Dear CALA members,

Since COVID, announcements for CALA Awards and Grant recipients have been shared through the CALA listserv and the CALA Membership Meeting. The Executive Committee sincerely apologizes that this information was not clearly communicated, which led to a misunderstanding that the Award and Grant presentations will be held at the CALA Banquet at ALA.

Below is a list of recipients for this year’s awards and grants. The recording for the Membership Meeting is available at https://iu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/t/1_p4gt51yo. Award and grant recipient information will be updated on corresponding CALA webpages accordingly.

If you have any suggestions or feedback for CALA’s program(s), we encourage you to share them with the Executive Committee at exc@cala-web.org. Your input is valuable to us. Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Vincci Kwong

2023-2024 CALA President

CALA Outstanding Library Leadership Award in Memory of Dr. Margaret Chang Fung

Huanwen Cheng

 

CALA Distinguished Service Award

Wenli Gao

 

CALA Scholarship of Library and Information Science

Elaine Wei San Kong

 

Sage and JCLC NALCo LIS Student Scholarship for CALA

Luming Zhang and Caroline Chow

 

Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship of Library and Information Science

Hiu Wing (Ann) Sze

 

Huang Tso-ping & Wu Yao-yu Research & Scholarship (Faculty)

Ying Huang

 

Huang Tso-ping & Wu Yao-yu Research & Scholarship (LIS Student)

Yiren Zhang and Wei Feng

 

Sally S. Tseng Professional Development Grant

Hsianghui Liu-Spencer

 

President's Recognition Award

Committees/Taskforces

Assessment and Evaluation Committee, Mentoring Program Committee, Public Relations and Fundraising Committee, Web Committee, Web Application Development Taskforce, Digital Services Evaluation Taskforce

 

Volunteer Leaders

Ray Pun, Edward Junhao Lim, Weiling Liu, Lei Jin, Esther De-Leon, Qing Zou, Ying Liao

 

ALA Travel Grant

Min Tong, Michael Huang, Grace Liu, Feng-Ru Sheu, Fangmin Wang, Changhong (Bella) Wu, Hui-Feng Chang, Xiaojie Duan, Xiaojie Duan, Jing Xu

 

China Travel Grant

Wei Xuan, Jinxuan Ma, Yali Feng, Wenli Gao, Kuie Chiu

 

Chapter President Travel Grant

Wei Zhang, Maggie Wang, Shuyi Liu

 

CALA Best Book Award

Children’s Fiction

The Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack Cheng

 

Children’s Nonfiction

On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei’s Art is Changing the Tide by Joanna Ho and Catia Chien

 

Young Adult Fiction

An Echo in the City by K.X. Song

 

Young Adult Nonfiction

The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1 by Yu Pei-Yun

 

Adult Fiction

Straw Dogs of the Universe: A Novel by Ye Chun

 

Adult Nonfiction

Orphan Bachelors: A Memoir by Fae Myenne Ng

Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming by Ava Chin

 

Honor Books

Children’s Fiction

Ghost Book by Remy Lai

 

Young Adult Fiction

Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying

 

Adult Fiction

The Chinese Groove: A Novel by Kathryn Ma

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Vincci Kwong

Librarian, Director of Research and Learning

Franklin D. Schurz Library

574-520-4444

vkwong@iu.edu

The Intranet site at https://cala.wildapricot.org is now live as CALA's website at https://cala-web.org.

-- CALA Webmaster (2023-2024)

The CALA Scholarship Subcommittee would like to announce the 2024 CALA Scholarship Awards as below:

1. The CALA Scholarship of Library and Information Science, $1,000: one student

2. Sage and JCLC NALCo LIS Student Scholarship for CALA (The Sage & JCLC Inc. NALCo LIS Student Scholar Program): two students, $1000 each

3. The Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship of Library and Information Science, $500: one student

4. Huang Tso-ping & Wu Yao-yu Research & Scholarship (for faculty and students at Wuhan University, China)

Congratulations to all award recipients!

