“Emily Bowen Cohen is an incredibly engaging, dynamic presenter. Elementary school students and teachers, university students and faculty, and community members all expressed joy and gratitude at the opportunity to read Emily’s book, hear her speak, and connect with her during her visit.” — Emory University: The Emory Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies and the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies, 2025

“Emily is so personable and flexible. She navigated a challenging space and a wide variety of comprehension and engagement levels with humor and grace! Students were fascinated by her personal stories and how they connected to what they had learned about the Native American experience in history. She also reached them on their level, presenting a window into her life at their age and pulling threads of connection with their own life stories. Her work lends an “IRL” touch to what is seemingly distant history for our kids. We wish we had more time with Emily and can’t wait to invite her back for another book talk and identity workshop!” — Milken Community School, 2024

“Thank you so very much for your wonderful presentation and workshop May 7. I think of it several times a week, thinking of how we can build on the story and journey you shared to keep highlighting and celebrating diversity of experiences. The workshop also was so effective in asking participants to reflect on their lives, recognizing the many paths and steps we take—sometimes forward, sometimes to the side or back—but all a part of life.” — Mara I. Lazda, Ph.D, Professor and Deputy Chair, Bronx Community College, The City University of New York, 2024

“Here are some of the photos from today’s wonderful writing workshop and presentation. Our students were so engaged, as was clear from all their questions. We hope you will come and visit again soon when you write your new book.” — Essia Cartoon-Fredman, Librarian, The Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy of Temple Beth Am, 2024

“Emily shared with the community her family history, experiences that informed the story, the importance of embracing and celebrating facets of identity, and read an excerpt from the book accompanied by wonderfully animated illustrations.” — Mirman Minutes Newsletter, 2024

“The students who attended your talk LOVED it. Two of them came up to me the following day saying how much they had been thinking about what you shared, and how grateful they were to have heard you speak. Thank you for spending time with us.” — Rachel Leikin, Associate Chaplain, Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale, 2023