Member Highlights Showcase — Heawon Paik
Heawon Paick is a lifetime member of APALA. Those of us who are recent members would benefit greatly from getting to know such a distinguished member of our association. Heawon has been an APALA member since 1998 (or 1999). She served as APALA president in 2004-2005. Since then, she has been part of...
RSS 2.0 Announcement of Upcoming Elections
Dear APALA members,
The 2013 APALA Executive Board election will open on Monday, March 18 at 12:01am PST. The ballot will be open through Friday, April 12 at 11:59pm PST.
Online voting is open to dues-paying and lifetime APALA members who are members in good standing as of March 1.
The list of candidates is available at: Meet the 2013 APALA Election Candidates!
If you have any questions about the election, feel free to contact me or another member of the Nominating Committee.
Nominations Committee,
Sandy Wee, Chair
Michelle Baildon
Florante Ibanez
Meet the 2013 APALA Election Candidates!
Get to know the candidates for the 2013 APALA Elections from their candidacy statements (presented by office and in alphabetical order by last name).
Vice President / President Elect
EILEEN K. BOSCH
Eileen K. Bosch is a Sr. Assistant Librarian at California State University, Long Beach since 2007. Eileen is an active member of APALA (see below), ALA, REFORMA, and ACRL. Some of her accomplishments and activities are: ALA Council Member- at-Large (2011-14); co-authored the ALA Libraries & the Internet Toolkit (2012); ALA Diversity Research Grants Committee (2010-12); ALA Scholarship & Grant Committee (2010-12); Co-Chair Spectrum Leadership Institute (2009). She is a 2010 Emerging Leader, 2005 Spectrum Scholar, and 2004 IMLS New Librarians, New Leaders Scholar. She holds a MLIS from Kent SU and a M.Ed. from BGSU.Personal Statement
It’s with great honor that I accept my nomination to run for the position of VP/President Elect of APALA. I’ve been amazed by the level of dedication and the sense of belonging that APALA has offered to me as a mixed ethnic person. APALA is a place where different ideas, cultures, beliefs, and experiences are valued by peers in the most uplifting, encouraging, and supportive manner – everyone matters! As APALA continues to grow and reaches its 35th year, I believe it’s crucial to develop a sustainable plan to support the programs and activities that address the needs of our members and communities. I would like to continue to move APALA forward and focus on 4 objectives:
- Continue building on the foundation of past Presidents;
- Cultivate a fundraising ethos;
- Engage membership by seeking out new ideas and individual talent to seek solutions;
- Collaborate with other ethnic groups and ALA leaders to increase the visibility and growth of APALA.
If elected, I will bring energy, enthusiasm, persistence, and professional networks with ALA and other associations to increase the visibility of APALA as we focus on bringing people together and seeking new ideas to find solutions.
Past and Current APALA Involvement
Since joining APALA in 2010, I’ve worked on multiple committees; collaborated on multiple projects; shared and learned new ideas; supported the vision of past Presidents. Some of these activities include: Finance & Fundraising Committee Chair (2010/11 to date), Public Relations Committee (2011/12), Literary Award Adult Fiction Committee (2011/12), APALA representative at Spectrum Leadership Institute Options Fair (2011), Executive Board Member-at- Large (2010/12), and Liaison to the Mentoring Committee (2010/11) and JCLC/APALA Fundraising Basket (2011).
I was appointed Chair of Finance & Fundraising Committee/F&FC by the last 2 Presidents. With a talented and committed team, we established a solid fundraising plan for APALA. Some of our contributions are: designed an annual t-shirt contest to increase visibility, created an online store Café Press to benefit our scholarships and literacy programs, crafted sponsorship letters, initiated and developed close relationships with sponsors, built coalitions with other groups, engaged with membership via online surveys, partnered with other committees to build a web presence, and increased the number of sponsorships.