CALA Scholarship Subcommittee (scholarship@cala-web.org)

Hui-Fen Chang, Co-chair

Clara Tran, Co-chair

Katherina Lee

Yanli Li

Wei Zakharov

Dear CALA members,

 

If you’re attending the 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, please consider participating in the following CALA events. With the exception of the CALA Banquet, all these events are part of the ALA conference and require registration.

 

CALA Events at ALA 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition

A Panel Discussion on Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Libraries (CALA President’s Program) 

6/30, 1-2pm PST

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 26 A B

Moderator: Michael B. Huang

Panelists: Leo Lo, Bohyun Kim, Fangmin Wang, and Bella Wu

 

CALA Posters Session

6/30, 2-3pm PST

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 26 A B

 

CALA Banquet

6/30, 6:30pm PST

Location: Jasmine Seafood Restaurant, 4609 Convoy Street, Ste A   San Diego, CA 92111

Bus transportation will be provided to and from the restaurant.

 

Collecting Chinese Jewish Stories for Your Library: A Panel of Voices from Two Cultures (Sponsored by CALA, Association of Jewish Libraries, and EMIERT)

7/1, 4-5pm, PST

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 5B

Moderator: Ray Pun and Sally Stieglitz

Presenters: Susan Blumberg-Kason, Virginia Loh-Hagan, Rachel DeWoskin, Lynn Scurfield, Richard Ho, Wendy Shang, and Madelyn Rosenberg

CALA Conference Program Committee & Local Arrangement Committee

Banquet Registration Form: ALA/CALA 2024 Annual Conference

Dear CALA Members, ALA/CALA Annual Conference Banquet will be held on Sunday June 30, 2024 at: Jasmine Seafood Restaurant, 4609 Convoy Street, Ste A   San Diego, CA 92111. During this event, CALA President Vincci Kwong and CALA Immediate President Ray Pun will give speeches. CALA 2023-2024 Awards will be presented.  Besides, this is the greatest opportunity for CALA members to get to know each other:  seeing old friends and getting to know the new ones.  You will also taste authentic Chinese food in San Diego. We greatly encourage as many CALA members as possible to participate.  Banquet Registration will be closed by May 15, 2024.  CALA Program Committee is very grateful for CALA president and Executive Committee for their great leadership and enormous financial support for this event. CALA would also like to acknowledge our sponsors and donors: EBSCO, Sage, Overdrive, and Dr. Kawanna Bright, for their generous support and partnership in making this event possible! Registration Payment Method: Zelle (type in: cairo_liao@hotmail.com, the registered name is "Chinese American Librarians Association")           *If you have difficulty to pay, please let Yue Li (yli3@fsu.edu, 850-345-3925) know and he will pay on your behalf and you can pay him later Payment amount:  $30 per person Time of the banquet:  June 30, 6:30 - 10:00 pm Restaurant Name: Jasmine Seafood Restaurant Restaurant Address: 4609 Convoy Street, Ste A    San Diego, CA 92111  Note: Bus transportation to and from the restaurant will be provided

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Dear CALA Officers, Committee Chairs/Co-Chairs, Chapter Presidents,

Thank you sincerely for serving CALA and contributing your time and effort to make CALA a better and stronger organization in search of excellence. 

Now it's time to prepare your annual report. The submission date starts from 5/10/2024. The deadline for submission is 6/5/2024 (extended to 6/15/2024). Please follow the instructions to submit your report. 

Instructions:

1. Download a copy of the template at https://cala.wildapricot.org/resources/public/2024/2024_rpt_annual_template.docx
2. Follow the instructions in the template to name the report file
3. Go to https://cala.wildapricot.org/event-5694264
4. Sign in to the system
5. Follow the instructions to upload the report

I greatly appreciate Weiling Liu's help in setting up the form in the system. Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let me know. Many thanks to you all. 

