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Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico. October 12-19, 2024.
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Aug. 23-24, 2024.
Sun Valley Writers Conference, Sun Valley, Idaho. July 20-22, 2024.
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California. November 27, 2023.
VIRTUAL: Berlin Pain Management Conference, Berlin, Germany. November 27, 2023.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. April 6, 2023.
Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico. Storytelling workshops. December 24-December 31, 2022.
Iolani School, Honolulu, Hawaii. November 1-5, 2022.
Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico. Storytelling workshops. November 27-December 10, 2021.
VIRTUAL: Miami-Dade College, November 16, 2021.
Sun Valley Writers Conference, Sun Valley, Idaho. July 16-20, 2021.
Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico. Storytelling workshops. May 8-22, 2021.
VIRTUAL: Educational Collective for International Schools – London, England, April 8, 2021.
VIRTUAL: The International School of Bologna, June 17, 2020.
Association for the Advancement of International Education, New York, Feb. 4-5, 2020.
Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico. Creativity workshops. January 11-18.
Sonoma County Library, August 3, 2019.
Harvard Iranian Summit, April 5-6, 2019.
New-York Historical Society, April 29, 2018.
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Princeton, New Jersey. April 23, 2018.
PAAIA, Beverly, Hills, California. Oct. 7, 2017.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Oct. 3, 2017.
Hawai’i Preparatory Academy, Kamuela, Hawai’i, Sept. 26-27, 2017.
Texas Christian University, Sept. 21-22, 2017.
Munich International School, April 24-25, 2017.
Iranian American Women Federation, March 4, 2017.
Mission College, in Santa Clara, California. March 6, 2017 at 11:00am and 7:00pm
Library Galleria at Sacramento Central Library, March 7 at 6:00pm
All Community Read and Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California. March 8, 2017
Educators workshop. California Reading and Literature Project at UCI, March 9, 2017.
Koltata Literary Meet in Kolkata, India. January 21-30 2017
Penn State University. Oct. 16-18, 2016
Capital University, Ohio. Oct. 20, 2016
The Community Library (Children’s Library) Sun Valley, Idaho. July 11, 5-7pm
Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. July 12-15, 2016
Kepler’s Bookstore. July 19, 2016
Vroman’s Bookstore, Los Angeles. July 23, 1:00pm
University of South Florida Humanities Institute, September 24, 2015
Ball State University, Emens Auditorium., September 22, 2015
Stanford University, May 14, 2015
Charleston Library Society, May 07, 2015
Charleston Collegiate School, May 06, 2015
Sun Valley Writers Conference, August 23, 2013
Narrative4 Advisory Committee Meeting, Chicago, Illinois., June 19, 2013
Anti-Defamation League & Central High School, Pheonix, Arizona., April 24, 2013
Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA., April 18, 2013
The Cabin, A Literary Center for Idaho., March 12, 2013
Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me! (National Public Radio) Chicago, Illinois., March 09, 2013
Colorado College., February 05, 2013
Whittier Public Library, Gala celebrating the newly remodeled Whittwood Branch, November 30, 2012
Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me! (National Public Radio) Chicago, Illinois., November 03, 2012
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee., September 26, 2012
University of Southern Indiana., September 25, 2012
Iranian American Women’s Conference. Irvine, California., September 23, 2012
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., September 05, 2012
Willamette University, Salem, Oregon., August 24, 2012
Aspen Literary Summit, June 21, 2012
Head-Royce School Alumni luncheon at Claremont Hotel. Lunchtime talk, Q&A and book signing., May 05, 2012
Texas A & M (where my father was a Fulbright Scholar in 1953!), April 23, 2012
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, January 26, 2012
Agnes Irwin School., January 18, 2012
Council of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting, LaPidus Luncheon Lecture., December 09, 2011
UC Berkeley. Delta Phi Epsilon, a foreign service fraternity., December 02, 2011
2011 Pathways to Success: Second Annual Iranian American Women’s Conference SOLD OUT, October 23, 2011
Hilbert College, Hamburg, New York., October 13, 2011
Williams College, Williamstown, MA., October 11, 2011
Southern Utah University., September 22, 2011
Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa., September 12, 2011
Oklahoma Christian University, Four Star Debate Program, July 11, 2011
Aspen Summer Words, June 19, 2011
Munich International School, Munich, Germany., February 18, 2011
Iranian American Leadership Conference for Women: Pathways to Success., January 30, 2011
Horace Mann Middle School, Bronx, New York., January 28, 2011
National Council of Teachers of English National Conference (NCTE) in Orlando, Florida., November 20, 2010
The University of Tampa in Florida., November 19, 2010
Meet the Author Series., November 17, 2010
Virginia Tech., November 16, 2010
University of Northern Colorado, October 26, 2010
Concord Reads! Concord, New Hampshire., October 21, 2010
Sage Hill School, Newport Beach. 10:45am in auditorium. Free and open to the public., October 15, 2010
Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas., September 11, 2010
Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan., March 24, 2010
International Women’s Day, Iowa State University., March 08, 2010
University of Minnesota, Duluth., March 02, 2010
Write to Learn Teachers Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri, February 26, 2010
13th Annual Aspen Winter Words, February 04, 2010
Women’s Club of Palo Alto, 12:00 noon., January 20, 2010
Brentwood City Read Author Program, Brentwood, CA. (Contra Costa County NOT southern California!), December 05, 2009
European Council of International Schools Conference., November 21, 2009
Chicago Humanities Festival., November 15, 2009
Matters of the Mind luncheon speaker, Gateway High School Annual Fundraiser, San Francisco., November 03, 2009
Texas Council for the Social Studies Conference in Dallas, Texas., October 30, 2009
Texas Social Studies Supervisors Association in Dallas, Texas., October 29, 2009
Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, New Mexico., October 27, 2009
New York State English Council Conference in Albany, New York., October 22, 2009
Briarcliff High School, Briarcliff Manor, New York., October 21, 2009
Florida International University., October 19, 2009
Onondaga Central Library, Syracuse, New York. Interview with Khaled Hosseini., October 06, 2009
Interview with Khaled Hosseini, Syracuse University., October 05, 2009
Interview with Khaled Hosseini at UCLA Live!, September 30, 2009
Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas., September 23, 2009
Reston Community Center, Virginia., September 21, 2009
Commonwealth Club, San Francisco., September 10, 2009
Fairfax County Schools History and Social Science in-service meeting. Fairfax, Virginia., September 03, 2009
Sun Valley Writers Conference, August 21, 2009
College Board/ Advanced Placement Programs Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas., July 16, 2009
Carlsbad Reads Together!, April 23, 2009
Library Laureates 2009, San Francisco Public Library., April 17, 2009
International House Alumni of the Year Ceremony, UC Berkeley., April 07, 2009
Wheaton College, (Norton, MA.), March 26, 2009
University of Southern California, Levan Institute of Humanities and Ethics., March 24, 2009
Cleveland Public Library, March 15, 2009
Palo Alto Public Library…it’s FREE!, March 06, 2009
Western Michigan University., February 26, 2009