MARIA TAESIL HUDSON CARPENTER
Maria Taesil Hudson Carpenter is Director of Libraries for the City of Somerville, MA, overseeing three libraries for a diverse community of 76,000. In her role she operates a 1.7M budget and manages a team of 41 staff members. With collaborators, she won an 18M provisional grant for a new Central Library building; expanded branch hours to weekends; raised funds and opened a new Teen Room; led successful ALA/IMLS Storycorp and ALA/NEH Muslim Journeys grant award applications; and partnered with Harvard Library Innovation Lab on the Awesome Box project. Formerly, Maria was Director of Advancement and Marketing for Northeastern U. Libraries. She completed her MLIS at U. of Pittsburgh and her BA at Ohio Wesleyan. Maria is a member of Phi Beta Delta and an ALA Spectrum Scholar. She is a doctoral candidate in Simmons’ MLIP program, studying managerial leadership and service to diverse populations. She is the recipient of many awards including a partner award from Northeastern’s Asian American Center and U. of Pittsburgh’s Jay Daily Award. Maria has served on many committees including: R. Steven’s Presidential Frontline Fundraising Task Force, 2010-2012; ACRL Racial & Ethnic Diversity committee, 2006-2009; ALA Spectrum Scholar Interest Group (Chair) 2006-2007; ALA Spectrum Institute Planning committee, 2004-2006; and ACRL Spectrum Scholars Mentors committee, 2003-2005. She co-authored ACRL’s cultural competencies guidelines. She is also a yoga teacher and a Reiki healer.Personal StatementIt is an honor to run for APALA Vice-President/President-Elect. As a member of APALA I have observed the organization’s growth and development over the years. I am impressed by the collective work produced by APALA colleagues, from producing events such as David H.T. Wong’s talk about being an Asian/Pacific American and frog activist, to promoting memberships, to acknowledging and giving voice to Asian/Pacific American library staff, writers, and activists, through APALA literature awards, travel grants, and spotlights. I have learned a lot about leadership—as one who practices it and as one who studies it. I feel I am ready to now step up and serve in this leadership position and put my heart and soul into representing APALA and working alongside members. If I am elected, I will bring members together to discuss issues and opportunities for APA librarians, recruit and provide professional development and networking opportunities to APA librarians, and to work with ethnic caucuses and partners on joint projects. I believe in living a life of joy, service, and love and will bring this philosophy to my work with APALA.Maria has been a long-term member of APALA beginning when she was a graduate student in Pittsburgh’s School of Library and Information Science. She has participated in APALA programs, volunteered on membership drives, promoted the important work that APALA does, and Co-Chaired APALA’s Marketing Committee, 2007-2008. Namaste. Thank you for your consideration!
Treasurer
DORA HO
Young Adult Librarian/Program Specialist, Los Angeles Public Library, Youth ServicesEducation: M.L.S. with specialization in Special Libraries, UCLA 1992.Membership: ALA, California Library Association; APALA Life member; CALA Life memberALA Activities: ALA Councilor at large, 2003-2014; ALA Executive Board, 2011-2014; ALA Budget Analysis Review Committee, 2012-2014; ALA Membership Committee, member 2002-2006, 2009-2010, chair 2007-2008; ALA Scholarship Committee 2004-2009, 2012-2013; ALA YALSA, Membership Committee, member, 1999-2004; New Members Round Table, President 2001-2002Other Library Activities: Chinese American Librarians Association, President, 2007-2008; Chinese American Librarians Association, Treasurer 2001-2006; Chinese American Librarians Association, Organizational Manual Committee,Chair 2010-12; California Library Association, Scholarship Committee, member 2008-2011,2012-2013; National Conference on Asian Pacific American Librarians, Webmaster; Asian Pacific American Librarians Association – Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Committee, Chair 2002-Present; JCLC 2012 Steering Committee, CALA Representative, and Finance Committee ChairPast and Current APALA ActivitiesI have been chair/co-chair of the APALA’s Literature Award Committee since 2002. It has been a very rewarding experience for me to coordinate books from publishers for committee chairs. I am proud to be part of the Literature Award Team that helps promote Asian/Pacific cultures and heritage. Additionally, I served as a mentor for the APALA Mentoring Program. Moreover, I am especially honor to be part of the APALA’s 35th Anniversary Committee. This will be another milestone for APALA and I am eager to participate and to move forward with APALA to bigger and better things.Personal StatementHaving served on the Literature Award Committee for over ten years, I am seeking other opportunities to serve APALA. Being extremely interested in finance planning, I have decided to run for the treasurer position. I hope to bring a new perspective and fresh ideas to the Executive Board on budget planning and increase our investments. As a team player, I am eager to learn as well as to contribute back to APALA. Previously, I served as the Chinese American Librarian Association (CALA) treasurer for five years. I have extensive experience with budget, finance planning, and tax form filing (Form 990). As the Finance chair of JCLC, I was able to maintain our budget and kept spending to a minimum in order to achieve a high profit margin for the conference. In addition, with the experience I had on the ALA/BARC (Budget Analysis Review Committee), I am confident I can ensure APALA is financially sound and stable. I hope to be a Treasurer who will assist with moving APALA forward in many projects that will not only benefit our members, yet continue with the mission of the association. Thank you for your vote!!
