• San Francisco Human Services Agency
• Puente Project at University of California, Santa Cruz
• University of North Carolina, Greensboro, freshman read
• Towson University, Towson, MD
• Moderating event with Nicholas Kristof and KANEKO, Omaha, NE
• National Council of Teachers of English, annual convention, Philadelphia

2008

• Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
• California School Boards Association, San Jose, CA
• Young Presidents’ Organization, Little Rock, AR
• South Texas College, Distinguished Lecture Series, McAllen, TX
• California Association of Teachers of English convention, Long Beach, CA
• Rice University, President’s Lecture Series of Diverse Scholars, Houston
• Utah State University, Tanner Symposium, Logan, UT
• Facing History and Ourselves, Memphis, TN
• Dallas Institute, Dallas, TX
• Celebrating Educational Opportunities for Hispanic Students conference, sponsored by the California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas School Board Associations, San Jose, CA
• Messiah College, Grantham, PA, commencement address, 2008
• Friends of the Long Beach Library luncheon, Long Beach, CA
• Hispanics in Philanthropy funder’s meeting at the Ford Foundation, NYC
• National Council of La Raza annual convention, Latinas in the Arts Luncheon. San Diego, CA
• Unity journalist conference, Chicago, IL
• Santa Monica High School, CA
• Iowa State University, Ames
• Henderson State University, Freshman Read, Arkadelphia, AR
• Facing History and Ourselves, Denver
• Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
• Edgewood College, Freshman Read, Madison, WI
• Peace College, Freshman Read, Raleigh, NC
• Maricopa Community Colleges, Phoenix, AZ
• Young Presidents’ Organization, Fort Worth, TX
• University of North Carolina, Freshman Read, Charlotte
• Idaho State University, Freshman Read, Pocatello, ID
• Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
• UCLA “Through Different Eyes” conference for teachers of English learners, Los Angeles.
• Yuma, AZ “One City, One Book Read” events
• Glendale, CA “One City, One Book Read” events
• Town of Buckeye, AZ
• Los Osos High School, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
• The Chiapas Project, fundraiser, Dallas, TX

2007

• Women’s Policy Forum, Fort Worth, TX
• Literary Women 25th Anniversary: Long Beach Festival of Authors, CA
• Freshman Year Experience Conference, Addison, TX
• The Southern California Social Science Association, UCLA
• Haverford College, Haverford, PA
• National Association of Hispanics in Higher Education annual convention, Costa Mesa, CA
• Valparaiso University, Freshman Read, Valparaiso, IN
• San Diego State University, CA
• University of San Diego, CA
• San Diego, CA “One City, One Book” events
• University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
• University of Texas, El Paso
• New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
• Ethnic Pen Student Writer’s Conference, Bay Shore, NY
• Fundraiser for Legal Services for Children with Isabel Allende, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco.
• American Association of University Women, Torrance, CA
• Western New Mexico University, social workers convention, Silver City
• California Council for the Social Studies, Los Angeles.
• Summer Institute for Bilingual Teachers, Orange County, FL
• La Jolla Country Day School, CA (Freshman Read)
• Hispanic Heritage Event, KPBS, San Diego, CA
• University of Missouri, Kansas City
• Madison Civics Club, WI
• Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg
• University of Texas, Austin, National Latino Leadership Summit
• Southland Council of Teachers of English conference, Whittier, CA
• Facing History and Ourselves, Los Angeles.
• Arizona Humanities Council, Humanities Lecture, Phoenix
• Facing History and Ourselves, San Francisco
• Town Hall Continuing Series, “The State of the Melting Pot: Immigration in America Today,” with Bay Buchanan and Ray Suarez, Great Barrington, MA
• Southland Council of Teachers of English, Whittier, CA

2006

• Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Strengthening and Valuing Latino/a Communities in Iowa Conference, Des Moines
• American Women In Radio and TV author series luncheon, Beverly Hills, CA
• Indiana University, Kokomo.
• Williams College, Convocation Speech, 2004.
• Feria del Libro, Los Angeles,
• National Association of Hispanic Publications, Washington DC
• Women’s Policy Forum Foundation, Fort Worth, TX
• Hispanics in Philanthropy, Pittsburg, PA
• The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference, University of North Texas, Denton
• AASFE Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX
• Women and Words, Los Angeles, CA
• Texas Book Festival 2006, Austin, TX