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As philosopher, writer, and educational consultant, Cathy Bao Bean has presented a wide range of programs throughout the United States.

Cathy welcomes the opportunity to speak at libraries, bookstores, schools, and other organizations. To contact the author for personal appearances, please call : 908-852-7426 or submit a request by email.

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Upcoming Programs & Booksignings

Date & Time Place

Saturday,
May 10, 2008
Time: TBA

The Chinese Language Teachers Association
College of Staten Island High School for International Studies
Tuesday,
May 13, 2008
12 noon
KPMG
Montvale, NJ
Thursday,
May 15, 2008

Women Entrepreneur Networking Business Breakfast at Rutgers-Newark

Note: This event is not open to the public.

Saturday & Sunday,
May 24 & 25, 2008
Time: TBA

Association of Chinese Schools
9751 Washingtonian Boulevard
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Friday,
June 13, 2008

World Tang Soo Do Association
Elizabethtown College, PA

Note: This event is not open to the public.

Thursday,
August 14, 2008
1 pm
Pennsylvania Office of Occupational Rehabilitation
State College, PA

Monday Morning Radio - All Week Long!
Tune in online to Balancing Act for Women every Monday morning from 10 am to 11 am (EST) for The Balancing Act for Women featuring Cathy and Lee Bender as co-hosts. This live radio show, now hosted on BlogTalkRadio, focuses on women who are performing a multi-task “balancing act.” Programs will also be archived online and will be downloadable, so you can listen to them whenever you want! For additional programs and personalities, see co-host Lee Bender’s site Mommies Line.  Each week we feature guest experts.