Secretary
JANET H. CLARKE
Janet H. Clarke is the Associate Director for Research and Instructional Services at Stony Brook University Libraries, where she has worked since 1999. She is a selector for Asian American Studies. She has an MLS from Queens College and a Ph.D. from Stony Brook University. She is a member of APALA, ACRL, SUNYLA, and ALA.
Personal Statement
I am running for Secretary. I am currently serving as a member-at-large in APALA, and have served on the Literature Awards Committee and contributed articles to the newsletter. It has been my privilege to be a part of APALA since 2000. APALA has been a generous professional home to me. I am proud to be part of an organization that supports and encourages dialogue about APA library issues and promotes vital library services to APA groups and communities. More than ever, APA librarians in all types of organizations need to be strong advocates for our communities and constituents. I strongly support APALA’s social and community activism and feel this engagement is enhanced by its partnerships with other organizations and ethnic caucuses. If elected, I will do by best to further APALA’s goals.
Member-at-Large (2012-2014)
ANNA MALA COATS
Anna Mala Coats is the children’s librarian at East Rutherford Memorial Library in New Jersey. She works with ages 0 – 18 and creates programs that celebrate the community’s diversity. Anna is herself multiracial and understands the importance of having everyone’s culture celebrated. “I am half East Indian / West Indian, and half Eastern European / Western European. My maternal great-grandparents emigrated from India to Guyana and my mother immigrated to the United States in the 1970s. My father’s mother was Hungarian and his father was Dutch, Welsh, and Cherokee, and could trace his ancestry in this country back to the 1500s.” Anna received her M.A. in English from Rutgers University in May 2011 and her M.S. in Library & Information Science from the University of Illinois in December 2011. She completed both on campus degrees in two and a half years. Anna is currently one of the New Jersey Library Association (NJLA)’s Emerging Leaders. She is also involved with REFORMA (The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking) and the Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS)’s Youth Services Committee (YSC).
Personal Statement
The APA community and libraries are central to me, which is why I am running for APALA’s Executive Board Member-at-Large. As a member of the South Asian Diaspora community, I understand what it like to be a minority within a minority group, and want to better serve marginalized communities. APALA does this by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas by APA librarians; supporting and encouraging library services to APA communities; and more. I am eager to be more involved with APALA because it champions missions important to me. My leadership training in the NJLA Emerging Leaders and experience serving a diverse community have prepared me for this position. As Member-at-Large, I will work closely with the Executive Board to represent the needs of APALA members and the APA community.
