The Fifth Month
MAY IS.. .. .. Latino Book Month Asian Pacific Heritage Month Get Caught Reading Month How will you be celebrating? What else will you be celebrating? What online resources are you finding? Please, share!
Category: Diversity Issues
Library Diversity Initiative
The State Library recently announced receipt of a $1 million grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services for recruiting and educating 30 ethnically/racially diverse students for Indiana’s Librarians Leading in Diversity project. Potential candidates must apply to the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science (IU SLIS) by September 15, 2008. The… Read More Library Diversity Initiative
Asian American stereotypes
In this article, I think the NYTimes attempts to inform its readers about stereotypes many may have regarding Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and education. They report that it is believed that Asian Americans are ‘taking over campuses’. They refute this by saying Asian Americans are not an homogeneous group. They can be from Samoa, Japan,… Read More Asian American stereotypes
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