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SCHOLARSHIP

Michael Habata is the APALA Scholarship recipient of 2008. Mr. Habata is of Japanese Heritage, and will be completing his MLIS at UCLA in June 2009.

TRAVEL AWARD

Sally Ma the recipient for Travel Award.  She is the Youth Services Manager at the  Fairfax County Public Library in Virginia which serves a growing Asian population, especially people with a Vietnamese, Korean, and Pakistani background. 

At ALA, Ms. Ma is interested in learning more about administration and leadership, youth services, diverse populations, and advocacy and marketing.  She will also be presenting her first poster session at the Emerging Leaders Program.

She currently serves on two committees that focus on diversity, the Spectrum Scholars Interest Group and the Cultural Diversity Grant Committee for the Library and Administration Management Association.  

ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN LIBRARIANS ASSOCIATION
ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE
(APAAL) 2009

PRESS RELEASE
APALA AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT
May 1, 2009

The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) announces the following titles as winner and honor books in the 2009 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature. The awards promote Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage, based on literary and artistic merit. The books were chosen from titles by or about Asian Pacific Americans published in 2008.

Adult Fiction Winner
Lahiri, Jhumpa, Unaccustomed Earth. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.

Honorable Mention for Adult Fiction
Ng, Fae Myenne. Steer Toward Rock. New York: Hyperion, 2008.

Adult Non-Fiction Winner
Lee, Jennifer 8. Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food. New York: Twelve, 2008.

Honorable Mention for Adult Non-Fiction
Pham, Andrew X. Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars. New York: Harmony Books, 2008.
Yang, Kao Kalia. The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir. Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 2008.

Picture Book Winner
Reibstein, Mark. Wabi Sabi. Illustrated by Ed Young. New York: Little Brown, 2008.

Honorable Mention for Picture Book
Sheth, Kashmira. Monsoon Afternoon. Illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi. New York: Peachtree, 2008.

Youth Literature Winner
Ly, Many. Roots and Wings. New York: Delacorte, 2008.

Honorable Mention for Text in Youth Literature
Hirahara, Naomi, 1001 Cranes. New York: Delacorte, 2008.
Yoo, Paula. Good Enough. New York: Harper Collins, 2008.

Dora Ho, Chair
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Committee
Young Adult Librarian
Los Angeles Public Library - Young Adult Services
630 W. Fifth St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
213-228-7518
fax 213-228-7529
dho@lapl.org

Members of the Awards Committee:

Angela Yumiko Boyd
International Documents, News Resources &
Psychology Librarian and Co-Web Services Librarian, UCSB,
Santa Barbara, CA

Cora Dompor,
Branch Manager, San Diego Public Library - Skyline Hills
Branch, San Diego, CA

Gregory Alan-Kingman Hom,
Teen Services Librarian, San Francisco
Public Library, San Francisco, CA

Rebecca Kennedy
Reference Librarian, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL

Candice Mack
Young Adult Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library,
Encino-Tarzana, CA

Becky Lasswell Stromberg
Life Sciences Librarian, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA

Susan L. Minobe
Graduate Student/Library Assistant, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Kyung-Ah Gina Moon
Youth Services Coordinator, Broward County
Public Library, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Jeffrey Sichaleune
Adult Services Librarian, County of Los Angeles
Public Library, Norwalk, CA

Sandy Wee
Branch Manager, Millbrae Library, San Mateo County
Library, Millbrae, CA

Please see the APALA website (www.apalaweb.org) for descriptions of the books as well as lists of past winners.

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