Past and Current APALA Involvement
Anna first learned about APALA while waiting in line for Sherman Alexie’s signature at the 2012 ALA Anaheim Conference and has been involved ever since. She serves on the Family Literacy Focus Committee, which promotes Talk Story, a joint literacy project between APALA and AILA (American Indian Library Association) that reaches out to Asian Pacific American (APA) and American Indian / Alaska Native (AIAN) children and their families. “I work with a team of creative and insightful librarians on the Family Literacy Focus Committee. The supportive atmosphere encourages innovative ideas.” Anna is working to re-envision marketing of Talk Story to non-member/non-minority librarians as well as communities that no longer relate to ancestral languages by using her background in marketing and current community outreach efforts.
PAOLO P. GUJILDE
- Sagittarius
- Loves coffee
- Likes long walks on the beach
- Former “archaeologist” and Now, an “awesome” librarian
- Graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Library Coordinator at Robert Morris University in Chicago, IL
- Co-chair, APALA Program Planning Committee; Member, APALA Local Arrangements Task Force
Personal Statement
In the past three years as a librarian, I have learned a lot about the field of librarianship and our (librarians) impact to our students, patrons, and society. As Member-at-Large, I will bring my experiences working with the program planning committee and other task forces within APALA and other organization to further discourse and awareness of our contributions to librarianship. Additionally, as Member-at-Large, I would help expand the mission of the organization through working with the executive board in fulfilling goals that will impact the future of the group.
Past and Current APALA Involvement
I would like to be considered for the Member-at-Large position with APALA. I am the co-chair of APALA’s 2013 Program Planning for the Chicago annual as well as a member of the Local Arrangement Task Force. Additionally, I am involved with GLBTRT as a volunteer for local arrangements and as a member of the round table. I became an APALA member after the annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana and since then, I expanded my role through committees and task forces in the organization. As co-chair and member of the program planning committee, I am delighted to be involved in bringing two great programs at this year’s annual conference in Chicago. These two programs highlight our roles as librarians in promoting and educating ourselves and others about diversity within our communities. I am definitely excited about it!
SARAH HONG-JI JEONG
Sarah Hong-Ji Jeong is an Associate Librarian, Research & Instruction-Sciences at the Z. Smith Reynolds (ZSR) Library at Wake Forest University (WFU). She has worked for 10 years at ZSR Library, the 2011 recipient of the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award. Sarah earned a B.S. degree from Duke University and an MLIS degree from UNCG, and she is a member of Beta Phi Mu Honor Society. While an undergraduate at Duke, she was a recipient of the B.N. Duke Leadership Scholarship and National Presidential Science Scholarship.
Selected Accomplishments
- Elected as Chair of the ZSR Librarians’ Assembly Peer Review Committee (2011-2012)
- Wrote 9 publications, including an article on Hanbok, Korean traditional dress, in the Journal of East Asian Libraries (2006) and a book chapter on “Connecting@ZSR: Meeting the Research Needs of International Graduate Students” in International Students and Academic Libraries: Initiatives for Success published by ACRL (2011)
- Served as an Invited Manuscript Peer Reviewer for the Journal of the Medical Library Association and Science & Technology Libraries (2012)
- Participated in the Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups (2006)
- Participated in the North Carolina Library Association Leadership Institute (2005)
Personal Statement
When I first became involved in APALA early in my career, I found a community of Asian American librarians and an opportunity to give back to the profession in a meaningful way as a second-generation Korean-American librarian. If elected as Member-at-Large of APALA, I intend to be an advocate for Asian/Pacific American librarians and represent the voice of APALA members within ALA.
Past and Current APALA Involvement
I joined APALA early in my career in 2005. I served as a member of the Scholarship Committee from 2005-2008 and Chair from 2008-2009. The Scholarship Committee was responsible for selecting the recipients of the APALA Scholarship and the ALA Emerging Leaders Program. I intend make a meaningful contribution at the next level by running for Member-at-Large of APALA.
At the 2009 ALA Annual Conference, I represented APALA on a panel discussion on “Information Technology and Communities of Color: Issues and Opportunities in a Global Context.” As a result, I initiated library outreach to international students and created the ZSR Library Guide for International Students linked to the WFU Center for International Studies website. My initiative led to an appointment by the Dean of ZSR Library to the Global Advisory Council, chaired by the Associate Provost of Global Affairs. APALA has made an impact on my professional career, and I have become known as an advocate for international students at Wake Forest University. Now I would like to give back to APALA.
