Author/Director
SDSU APIDA Center
Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan is the inaugural Director of the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Center at San Diego State University and the Co-Executive Director of The Asian American Education Project. She is also the author of over 450+ books for young readers. Previously, she served as a faculty member in SDSU’s College of Education where she directed the Liberal Studies program, led teaching credential programs, coordinated clinical practice and EdTPA efforts, and taught various courses. Prior, she was a K-8 classroom teacher, community college reading instructor, program chair for an online university, and research fellow for the University of Pittsburgh. She is the 2023 recipient of California Reading Association's Armin Schultz Literacy Award and the 2016 recipient of California Reading Association’s Marcus Foster Memorial Award for outstanding achievement in reading. She has a B.A. in English and a Masters in Elementary Education (K-8) and Special Education, specializing in Learning Disabilities (K-12), from the University of Virginia. Upon graduation, she received the "Outstanding Woman Scholar in Education" award. She earned her Doctorate in Education with an emphasis in Literacy from SDSU-USD in May 2008; her dissertation was a qualitative study on the cultural authenticity of Asian-American children's literature.
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