Addressing the Stigma: Mental Health and Wellness Resources for Asian/Pacific American Communities

The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) in partnership with the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) will host a webinar focusing on Asian/Pacific American mental health and programming. Stigma exists when it comes to talking about mental health for many groups in the Asian/Pacific American communities. This webinar focuses on how to normalize and foster mental health in the AAPI community. Presenters will share strategies, advice and library programming for consideration in how to promote mental health in the AAPI communities and the wellness of AAPI library workers. All attendees are welcome to learn more about various resources to better serve and advocate for their AAPI communities of users when it comes to mental health and wellness.

Date/Time: March 10, 2021, 9-10 am HST / 11-12 am PT / 1-2 pm CT / 2-3 pm ET

Speakers:
Suejin An is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Asian Pacific Counseling and Treatment Centers
Stacy Ma Du Bois is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Nisha Mody, MLIS, MA CCC-SLP is the Associate Director of the Network of the National Library of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region, based at UCLA

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Confronting Xenophobia and Supporting Asian and Asian/Pacific American Communities during COVID-19

In light of the outbreak of COVID-19 (also known as coronavirus), cases of racism and xenophobia against Asians and Asian/Pacific Americans have surged across the world. In the United States, there has always been a deep history of xenophobia towards Asians. This webinar will feature two experts to discuss the issue of Anti-Asian sentiment, and will also focus on teaching resources in countering xenophobia. This is a free webinar co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) and American Library Association’s (ALA) Office of Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS). All are welcome to attend!

Date/Time: May 1, Friday at 10-11 am PST / 12-1 pm CT/ 1-2 pm EST

Speakers:

Dr. Erika Lee is a Regents Professor, the Rudolph J. Vecoli Chair in Immigration History, director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota, and Andrew Carnegie Fellow. The author of America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States, The Making of Asian America and other award-winning books, Lee lives in Minneapolis, MN.

Photo credit: Sarah Whiting, MN Women’s Press

Dr. Sarah Park Dahlen is an associate professor in the Master of Library and Information Science Program at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her research interests include representations of the Korean diaspora in children’s literature, children’s librarianship, and transracial adoption. She co-founded and co-edits Research on Diversity in Youth Literature and co-created the 2018 Diversity in Children’s Books infographic.Active APALA members can access the webinar recording by signing in here. Recording will be available until July 31, 2020.

Disrupting White Supremacy Through BIPOC Solidarity (2/26/2020)

What does it mean to be in solidarity with other Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC)? This webinar will be a discussion of why solidarity is vital and what it might look for us to engage in it. As Asian/Pacific Americans, we benefit from a particular kind of proximity to whiteness. It can be especially easy for us to buy into the privilege that comes from that proximity and leave our fellow BIPOC to fight their own racial battles, not realizing that this is also our battle. We will explore some of the challenges and opportunities of joining in community with other BIPOC for a common cause: to destroy white supremacy.

Speaker:
Sofia Leung, facilitator and librarian

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Building Lasting Connections with Dale McNeill & Paolo Gujilde (6/14/2018)

Dale McNeill, Assistant Director for Public Service at the San Antonio Public Library discusses the key ingredients and importance of building lasting professional relationships when there’s not necessarily a clear benefit or obvious opportunity in mind. Paolo Gujilde, APALA VP/President-Elect, will assist in facilitating this webinar that will be valuable to new and veteran conference attendees alike.

Speakers:
Dale McNeill, Assistant Director for Public Service at San Antonio Public Library
Paolo Gujilde, APALA VP/President-Elect

Unfortunately, this session was not recorded. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Effective Mentoring: Preliminary Lessons Learned (6/7/2018)

Regina Gong shares her expertise leading the development and assessment of the newly-launched mentoring program for the Association of Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS). Learn about assessment of mentoring programs, including what to assess, and how to determine if the program’s goals were met. This webinar will be useful for mentoring program coordinators, as well as individual mentors and mentees.

Speaker:
Regina Gong, OER Project Manager at Lansing Community College

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Sharing Our Story (4/19/2018)

We are proud to welcome Liana Juliano, Katrina Nye, and Xuemin Zhong for a special webinar on Talk Story, a joint project between the American Indian Library Association (AILA) and the Asian Pacific American Library Association (APALA). Learn about the history and purpose in advocating for sharing culture and stories in youth services as well an overview of our grant opportunities and resources. They will be joined by four guests who have successfully used Talk Story to provide unique and lasting programming for their patrons.

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Multimedia Storytelling: Breaking Through The Noise Without Breaking Your Budget (4/20/2017)

How does instruction and storytelling parallel each other? In this thoughtful presentation, Brian Leaf touches on elements of storytelling, digital production, and the easy-to-access technology that can make it all happen. Take your presentations or marketing communications to the next level with a tried-and-true digital framework originating from professional theater and used in community outreach, healthcare, and other settings worldwide.

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Microaggressions and the API Community (3/30/2017)

Microaggressions are subtle, denigrating messages delivered to people from marginalized groups, oftentimes by well-meaning people who are unaware of the underlying messages they are sending. For instance, people from the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community are often asked “Where are you from? No, really, where were you born?” or told, “You speak such good English.” These statements imply that members of the API community are perpetual foreigners and are not “true” Americans. These everyday insults, slights, and indignities can result in negative emotional, psychological, and physical outcomes.

This webinar will define microaggressions, and cover both racial microaggressions and microaggressions toward LGBTQ folks. Special attention will be paid to the everyday prejudice and discrimination faced by API folks in the current climate of “othering” immigrants.

Speakers:
Alanna Aiko Moore
Jaena Alabi

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The Talk Story Grants: How to Submit a Winning Proposal (1/31/2017)

Each year the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)’s Family Literacy Focus Committee and the American Indian Librarians Association (AILA)’s Talk Story Grant Committee review and select fantastic grant proposals to provide funds for Asian Pacific American (APA) and American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) books and programs for libraries. What qualifies as a good grant candidate? What have past winners submitted? What is required of the winning candidate? Come listen to this webinar on successful proposals!

Presentation and Publishing Opportunities (1/13/2017)

This free webinar will focus on presentation and publishing opportunities. Listen to tips, tricks and best practices to get your work published or presented. APALA members are invited to attend this opportunity.

Speakers:
Erin Nevius, ACRL Content Strategist
Hiromi Kubo, Business and Economics Librarian at Fresno State
Dr. Nicole Cooke, LIS Professor from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Applying for the IRDL Program! Perspectives from APALA Members (12/2/2016)

Interested in applying for the Institute of Research Design Librarianship (IRDL) program? Join us for this free webinar to hear from APALA members who have participated in this competitive research program. Frans Albarillo and Raymond Pun will share their experiences in submitting the applications and attending the program. Jennifer Masunaga from the IRDL Advisory Board will share some insights into the process.

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