Past Appearances & Programs:
Rising Phoenix Martial Arts Academy • Pennsylvania
Kingston Women's Club • Kingston, NJ
Holy Family University • Philadelphia, PA
Loyola College • Baltimore, MD
Indiana University • Bloomington, IN
Chinese American Educational Research & Development Association •
New York, NY
Seton Hall University • South Orange, NJ
Bridgewater Women's Club • Bridgewater, NJ
Foreign Language Educators of NJ • Somerset NJ
NJ Education Association Convention • Atlantic City, NJ
NYC/NY Association of Foreign Language Teachers
United States Military Academy • West Point, NY
Seton Hall University • South Orange, NJ
Barry University • Miami, FL
Appalachian State University • Boone, NC
University of the South • Sewanee, TN
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation • State College, PA
Lebanon Valley College • Annville, PA
Accent Gallery • Ocean City, NJ
Pahaquarry Foundation Writers Workshop • Blairstown, NJ
2007 CLTA-GNY Conference & the Fifth New York International
Conference on Teaching Chinese • West Point Military Academy, NY
National Association of Multicultural Education PA • Harrisburg, PA
Mary Edwards Lecture • SUNY - Purchase, NY
Diverse Students' Leadership Conference • St. Mary's College •
South Bend, IN
Bucknell University • Lewisburg, PA
DePauw University • Greencastle, IN
Grinnell College • Grinnell, IA
Education Dept of NJ State Federation of Women’s Clubs – Jr. Membership
Rutherford Public Library • Rutherford, NJ
Book Club • Woodstown, NJ
New Jersey Education Association • Atlantic City, NJ
Juniata College • Huntingdon, PA
Book Club • Summit, NJ
Book Club • Bound Brook, NJ
The Lebanon County Collaborative 4th Annual
Cultural Diversity Workshop •
Lebanon Valley College • Annville, PA
Diversity 2006 Conference • Rochester, NY
Families with Children from China • Liberty State Park, NJ
DePauw University • Greencastle, IN
St. Mary's College • South Bend, IN
Blackburn College • Carlinville, IL
Seton Hall University • South Orange, NJ
Wagner College • Staten Island, NY
George Mason University • Fairfax, VA
Indiana University - Purdue University • Indianapolis, IN
Illinois College • Jacksonville, IL
National Assn. for Multicultural Education – PA
Radford University • Radford, VA
Washington & Jefferson College • Washington, PA
St. Mary's College of Maryland • St. Mary's City, MD
Blair Academy • Blairstown, NJ
Hampton University • Hampton, VA
Monroe Township Public Library • Monroe Township, NJ
Organization of Chinese Americans • Basking Ridge, NJ
Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility • Annandale, NJ
Mothers and More • Morristown, NJ
WKCR “Sounds of China” •  New York, NY
Columbia University • New York, NY
Bridgewater College • Bridgewater, VA
University of Delaware • Newark, DE
Mary Baldwin College • Staunton, VA
SUNY Geneseo • Geneseo, NY
Stony Brook University • Stony Brook, NY
St. Olaf College • Northfield, MN
Carthage College • Kenosha, WI
Knox College • Galesburg, IL
The New Jersey Historical Society • Newark, NJ
Ramsey Free Public Library • Ramsey, NJ
Winchester Gardens • Maplewood, NJ
Maplewood Memorial Library • Maplewood, NJ
Greene's Beans Cafe • Sparta, NJ
Denville Free Public Library • Denville, NJ
Univera BlueCross BlueShield • Buffalo, NY
Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield • Rochester, NY
Caldwell Public Library & Caldwell College • Caldwell, NJ
Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans Festival (CAPA) • New York, NY
Ramapo College • Mahwah, NJ
Ohio University • Athens, OH
Bernards Township Library • Basking Ridge, NJ
Mt. Holyoke College • South Hadley, MA
Kutztown University • Allentown, PA
Rowan University • Glassboro, NJ
John Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD
Drexel University • Philadelphia, PA
Capitol University • Columbus, OH
Newark Academy • Livingston, NJ
Rutgers University • New Brunswick, NJ
George Mason University • Fairfax, VA
Susquehanna University • Selinsgrove, PA
Nutley Public Library • Nutley, NJ
Diversity Leadership Forum
WNTI - Public Radio • Hackettstown, NJ
State University of New York • Brockport, NY
University of Hawaii • Honolulu, HI
University of New England • Biddeford, ME
Seton Hall University • South Orange, NJ
Randolph Township Free Public Library • Randolph, NJ
Chinese International School • Hong Kong
Golden Valley High School • Saugus, CA
Woodbridge Public Library • Woodbridge, NJ
Tenafly Boro Library • Tenafly, NJ
Organization of Chinese Americans of Long Island • New Hyde Park, NY
St. Jude Roman Catholic Church • Blairstown, NJ
Lebanon Valley College • Annville, PA
Randolph Macon College • Ashland, VA
Lexington Public Library • Lexington, KY
Allegheny College • Meadville, PA
Eckerd College • St. Petersburg, FL
Organization of Chinese Americans • Alexandria, VA
Scotch Plains Public Library • Scotch Plains, NJ
Greater Rochester Diversity Council • Rochester, NY
Shanghai Chinese Restaurant • Rochester NY
Many Voices, Many Visions Radio Program, WOKR • Rochester, NY
St. Louis County Library • St. Louis, MO
Montville Township Public Library • Montville, NJ
Claremont Graduate University, Alumni Program • New York, NY
Mendham Borough Library • Mendham, NJ
Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council • Newton, NJ
Peabody Essex Museum • Salem, MA
Borders Bookstore • Providence, RI
Barnes & Noble • Newington, NH
Blackbird Books & Cafe • Nashua, NH
Organization of Chinese Americans •
Borders Bookstore • Providence, RI
University of Hartford • Hartford, CT
Blair Academy Women's Association • Blairstown, NJ
NJ Authors Bookfair • Somerville, NJ
Center for Academic Excellence • Portland, OR
Twenty-Third Avenue Books • Portland, OR
Portland State University • Portland, OR
Evergreen State College • Olympia, WA
Hawthorne Public Library • Hawthorne, New Jersey
Barnes & Noble, Merrillville, IN • Reading & Conversation
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN • Workshop
Barnes & Noble, Mishawaka, IN • Reading & Conversation
Indiana University, South Bend, IN • Reading & Conversation
University of Wisconsin, Marinette, WI • Reading & Conversation
WNDU-TV, South Bend, IN • Radio Interview
WSJT-TV, Elkhart, IN • Radio Interview
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IN • Reading & Conversation
Barnes & Noble, Edgewater Commons, NJ • Reading & Conversation
Ringwood Public Library, Ringwood, NJ • Reading & Conversation
Sussex County Community College,Newton, NJ • NJ Authors Speakers Series
New England Association of Chinese Professionals Annual Conference • Northeastern University
NCM Radio, San Francisco • Interview
Pitzer College, Claremont, CA • Reading & Conversation
San Diego State University Bookstore, San Diego, CA • Reading & Conversation
Lake Hiawatha Branch Library, Parsipanny, NJ • Reading & Conversation
Lexington Chinese School, Belmont, MA • Reading & Conversation
The Atheneum, Nantucket, MA • Teachers' & Parents' Program
The Dane Gallery, Nantucket, MA • Reading & Conversation
Vineyard Haven Public Library, Martha's Vineyard, MA • Reading & Conversation
Wellfleet Public Library, Wellfleet, MA • Reading & Conversation
WCAI & WNAN in Cape Cod • The Point with Mindy Todd
Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga • Reading & Conversation
Sewanee University • Reading & Conversation
Tenafly Public Library • Reading & Conversation
St Lawrence University • Young Writers' Conference Speaker
Barnes & Noble, Morris Plains, NJ • Book Signing
The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ • Book Signing
Whippanong Library, Whippany, NJ • Reading & Conversation
West Falmouth Library • Reading & Conversation
Free Library of Philadelphia • Reading & Conversation
Fort Lee Public Library • Reading & Conversation
Rutherford Free Public Library, NJ • Program for ESL Tutors
Theta Club, Chatham, NJ • Reading & Conversation
Bernardsville Public Library, NJ • Reading & Conversation
Book Club, Stanhope, NJ • Reading & Conversation
Town Book Stores, Maplewood & Westfield, NJ • Book Signings
Book Club, Sparta, NJ • Reading & Conversation
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, New Jersey Performing Arts Center • Keynote Address
Book Club, Blairstown, NJ • Reading & Conversation
Teaneck Public Library, NJ • Reading & Conversation

 

 

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Saturday
May 10

Author Cathy Bao Bean will speak at the Chinese Language Teachers Association. Please link here for more details.

Monday AM Radio
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NEW BOOK
Cathy and co-author DongDong Chen are pleased to announce their new book -- a unique, bilingual, cross-cultural reader. Read about it.





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