The "Bamboo Ceiling” and Bamboo Ladder: Asian American Librarianship Leadership Obstacles and Opportunities
Very few Asian American library professionals are in senior library leadership positions. Persisting racism, microaggressions, and Asian stereotypes impact how many Asian American library professionals attain library leadership roles. However, mentorship opportunities, professional communities, advocacy, and activism are key to helping Asian American library professionals network, collaborate, and prove that they are capable library leaders. This presentation provides an overview of Asian American library leadership obstacles and opportunities, and suggests how further research can be done to better understand the climate of Asian American leadership in Hawai‘i’s libraries.
Jade Sunouchi has a B.A. and M.A. in English, with a concentration in creative writing, from UH Mānoa. She teaches English composition at UH West O‘ahu and is a UH Mānoa Library and Information Science graduate student focused on academic librarianship. She is President of the... Read More →
Saturday December 4, 2021 12:45pm - 1:15pm HST
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