2025 CALA Best Book Award Recipients
美国华人图书馆员协会2025最佳图书奖的获奖者名单
The CALA Best Book Award Subcommittee is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2025 CALA Best Book Awards. The annual CALA Best Book Award recognizes outstanding books, published in English or Chinese, which exhibit excellence in addressing Chinese Americans, Chinese, people of Chinese origin, Chinese cultural heritage, or China, and written by Chinese authors or authors of Chinese descent. The Award is to raise awareness of these topics and authors in North America.
CALA最佳图书奖评审小组荣幸地宣布2025年度CALA最佳图书奖的获奖者名单。一年一度的CALA最佳图书奖旨在表彰以英文或中文出版的优秀书籍,这些书籍在描写华裔美国人、中国人、华裔人士、中国及中华文化传承等方面表现出色,并由华人或华裔作者创作。该奖项旨在提高北美地区对这些主题和作者的认识和关注度。
The following are the recipients of the Best Book Awards. We congratulate the authors for their outstanding works representing the diversity of the Chinese and Chinese American experience.
以下是本次最佳图书奖的获奖者名单。我们向这些出色作品的作者表示衷心的祝贺,他们的作品展现了华人和华裔经历的多样性。
2025 CALA Best Book Awards Recipients
Headline: ALA/CALA 2025 Annual Conference Banquet Registration (closed on 6/20/2025, Friday)
Banquet Registration Form: ALA/CALA 2025 Annual Conference
Dear CALA Members,
ALA/CALA Annual Conference Banquet will be held on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at Tai Lake Restaurant (太湖海鲜酒家), 134 N 10th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
This special event will feature remarks from the CALA President and highlight of CALA's accomplishments this year. It also offers a valuable opportunity for members to reconnect, foster new professional relationships, and celebrate the individuals who have contributed significantly to CALA’s success. We will take this occasion to acknowledge their dedication, welcome new members to our community, and enjoy authentic Chinese cuisine in the heart of Philadelphia.
We greatly encourage as many CALA members as possible to participate. Banquet Registration will be closed by Friday, June 20, 2025.
The CALA Program Committee sincerely thanks the CALA President and the Executive Committee for their strong leadership and generous financial support in making this event possible. We are also grateful to all members for their active participation and continued engagement.
Registration
Payment Method: We strongly recommend you use Zelle (type in: hongyaony@gmail.com, the registered name is "Chinese American Librarians Association"). If you are unable to pay in advance, please be prepared to pay on-site with exact cash (no change will be provided).
Payment amount: $30 per person
Time of the banquet: June 29, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Restaurant Name: Tai Lake Restaurant (太湖海鲜酒家)
Restaurant Address: 134 N 10th St Philadelphia, PA 19107 (Google Map Directions)
Note: The restaurant is within walking distance from the conference center.
Dear CALA Officers and Committee Chairs:
Please submit your annual reports by 06/06/2025 (Submission form is open from 05/19/2025 to 06/06/2025).
Instructions:
Dear CALA Members:
The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) 2024-2025 Nominating Committee cordially invites you to consider running for the following positions for the 2025 CALA general election.
We are seeking candidates for the following positions: (The duties listed here):
These positions are critical to the continual development of our organization CALA. Nomination of Board of Directors shall take into consideration the geographical representation. Based on CALA’s Constitution and Bylaws, all nominees must be personal members in good standing with a record of participation in the activities and functions at various levels of CALA. The election will be held in the Spring 2025. The elected officers are expected to attend at least one board meeting each year. Absence from two consecutive board meetings without prior written approval from the President will result in the removal from the CALA Board.
The Nomination Form is available at https://forms.gle/LmWWc4pfoUs9bQsv9 .
Please consider either nominating yourself or by anyone else within CALA. If you nominate someone, please ensure you have their consent first.
The deadline for submitting the nomination is December 4, 2024.
Should you have any questions, we would love to answer them for you. CALA appreciates your willingness to support, serve, and run for your preferred position!
Thank you!
Vincci Kwong
CALA Immediate Past President & Chair of Nominating Committee 2025-2026
CALA 2024-2025 Nominating Committee:
Dear CALA members and Friends,
The CALA Newsletter Subcommittee is inviting YOU to contribute to the next issue of the fall CALA Newsletter. CALA members and non-members of the association can submit articles focused on areas of interest to the Chinese American Librarian community. See Past Issues, for examples.
Topics can be focused on, but not limited to, the following areas:
· News & Announcements
o Member news
o Achievements, promotions, nominations and awards
o Publications, call for collaborations
o Milestones
· Feature stories
o Chapter highlights
o Interviews of librarians or CALA advocates
o Spotlights of CALA members
o Expert advice (library series, traditions, foods, etc.)
o Behind the scenes (conference(s), programming)
o Personal experiences
o Programs & outreach with a positive impact on librarians, library workers & community
o Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, allyship initiatives
o Collaborations (national, international and local)
o International outreach
o Impact stories (libraries and patrons)
· Conferences & Travels
o Visits
o Traveling
· Reviews
o Book reviews (unofficial – so that you may publish elsewhere)
o Food/Restaurant reviews of CALA conference favs
o Opinions & Perspectives - on current library issues
· Trends
o Technology & Observations
o Sustainability
o Spaces (community, academic, etc.)
o Management
o Learning
o Student well-being
· Small albums (of people, events, etc.)
· Memorials
Article requirements:
· Length: Between 100–1500 words (exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis)
· Complete and ready for publication. The committee will do light editing of each article
· Deadline: November 15, 2024
*** Note: The official reports from various CALA Committees, Task Forces and Chapters are archived on the CALA Website and are not included in the newsletter. This is per the Executive Board's policy.
Please send a final complete copy of your submission to the emails below. We look forward to hearing from you!
With much appreciation,
The CALA Newsletter Subcommittee
Esther De-Leon, Co-chair, esther.de-leon@ttu.edu
Jen Woo, Co-chair, jenniferjwoo@gmail.com
Amy Jiang, Member, ajiang@laverne.edu
Jianshan Yang, Member, yangjs0825@gmail.com
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,
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
Ghost Book by Remy Lai
Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying
The Chinese Groove: A Novel by Kathryn Ma
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Librarian, Director of Research and Learning
Franklin D. Schurz Library
574-520-4444
vkwong@iu.edu
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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
Hui-Fen Chang, Co-chair
Clara Tran, Co-chair
Katherina Lee
Yanli Li
Wei Zakharov
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
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
Banquet Registration Form: ALA/CALA 2024 Annual Conference
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!
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
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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