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Membership and Governance

Membership is open to all librarians/information specialists of Asian/Pacific descent working in U.S. library/information centers and related institutions/organizations, and to others who support the goals and purpose of APALA.

Benefits of membership include: 

  • Discuss problems and concerns of Asian Pacific American (APA) Librarians
  • Exchange ideas with other APA librarians
  • Receive support and encourage from APA communities
  • Participate in the mentoring programs
  • Seek funding or scholarships
  • Cooperate with other organizations with similar interests
  • Join the APALA electronic discussion lists
  • Receive APALA Membership Directory
  • Receive APALA Newsletter four times a year

The Association is governed by an executive Board that is comprised of the president, vice/president/president elect, secretary, treasurer, immediate past president, and two elected members-at-large. APALA’s constitution requires that a genuine effort be made to ensure diverse ethnic, geographic, and institutional representation in officer nominations and committee appointments.

Liaisons and Representation

Members may be appointed as APALA liaisons to the ALA Council Committee on International Relations and the ALA Education Assembly. Other liaison opportunities to appropriate ALA committees/assemblies are under consideration. The president and/or designated APALA member represent(s) the Association on the ALA Diversity Council, the ALA Affiliates Group, and other ALA president-/executive-board-initiated special committees.

The ALA liaison to APALA is the Director of the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS).


Support and Participation

In addition to attending executive Board and Membership meetings during ALA Midwinter and Annual (Summer) conferences, members can be active in the Association through committee work. Staggered two-year appointments to committees (of four or more members) ensure continuity and promote mentoring of new appointees. APALA Standing Committees include:

  • Awards
  • Constitution and Bylaws
  • Finance
  • Membership
  • Newsletter and Publications
  • Program
  • Publicity
  • Recruitment and Scholarship

Special Committees appointed annually include:

  • Nominations (comprised of past presidents)
  • Local Arrangements (for the annual conference program and membership meeting)

Other Ad Hoc special committees and Task forces may be formed as needed by the president of APALA.

The following people have lifetime memberships to APALA:

  • Denice Adkins
  • Lana Adlawan
  • A. Jade Alburo
  • Brinna Pam Anan
  • Mario Ascencio
  • Michelle Baildon
  • Danilo M Baylen
  • Vishma Bhattarai
  • Kathryn Blackmer
  • Sam Bloom
  • Angela Boyd
  • Jeremy Buenviaje
  • Kannan Cangro
  • Marilyn Carbonell
  • Andrew Carlos
  • Emily Chan
  • Jennifer Chan
  • Tina Chan
  • May Chang
  • Crystal Chen
  • Amanda Cheung
  • Tiffany Chow
  • Clara Chu
  • Timothy Chu
  • Janet Clarke
  • Anna Coats
  • Gary Colmenar
  • Erica Cuyugan
  • Ione Damasco
  • Trevor A Dawes
  • Ana Elisa de Campos Salles
  • Jerry Dear
  • Emily Drabinski
  • Karen Fernandez
  • Wilfred Fong
  • Violet Fox
  • Mario M. Gonzalez
  • George Gottschalk
  • Charlene Hsu Gross
  • Michael Habata
  • Molly Higgins
  • Dora T Ho
  • Susan Hoang
  • Bintal Hunt-Korn
  • Ariana Hussain
  • laila Hussein Moustafa
  • Brian Huynh
  • Florante P. Ibanez
  • Abraham Ignacio
  • Suzanne Im
  • Mayu Ishida
  • Ling Hwey Jeng
  • Alyssa Jocson Porter
  • Liana Juliano
  • Hana Kim
  • Moon Kim
  • Soo Kim
  • Sherise Kimura
  • Paul Lai
  • Sheila S Lai
  • Margaret Lam
  • Cathy Kim Van Q. Le
  • Hanna Lee
  • Helen Lee
  • Mai Soua Lee
  • Michelle Lee
  • Young Lee
  • Helen Look
  • Karla Lucht
  • Pearl Ly
  • Richard Ma
  • Candice Mack
  • Zoë McLaughlin
  • Dr Claudette S McLinn
  • Nicole Marconi
  • Tamiye Meehan
  • Nisha Mody
  • Alanna Aiko Moore
  • Daisy Muralles
  • Vani Natarajan
  • Emily Nichols
  • Dan Nishimoto
  • Katrina Nye
  • Sarah Okner
  • Cynthia Orozco
  • Fumiko Osada
  • Heawon Paick
  • Diana Park
  • Hannah Park
  • Lessa Pelayo-Lozada
  • Lena Pham
  • Catherine Phan
  • Annie Pho
  • Nida Pholananta
  • Cecilia Poon
  • Dorothy F. Potter
  • Jennie Pu
  • Raymond Pun
  • Charlotte Roh
  • Emma Roublow
  • Safi (Sheikh) M Safiuallah
  • Hilary Seo
  • Feng-Ru Sheu
  • Joy Shioshita
  • Jeffrey Sichaleune
  • Gayatri Singh
  • Peter Spyers-Duran
  • Annie Tang
  • Neha Thakkar
  • Lana Thelen
  • Janet Tom
  • Miriam Tuliao
  • Touger Vang
  • Diana Wakimoto
  • Andrew H Wang
  • Cindy Wee
  • Sandy Wee
  • Dorcas Wong
  • Patricia Mei-Yung Wong
  • Lana Mariko Wood
  • Kenneth Yamashita
  • Jenny Yap
  • Steven Yates
  • Evelyn Shimazu Yee
  • Courtney Young
  • Jen-chien Yu
  • Irene Zapata
  • Shali Zhang
  • Jian-zhong "Joe" Zhou
  • Benhui Zou