President’s Message
Happy New Year APALA Family!
It is hard to believe that we have entered a new decade with the beginning of 2020. I am looking forward to a new year with APALA and all the opportunities that we have as an organization. We will also be celebrating our 40th anniversary this year, so be on the lookout for the celebration announcement to take place at ALA Annual in Chicago this summer. … READ MORE
Hidden Asian American CA Mission History Rewrites 120+ Years of US, CA, & Azusa Pacific University History
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Janet Tom Wins I Love My Librarian Award
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ALA Midwinter Reflections
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Book Review: Dear Scarlet
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Author Interviews:
Robin Ha
Kate Gavino
Randy Ribay
Announcements & News
UCLA Library and the Department of Asian Languages & Cultures have released an edited volume, The Collection of Creative Writing by Learners of Japanese リレー小説集 [Collection of Relay Essays]
APALA received its largest quarterly donation from AmazonSmile this past December with a total of $50.86!
ODLOS seeks proposals for the 2020 Diversity Research Grants. Applications may address any diversity-related topic which addresses critical gaps in the knowledge of diversity, equity and outreach issues within library and information science. Proposals are due by midnight Pacific time on April 15, 2020.
The APALA Scholarships and Awards Committee invites you to apply to the following awards:
Travel Grant – Applications due March 1, 2020
APALA Scholarship – Applications due April 1, 2020
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