I am half Indian Guyanese Hindu and half Hungarian Dutch Welsh Cherokee Catholic. My maternal great-grandparents emigrated from India to Guyana, a then British colony…
Author: Melissa Cardenas-Dow
by Melissa I. Cardenas-Dow This feature essay on an Asian/Pacific American library leader focuses on Patty Wong, County Librarian/Archivist of Yolo County in California. Patty…
SAADA: “An investment in our past is an investment in our future.” by Melissa Cardenas-Dow To find out more about SAADA (South Asian American Digital…
This theme of a nomad is so apt, now that I live and work in the Middle East as the Head of Cataloging and Metadata…
Drawing from Life: Lisa Lim’s World in Words and Images by Dawn Wing Lisa Lim was born and raised in Queens, New York, where she…
Annie Pho is currently the Resident Librarian in the Research Services and Resources department at University of Illinois at Chicago. She received her Master’s in…
by Melissa I. Cardenas-Dow This article featuring an Asian/Pacific American library leader highlights Dr. Kenneth A. Yamashita, former APALA president and author of the article…
The day I took my U.S. naturalization oath five years ago, I was disappointed by the judge’s demand that everyone should speak English. It was…
Frans Albarillo joined APALA in 2008 and currently serves as a member of the Finance and Fundraising Committee. He was recently recognized by ACRL as…
My earliest memory of something being both Asian and Latino and cool was when Kogi BBQ hit the L.A. food scene with its Korean taco…