2015 APALA Events Calendar San Francisco

Calendar of Events @ ALA Annual
San Francisco, CA
Thursday, June 26, 2015
Friday, June 26, 2015
APALA Chinatown Walking Tour and Manilatown Heritage Foundation
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
City Guides will discuss the history and development of San Francisco's Chinatown, important historical sites and buildings, and
cultural traditions, customs, and celebrations. The tour ends with a visit to the Manila Heritage Foundation, a historical building
and former site of the International Hotel, popularly known as the I-Hotel. After the formal tours end at 1:00 p.m. attendees are
invited to join the group for lunch at Janet's (tour coordinator) favorite restaurant, Enjoy Vegetarian, a block from Portsmouth
Square, or go to other restaurants in the area (visit APALA website for restaurant recommendations).
APALA Executive Board Meeting
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Hilton - Mason Room
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Connecting Communities: Documenting and Sharing Asian American Heritage
This program will be a panel discussion about Asian American Records and Local History. Co-sponsored by Asian/Pacific
American Librarians Association (APALA) and the History Section (HS) of RUSA.
Presented by APALA member: Florante Ibanes
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Moscone Convention Center, 2004 West
Librarians of Color: The Challenges of "Movin' On Up" (Part II)
This program brings together professionals to discuss the perspectives, challenges and strategies of gaining promotion as a
librarian of color and dealing with micro aggressions in the workplace. Sponsored by EMIERT (Ethnic and Multicultural
Information Exchange Round Table) in collaboration with APALA, BCALA, LGBTQ, and REFORMA.
Presented by APALA members: Eileen K. Bosch and Raymond Pun
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Moscone Convention Center, 2007 West
Tweeting Our Patrons: A New Core Competency for Virtual Reference?
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Moscone Convention Center, Exhibit Hall – (Poster Table 11)
Presented by APALA member: Sheeji Kathuria
Create Possibilities for Refugee, Immigrants, and Low Income Students
(APALA Program)
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Moscone Convention Center 236 - 238 (S)
ALA Diversity & Outreach Fair
(APALA Poster)
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Moscone Convention Center, Exhibit Hall – Special Events Area
Global Roots, Local Identities: Asian International Adoption and Advocacy
APALA President’s Program will feature a dynamic discussion between Dr. Catherine Ceniza Choy, a professor of Ethnic Studies at
UC-Berkeley and Maria Taesil Hudson Carpenter, the City Librarian of the Santa Monica Public Library System. They will examine
the issues raised by Geographies of Kinship: International Asian Adoption, a new film by award-winning Berkeley-based
filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem, in the larger context of international adoption and reflect on universal questions of identity,
assimilation, family, community, and advocacy. Excerpts from the film and a personal introduction especially produced for this
program by Deann will be shown.
(APALA President’s Program, co-sponsored by Video Round Table)
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Moscone Convention Center 236 - 238 (S)
Celebrate the Best in Asian/Pacific American Literature at the 2015 APALA Literature Awards Banquet
655 Folsom St. San Francisco, CA 94107
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Canton Seafood & Dim Sum Restaurant
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Partnership Beyond CALA: Training Leaders of Color for Action
This program is sponsored by the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) in partnership with former ALA President,
Barbara K. Stripling, and ALA Ethnic Caucus Presidents: Eileen K. Bosch (APALA); Isabel Espinal (REFORMA); Janice Rice (AILA);
Zhijia Shen (CALA); Kelvin Watson (BCALA)
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Moscone Convention Center, 2010 West
Diversity in a Flash: A Showcase of Residency Diversity Initiatives (EMIERT/ACRL RIG)
Presented by APALA member: Tarida Anantachai
1:00 -2:00 pm
Moscone Convention Center, 2020 West
ALA IRRT - Leaning International: Recipes from the Field
Presented by APALA member: Raymond Pun
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Moscone Convention Center 3001 West