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Since 1908, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Midwinter Meeting has taken place 107 times, with only a few pauses. Held virtually, this year’s Midwinter was the last in its current format; next year ALA will launch LibLearnX, a learning, networking, and collaboration experience scheduled for January 21–24, 2022, in San Antonio. Though this year’s event was the final meeting, it was a consequential one with more than 7,100 participants and marquee speakers such as Ruby Bridges, Ethan Hawke, Ziggy Marley, Cicely Tyson, Emmanuel Acho, US Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and new US First Lady Jill Biden. Many sessions centered on two major themes: equity, diversity, and inclusion; and library responses to the coronavirus pandemic. ....
Judy Yung, S.F. Chinatown native and early scholar of Chinese American life, dies at 74 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Judy Yung, scholar and author of books exploring the Chinese American experience has died. The San Francisco native was 74.Laura Morton / SFCShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Judy Yung, with her husband Eddie Fung, on their wedding day in 2003.Courtesy of Judy YungShow MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6 Judy Yung, scholar and author of books exploring the Chinese American experience, became devoted to the subject after she found that there were no scholars studying the subect.Laura Morton / SFCShow MoreShow Less 5of6 chinatown 12590 lkm.jpg Judy Yung, author of a new picture book about San Francisco s Chinatown, poses for a portrait in Chinatown. Laura Morton/The ChronicleLaura Morton / SFCShow MoreShow Less ....