Sincerely,

Michael

Michael Bailou Huang, MLS, MSEd, MSAc, LAc

Executive Director, Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)

Dear CALA members,

The Digital Services Evaluation (DSE) Taskforce and Web Committee are pleased to announce that the newly revised Intranet website is now available for members to preview. The revision is based on the feedback the DSE Taskforce collected in early 2023 and a usability test conducted by the DSE Taskforce in early 2024. This new site will become the next version of the CALA website (https://cala-web.org),  so announcements or news will be added to the new site only during this preview time.

We would appreciate it if you could take time from your busy schedule to visit the site and give us feedback by 5/31/2024.

Intranet URL: https://cala.wildapricot.org

Sincerely,

Weiling Liu

On behalf of The Digital Services Evaluation (DSE) Taskforce (2023-24) and Web Committee (2023-24)

Sage and the Joint Council of Librarians of Color (JCLC) have extended a partnership to provide scholarships to Library Information Science students from the National Associations of Librarians of Color (NALCo).

The program provides a $2,000 award to library students from each of the five NALCo member organizations:

• American Indian Library Association (AILA)
• Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
• Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA)
• Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)
• REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking

“Sage is committed to supporting the growth of diverse and inclusive teaching and learning communities where every individual has the opportunity to reach their potential. And as an independent company, we are free to transform this commitment into action,” said Karen Phillips, executive vice president of learning at Sage. “This scholarship program represents an investment in the educational and professional journey of library school students and librarianship—a role that we view as a critical component of teaching and research across campus.”

Review panels created by each NALCo member association will select recipients based on their own established eligibility criteria. Applicants must be currently pursuing a Library and Information Science Master of Art, Master of Science, or Doctor of Philosophy graduate degree. The call for applications will be made in the spring, and the scholarships will be announced later this year.

JCLC Inc. Board President Dr. Kenneth Yamashita said, “The JCLC Inc. Board is most gratified that Sage has chosen to renew the Sage and JCLC Inc. NALCo LIS Student Scholarship program for 2024. During the program’s first year, the five NALCo successfully incorporated the Sage and JCLC Inc. scholarships into their existing scholarship application procedures and selected outstanding candidates who will become the future BIPOC leaders in the library information science professions.”

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About Sage

Sage is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement. Believing that research and education are critical in shaping society, 24-year-old Sara Miller McCune founded Sage in 1965. Today, we are controlled by a group of trustees charged with maintaining our independence and mission indefinitely.

Our guaranteed independence means we’re free to:

• Do more – supporting an equitable academic future, furthering disciplines that drive social change, and helping social and behavioral science make an impact
• Work together – building lasting relationships, championing diverse perspectives, and co-creating resources to transform teaching and learning
• Think long-term – experimenting, taking risks, and investing in new ideas

About the Joint Council of Librarians of Color Inc.

The Joint Council of Librarians of Color Inc. (JCLC, Inc.) was formed in June 2015 as a nonprofit organization that advocates for and addresses the common needs of the National Associations of Librarians of Color (NALCo). The five NALCo co-sponsor the quadrennial Joint Conferences of Librarians of Color, for which the JCLC Inc. acts as the fiduciary agent and oversight provider.

Source: https://group.sagepub.com/press-releases/sage-renews-scholarship-to-promote-diversity-within-librarianship/

Dear CALA members,

We are pleased to announce that Lily Li, daughter of Dorothy Li and the late Dr. Tze-chung Li (co-founders of CALA), agreed to donate generously to sustain the Dr. Tze-chung Li's Student Membership Scholarship. 

We have already received and processed 4 new student members for the first year through this scholarship. We thank Lily Li for her donation and the CALA membership committee for promptly processing the applications.

In addition, the CALA Board of Directors recently approved CALA Honorary Membership Guidelines and approved to recognize Lily Li as a CALA honorary member due to her donation and family's contributions to CALA. This information will be shared on the website later. 

Thank you,

Ray Pun on behalf of the CALA Public Relations and Fundraising Committee

The Public Relations and Fundraising Committee is pleased to announce that CALA's Chinese Monthly Calendar 2024 is now available for download at https://cala.wildapricot.org/events.