Member Highlights Showcase–Tinamarie Vella
Tinamarie Vella just joined APALA in August 2012, so please give her a warm welcome! She is part of the Literature Awards Committee for the adult non-fiction category.
Tinamarie received her M.S. in Library & Information Science from Long Island University’s Palmer School of Library and Information Science. She also holds a M.A. in English from Brooklyn College, which is part of The City University of New York (CUNY) system. She currently works as the Access Services Manager of CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Research Center in New York City.
Tinamarie is a wonderful, knowledgeable addition to APALA’s Literature Awards Committee. She writes:
I have a strong interest in Asian/Pacific Islander history and literature, having done my graduate thesis on Filipino American Literature in World War II. I watched a special on the Pacific Front on the History Channel, and I was hooked.
Tinamarie is also active in ALA’s NMRT, LLAMA, and her state’s library association, New York Library Association (NYLA). She was a participant in ALA’s Emerging Leaders program in 2011 and is currently the chair of NYLA’s New Members Engagement Subcommittee. She is currently running for the Leadership Development Director position of ALA’s NMRT. Please see Tinamarie’s campaign video on YouTube.
When asked about her cultural heritage and background, Tinamarie shares:
Being born in Brooklyn, New York breeds a sense of cultural pride for your hometown.
My parents both have diverse backgrounds. My mother comes from a mixed background, her father was African American and her mother was Italian (from Naples, to be exact). My father came to this country when he was 10 months old, he was born in Birzebbuga, Malta, and he came with his English mother.
If you mix it all up, you have me.
Tinamarie is a blogger and writes about her professional and personal experiences and thoughts. Please check out her work at Occasional Rants and Raves. On her blog, Tinamarie writes about her interests:
I love spending time with friends and family as cheesy as it sounds. I love discovering new things, cultures, and I really need to work on traveling more! I would like to read and write more, I have a dream of winning an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, but I’ll settle for a published book/short story. I love capturing the moment, and have been called a camera whore on more than one occasion. I enjoy lounging around, abusing my DVR, attempting to be the Next Iron Chef, and of course online shopping. I could watch METS baseball all day. I used to love going to concerts, but I feel I’m getting too old for the mosh pit. I have recently discovered the surprisingly fascinating world of sci-fi, comic and horror conventions, and attend whenever I can.
As for her professional librarian goals and interests, Tinamarie is very much invested in building bridges between journalism and librarianship and nurturing new, emerging library professionals.
I work in a fast-paced news library. Much like in journalism, new and emerging library professionals must think fast and adjust to a quickly changing world of information gathering. I am working to strengthen the relationship between journalists and librarians, there’s the opportunity to work together, but it isn’t being nurtured properly.
I am also very interested in creating and cultivating leadership opportunities within our profession, we receive interns on a semester basis, and I love to have them here at this small yet distinct library that I work in, because it gives the interns the opportunity to create and experiment within all areas of librarianship.
Tinamarie is also an active volunteer of the NYC presence of Urban Librarians Unite (ULU), a “professional group created to promote and support libraries, library staff, and librarianship in urban settings. Urban Librarian Unite facilitates dialog between libraries and library workers, encourages new developments in library science, and advocates for libraries and librarians in urban areas.”
To connect online with Tinamarie, please visit her about.me page at: http://about.me/tinamarievella. Welcome, Tinamarie! We look forward to getting to know you better.
“My Personal Strategic Plan” by Leo Lo
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t–you’re right.”
~ Henry Ford
“Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is watching television.”
~ David Letterman
My Personal Strategic Plan (2012 – 2017):
Mission (why I exist)
To live a fun, purposeful, and extraordinary life, and make a positive contribution to the world by inspiring others to do the same.
