JULY 2019
President’s Message
Dear APALA Members,
Thankful. Honored. Accomplished. Proud. Excited. These are just some of the many words I can think of about APALA.
I am Thankful of your continued support of the organization. Our gratitude to all the Executive Board members, committee members and many others who volunteered their time and donate their money to our organization. Your time and contributions are valuable in continuing our programs and initiatives. …
Protégé and Mentor Reflect on the APALA Mentoring Program
Two decades in the making: 20+ Asian countries, over 1,000 libraries, and 1 book
APALA Author Interview: Sajidah Ali
Book Reviews:
- “Love from A to Z” by S.K. Ali
- “American Sutra” by Duncan Ryūken Williams
Featured APALA Members:
Announcements & News
Dr. Sarah Park Dahlen and Paul Lai presented on a panel titled “Asian Diasporic Childhoods: Toys, Literatures, and Literary Spaces” at the 2019 Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS).
Dr. Sarah Park Dahlen has been appointed chair of the 2020 Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) National Institute task force.
Dr. Sarah Park Dahlen is organizing a children’s literature panel and young adult literature panel for the Asian American Literature Festival in Washington D.C.
Ven Basco is the recipient of the 2019 University of Central Florida (UCF) Excellence in Librarianship Award.
The Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) Executive Board is excited to announce Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada as its next Executive Director.
The APALA Executive Board would like to express its gratitude to Buenaventura “Ven” Basco, for his continued service to the organization.
Lisa Zhu will be graduating from University of British Columbia (UBC)’s MLIS program this May.
Bean Yogi is an Indigenous (Uchinanchu) public library worker, and an incoming SJSU MLIS student for fall 2019.
Congratulations to our grant and scholarship recipients!