2010 Annual APALA Sponsored and Related Programs and Events
Washington, D.C. June 25 ~ 28, 2010

• 10:00 - 11:00 am Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Asian Pacific American Connections. A Behind-the-Scenes Tour.
  Donations will be accepted to support the Festival.
  This visit to the annual festival will be limited to 50 guests. http://www.festival.si.edu/
  Sign up online here.
  
  
• 3:00 - 5:00pm Library of Congress Tour
  This tour will focus on the library's Asian American Pacific Islander Collections. A reception will precede in the Asian Reading Room Foyer. Limited to 50 guests.
  Sign up online here.
  
  
• 7:30 -10:00 pm Many Voices, One Nation: Washington, DC
  Renaissance Washington, Congressional Hall A/B
  Don't miss this annual celebration of the literary diversity and creativity that enriches our world. Many Voices, One Nation brings together writers and artists from different perspectives and presents a rich program of spoken word, music and performance that celebrates and reminds us of the many unique cultures sharing one world.
  
  

• 7:30-9:30 pm APALA Executive Board
  APALA Executive Board Meeting (open to all)
  Grand Hyatt Washington, Independence G

• Noon-1:00pm - 44th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, TalkStory Stage, Rita Cacas and Juanita Tamayo Lott, authors of "Images of America: Filipinos in Washington, DC" (Arcadia Publishing) will discuss “Immigration to the D.C. Area.” For more information about the Festival: http://www.festival.si.edu/
  
  
• 1:00 - 2:30 pm White House Tour
  This tour will be limited to 50 guests.
  We have reached the reservation capacity for this tour and we can no longer take more reservations. To learn more about the White House and parking and prohibited items and the like, please click here.
  
  
• 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Tools to Promote Family Literacy and Advocacy
  Embassy Suites Convention Center, Capitol A/B
  ALA’s five ethnic affiliates developed culturally relevant family literacy initiatives in response to ALA President Camila Alire’s call to action . The affiliates (American Indian Library Association, Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association, Black Caucus of ALA; Chinese American Librarians Association, and REFORMA, the association to promote library services to the Spanish speaking) will describe their projects, the impact, and ways to replicate these innovative activities. Panel moderators: Patty Wong and Mary Jo Venetis, Alire Initiative representatives.
  
  
• 3:00 - 4:00 pm National Archives Tour
  Experience the feeling of going beyond the walls of the Rotunda into the stacks and vaults of the National Archives. Guided tour is Limited to 30 guests. For more information: http://archives.gov/nae/visit/vaults.html.
  Sign up online here.
  
  
  
• 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Diversity and Outreach Fair
  Washington Convention Center, Hall C, Aisle 700
  APALA will have a booth this year at the Diversity Fair spotlighting the APALA literature awards and our family literacy project among other things.
  

• 10:30 am - 12:00 pm APALA Program: Asian American Political Participation: Librarians, Media & Advocacy
  
  Renaissance Washington, Auditorium
  
  This program looks at Asian/Pacific American activism and coalition building through political participation, media, creative writing, library programming, outreach, and other forms of mobilization. In particular, we will focus on public/cultural institutions and spaces such as libraries, social policies, education, and public services, which promote an equitable and just civil society. Our speakers will share their experiences in forming coalitions and social movements at the local and international level with people from different backgrounds of class, race, and gender.
  
  
  
• 6:30 - 9:30pm 30th Anniversary Dinner Gala at China Garden
  http://www.chinagardenva.com/
  1100 Wilson Boulevard Twin Towers - Mall Level, Rosslyn, VA 22209
  Sign up online here.

Monday, June 28, 2010

• 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stress and depression in the workplace: Effective methods for preventing and/or treating emotional challenges
  Washington Convention Center, 145A
  Anyone, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status can suffer from depression. No job category or professional level is immune. Every year, 9.5% of the population suffer from a depressive illness often linked strongly to other chronic illnesses. Much of this suffering is unnecessary. There ARE solutions and libraries have a key role to play in promoting awareness. This program will address the signs, symptoms, causes, and effects of depression, as well as treatment options, holistic approaches to achieving and maintaining mental and physical health.
  Co-sponsors REFORMA, APALA, AILA and BCALA.

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