The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) Scholarships and Awards Committee is excited to announce the recipient of the 2023’s APALA Gayatri Singh Award: Ruth Xing! The Committee was impressed with their current and previous DEI work as well as their strong interest in diversity, inclusion and justice in librarianship.
This is the first time this award has been given. Gayatri Singh was a beloved APALA member dedicated to ensuring everyone had a seat at the table. In this same spirit, the goals of the Gayatri Singh Award are to provide an APALA member with the opportunity to enhance their engagement with equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice through professional development and financial assistance and to encourage sustaining APALA membership and organizational participation through the opportunity to engage with professional opportunities that align with Gayatri Singh’s commitment to social justice.