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Publications: Chinese-American and Asian Pacific American Librarian Publications

Posted on by Salvatore De Sando

Since the 1970s, Membership Directories and Newsletters of the Chinese-American Librarians Association (CALA) and Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) have provided information resources for Asian American and Pacific American professionals working in libraries. Here at the A.L.A. Archives, we want to tell you all about our holdings which are information rich for current and future readers.

Read on to learn more about the art and history of CALA and APALA publications!

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Research Strategies: Finding Asian American and Pacific Heritage Materials at the ALA Archives

Posted on by Salvatore De Sando

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and we at the ALA Archives want to help you optimize your research into Asian Pacific American history. In this month’s blog post, we’ll take a tour through ALA Archives holdings and we’ll try multiple strategies for finding information. Read on to learn more!
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Announcing Digitized Chinese-American Librarian Association Newsletters!

Posted on by Lydia Tang

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The American Library Association Archives is pleased to announce the digitization of the Chinese American Librarians Association newsletters and conference programs!

Within the newsletters (1982-2000) are messages from the President; chapter, committee, and individual member announcements; administrative updates; essays on Chinese and East-Asian librarianship; narratives of CALA events; obituaries and tributes; conference itineraries; job and scholarship postings; and publication announcements and reviews.

The CALA newsletters, membership directories, and conference programs are found at the ALA Archives in Record Series 85/4/30

These digitized documents can be found here.

Chinese-American Librarians Association website