Asian American librarians and library services : activism, collaborations, and strategies / edited by Janet Hyunju Clarke, Raymond Pun, Monnee Tong ; foreword by Clara M. Chu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clarke, Janet Hyunju, 1963- editor.

Pun, Raymond, 1985- editor.

Tong, Monnee, 1983- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian American librarians.

Pacific Islander American librarians.

Asian Americans and libraries.

Physical Description:

xviii, 396 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Summary:

In Asian American Librarians and Library Services: Activism, Collaborations, and Strategies, library professionals and scholars share reflections, best practices, and strategies and convey the critical need for diversity in the LIS field, library programming, and resources to better reflect the rich and varied experiences and information needs of Asian Americans in the United States and beyond. The volume recognizes and honors the creative and intentional work librarians do for their constituent Asian American communities in promoting resources, services, and outreach. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I. Collections, exhibits and resources

An overview of Asian American literary history / by Janet Hyunju Clarke

Diversity in children's books : interview with Dr. Sarah Park Dahlen

We need diverse librarians and libraries : the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association's past, present, and future / by Michelle J. Lee

From birth to maturity : the Chinese American Librarians Association / by Sai Deng

Asian American Law Librarians Caucus : a jewel in the crown / by Alex Xiaomeng Zhang

Finding the Asian American in American dance / by Arlene Yu

South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) : interview with Samip Mallick

Digitizing Asian American collections : interview with Giao Luong Baker

Inknography : a digital oral history collection of tattooed Asian Americans challenging the model minority stereotype / by Jessea Kanoelani-Ramos Young

On 9066 Japanese American internment exhibit at Fresno State : interview with Tammy Lau and Julie Renee Moore

Unsettled/resettled : Seattle's Hunt Hotel travel exhibit : interview with Azusa Tanaka

Engagement and outreach : South Asian Oral History Project at the University of Washington Libraries / by Deepa Banerjee

Building the Vietnamese language collection at CSU Fullerton : interview with Moon Kim

Part II. Services, outreach and programming

Information as praxis : collaborative strategies between campus and community / by Todd Honma

Asian American studies and the Association of Chinese Teachers meets the public library : a multi-partner approach to planning APIA programs / by Jerry Dear

Talk story : sharing stories, sharing culture to create a family literacy program / by Lessa Pelayo-Lozada

Dai Dai Xiang Chuan : bridging generations, a bag at a time, a program that celebrates APA heritage / by Dora Ho

Serving our communities : interview with Lynn Nguyen

How differing perceptions of librarianship in Asia & other factors impact Asian students' expectations of law librarians in America / by Avery Le

Supporting Southeast Asian student success program at California State University, Fresno : a librarian's involvement and collaboration / by Hiromi Kubo

Expectations, skepticism and language barrier : a brief journey / by Anna Yang

Supporting Asian American studies : interview with Sine Hwang Jensen

Expatriate Japanese families as library users : a CSAE study in a college town community in the United States / by Ryuta Komaki, Fukuji Imai and Yukinori Okabe

An Asian American librarian's experience on promoting the institutional repository / by Tiewei Liu

Rethinking academic library support for students from South Korea : experiences from a public college / by Kathryn Johns-Masten and Tina Chan

International outreach librarianship : interview with John Hickok

Part III. Leadership experiences and perspectives

Against the odds : reflections on Asian American identity and multicultural, shared leadership in academic libraries / by Adriene Lim

Recruiting a diverse LIS workforce: interview with Cynthia Del Rosario

Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians : cultivating APA library leaders through reflection and peer mentorship / by Simon Lee, Cynthia Mari Orozco and Michael Qiu

Library administrative and leadership preparation : an Asian American perspective / by Binh P. Le

Going beyond the bamboo ceiling : issues and challenges for Asian Pacific American patrons and librarians / by Lisa Chow and Sandra Sajonas

On being a Hmong American librarian : interview with Vang Vang

A career in leadership : interview with Haipeng Li

Doing the work you want your library work to do : reflections of an academic librarian / by Gerardo "Gary" Colmenar

The imperative to nurture diversity : interview with Miriam Tuliao

Creating an infrastructure for diversity throughout the organization : interview with Sandy Wee

It's all in the family : interview with Regina Gong and Dao Rong Gong

Chinese-American librarian leadership : interview with Dr. Lian Ruan

Minority among minorities : a Japanese librarian at a historically Black college or university (HBCU) / by Chieko Sato Hutchison and Elizabeth Jean Brumfield

Impactful leadership : interview with Xuemao Wang

Leadership perspectives from Mexico : interview with Dr. Jesus Lau

Mentoring APA library leaders : interview with Patricia "Patty" Wong

The life and legacy of Dr. Lois Mai Chan in the LIS Field : interview with Raymond Pun and Monnee Tong.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442274921

9781442274914

1442274913

1442274921

OCLC:

992433113

Publisher Number:

99974827772