Vision (what I will be)
I will be the “me” that I have always aspired to be:
- healthy
- well traveled
- adventurous and sophisticated in the art and science of gastronomy
- a leader in my profession
- a well-rounded person
- courageous
- compassionate
- artistic
- living my life without regrets.
Guiding Principles (how I will get there)
- Health: I had been living an unhealthy lifestyle for far too long. I smoked for many, many years. And after I quit, and my weight went up steadily every year. I hit rock bottom in 2011 when I ballooned up to 243 lbs. (I’m 6 feet tall). There were other health issues too. So, before I turned 40 in 2012, I decided to do something about it. In fact, I am determined to get into the best shape of my life.
- Lose 60 pounds to get to within the medically healthy weight range for my body frame. Then, I will completely revamp my wardrobe, and look amazing.
- I have never been able to do splits in my life. It seems like an impossible thing for me to do. Therefore, if I could do it, when I am on the other side of 40, it would indicate that I am in better shape (at least in one aspect) than I have ever been.
- Travel: My father instilled the concept of “seeing the world to expand my horizon” in me at an early age, and I have since lived a life of constant traveling. It is a big world, and it is filled with amazing things. I want to continue to travel far and often to experience them.
- After living in the U.S. on and off for many years, I finally became a U.S. citizen in 2007. Before that, I had very little interest in seeing America. I was much more interested in international travels. But something in me changed after the naturalization ceremony. Now I want to learn more about my adopted country by visiting all 50 states.
- Tango in Buenos Aires; see a football match in Brazil; practice yoga in India; set foot on all 7 continents.
- I went to boarding school in the U.K. when I was quite young, and thus missed out on spending time with my parents when I was growing up. They live in the U.S. now and I am fortunate to be able to see them more often, and as a result, I have a strong desire to understand them more deeply. I will visit their hometowns in southern China, the places where they grew up. This will bring us closer together on many levels..
- Food: We eat every day. Food should be an important part of our lives. I love it, and I want to know more about it. There is a finite number of meals I can eat in my lifetime. I have decided not to waste any one of them on junk anymore.
- Hong Kong, where I grew up, is a food lover’s paradise, and one of my fondest childhood memories is eating the Baked Portuguese Chicken at this old school restaurant called Tai Ping Koon. I have not been back to Hong Kong in over 13 years, and I cannot help but feel very distant from my hometown. I want to reconnect with my youth by going to the same restaurant and having the same dish one more time.
- I want to gain a deeper understanding of the art of food and eating by
- experiencing culinary art at its highest form by dining at Chef René Redzepi’s Noma Restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark;
- perfecting my cooking skills by designing a 5-course gourmet meals and serving it to my friends; and
- expanding my eating horizon by trying vegetarianism for a month.
Professional: I like to mix business with pleasure and I am very fortunate that I am able to develop my day job into something I really enjoy doing.
- I am on a tenure track, and getting tenure would present a significant milestone.
- I am in awe of those renaissance women and men who are experts in multiple fields, and I want to be like them when I grow up (… in 5 years).
- Publishing and presenting on 5 different disciplines would be a good benchmark.
- Earning an additional graduate degree would help too.
- We all love those TedTalks. I aspire to be able to deliver at least one presentation of that caliber.
Well-Rounded: I have a lot of gaps in my knowledge, and I am a very curious person. Therefore, I want to be proactive in filling those gaps that I find interesting. I will learn:
- Thai massage
- how to iron a shirt
- drive a stick shift
- CPR
- at least one ballroom dance.
Courageous: Fear has been the stumbling block in far too many instances in my life. I accept that it is natural to be afraid sometimes, but when fear stands in the way of achieving my goals, then I must find ways to overcome it. The best way to learn is to practice.
- There are several things where I had an unpleasant experience once, and that has deterred me from ever trying them again. I will give them a second chance to conquer my fear: skiing and camping.
There are other things that are just scary to me, but I am determined to conquer that fear: skydiving; getting upside down and doing a handstand.
