Friday, May 19, 2023

SJSU iSchool Online Event - "2023 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Symposium"

 

The School of Information at San José State University is the founding sponsor of the Library 2.0 conference series, a partnership we have had for 13 years. Please consider attending this free event next week.


2023 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month SymposiumSelf-Care, Challenges, Solidarity: Asian American Women Leaders

 ALANNA AIKO MOORE ANNIE PHO JIAN (LILY) CHEN TERRY PARK PATTY WONG

Join the San José State University School of Information for its symposium in recognition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

The keynote presenters, Annie Pho and Alanna Aiko Moore, will discuss the barriers and challenges that AAPI women library leaders face, issues within the community and the role of self-care, and how we work towards solidarity in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities, and BIPOC communities at large. 

Individuals requiring real-time captioning/closed captions or other accommodations should contact Sue Alman as soon as possible.

Register to attend: https://sjsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xc4cuPtNTEGBLolKkS0Nhw#/registration


Agenda

I. Welcome (10:00 – 10:05 a.m. PDT) – Dr. Anthony Chow, SJSU iSchool Director

II. Keynote Address (10:05 – 10:45 a.m. PDT)

  • Annie Pho, 2022-2023 APALA President, Head of Instruction and Outreach at University of San Francisco Library 
  • Alanna Aiko Moore, APALA Executive Director, Head of Community Engagement and Inclusion, Librarian for Ethnic Studies at University of California, San Diego 

III. Libraries and the AANHPI Community (10:45-11:55 a.m. PDT) 

  • Terry Park, Education and Narrative Change Program Officer, The Asian American Foundation
  • Patty Wong, Immediate Past President of the American Library Association and City Librarian, Santa Clara City Library
  • Dr. Anthony Chow, SJSU iSchool Director
  • Lily Chen, UCA WAVES Director, RWJF Clinical Scholar Fellow, United Chinese Americans

IV. Concluding Remarks (11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT)

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