The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) Scholarships and Awards Committee is proud to announce member Michelle Lee as APALA’s 2019 American Library Association (ALA) Emerging…
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Jaena Rae Cabrera started a new position as Acting Branch Manager at San Francisco Public Library. Deborah Caldwell started a new position as Diversity Resident…
Dear APALA Members, I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to be your President. I am especially grateful for all your support…
Nicole Chung is the web editor of Catapult Magazine, and formerly the editor of the Toast. Her first book, a memoir called “All You Can…
The latest issue of the APALA Newsletter is for Summer 2018 (volume 34, issue 6) and includes the President’s Message, APALA @ ALA Annual New Orleans,…
Dear APALA members, It has been a great honor to serve as your president for 2017-2018. As we march toward ALA’s 2018 Annual Conference, my…
Dr. Hwa-Wei Lee, honored in Thailand: On April 27, 2018, Dr. Hwa-Wei Lee was awarded a Medal of Appreciation from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri…
A lot can happen in a few years. A person might take on a new job or a new hairstyle or a new field of research. That’s…
The APALA Program Planning Committee is pleased to present two upcoming webinars in June. Be sure to check it out if you can, or view…
YZ Chin is the author of two chapbooks, deter and In Passing. She published her full-length debut Though I Get Home in April, 2018. You can read our review…