Upon graduation, she received the “Outstanding Woman Scholar in Education” award. in English and a Masters in Elementary Education (K-8) and Special Education, specializing in Learning Disabilities (K-12), from the University of Virginia.

Prior to working at SDSU, she was a K-8 teacher, community college reading instructor, and program chair for an online university. Previously, she was a credential program leader and faculty member for the School of Teacher Education at SDSU. Currently, she is directing the Liberal Studies program at San Diego State University. She is the 2016 recipient of California Reading Association’s Marcus Foster Memorial Award for outstanding achievement in reading. Virginia Loh-Hagan is an educator and author.

Using the rule of three in a picture book.

Reading for comprehension versus reading for craft.

The inspiration behind Nian the Chinese New Year Dragon.

She’s also interested in writing fun facts about monsters, weird bodily noises, urban legends, hot dogs, and anything else that’s strange and awesome. After all, she was born on Flag Day in the Year of the Dragon. She especially likes to write about her Chinese-American heritage. She has published over 300 children’s books and academic publications. She serves on various book award committees and is the Cover Editor and Book Nook columnist for “The California Reader,” the premier professional journal for the California Reading Association. She earned her Doctorate in Education with an emphasis in Literacy and her dissertation was a qualitative study on the cultural authenticity of Asian-American children’s literature. Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Dr.

Girl Warriors by Virginia Loh-Hagan