Compassionate: I accept that I am by nature a selfish person, and this is a selfish goal because it makes me feel good. But if I could benefit others in the process, then it’s definitely worth doing.
Over the years, many people, including many strangers, have told me that I have a good voice and I should use it. Hence, I will record an audio book for the blind. I will mentor someone. Anyone want to be my protégé?
It always makes me happy when people compliment me, and I always feel that I don’t do that for others enough. It takes courage and humility to pay sincere compliments, and I will pay more attention to everyday situations in order to do that more.
Artistic: I have the need to create, but more often than not, I lack the discipline. This must change.
I will publish a short story, write a book, a screenplay, and create a photo essay.
No Regrets: Regrets? They are the worst!
- Must see Leo Messi, the best soccer player in the world, play in person
- Must have my portrait painted
- Must play this highly addictive computer game for 2 weeks straight without distraction
- Must hold a baby panda
- Must value chance encounters and get to know interesting people, and finally,
- Must successfully start a slow clap.
I am showing you my actual personal strategic plan. It is an open template for everyone. My hope is that it will inspire you to think about some of the things you would like accomplish in your life.
This is my normal, and perhaps it will be your normal too.
About Leo Lo
On Leo’s 40th birthday, he set out a 5-year plan to accomplish 45 things before he turns 45. This is his quest to become the person he has always wanted to be: a happy person. From traveling the globe, to conquering his fears, to living a healthy lifestyle, he seeks to live life with curiosity, compassion, and a sense of humor.
Leo is Assistant Professor/Research & Development Librarian at Kansas State University. He was selected by the American Library Association as an Emerging Leader in 2010. He has an M.F.A. in Screenwriting. His first feature screenplay, Rock Paper Scissors, placed as a Top 10 Finalists in the 2009 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. He is a yogi and a foodie and is pursuing a PhD in Human Nutrition.
See the complete list of Leo’s 45 things and follow his journey on his blog: www.45Before45Project.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/45Before45Project
Twitter: www.twitter.com/45Before45
Resources
Personal Strategic Plan/Manifesto
The 9 Manifesto Principles: http://geoffmcdonald.com/the-manifesto-manifesto/
Creating a Personal Strategic Plan: http://unclutterer.com/2008/09/16/creating-a-personal-strategic-plan/
How to Make a Life List You’ll Actually Do: A Comprehensive Guide: http://www.raptitude.com/2009/09/how-to-make-a-life-list-youll-actually-do-a-comprehensive-guide/
The Holstee Manifesto: http://shop.holstee.com/pages/about#the-manifesto
Happiness
The Happiness Project: http://www.happiness-project.com/
TedTalks on happiness: http://www.ted.com/talks/tags/happiness
Be Effective and Productive
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://www.stephencovey.com/7habits/7habits.php
Start with Why: http://www.startwithwhy.com
Structured Procrasination: http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/
APALA Store Launches on CafePress
Like a large family, supporting our membership and the groups we collaborate with continually strengthens our organization.
Each year APALA offers financial assistance to a student of Asian or Pacific background enrolled in or accepted to an MLS program. APALA also offers libraries and organizations scholarships to develop Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture literacy programming; these programs reach out to Asian Pacific American (APA) and American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) children and their families through the exploration of stories in books, oral traditions and art.
APALA needs your support to sustain and grow these important services to our communities!
Please consider purchasing items from the APALA Store. A portion of store precedes benefit APALA scholarships and programs like the ones mentioned above.
There are items to fit every personality and budget, including apparel, mugs, water bottles, cards, buttons and much more, in three distinctive lines to choose from:
- APALA Branding: This line offers several products promoting the APALA brand.
- Talk Story: This line focuses on promoting our Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture literacy program.
- APALA Limited Edition: This line sells a limited edition of past and current award-winning APALA T-shirt designs.
We love our members and our organizations! The more funds we can raise, the more scholarships and programs we can support. Come, buy something unique and help us help our communities!
Please visit the APALA Store on CafePress:
