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CALASYS Advanced Training
Advanced training document on how to use and manage the CALA Academic Resource & Repository System (CALASYS), including how to batch load records, create and edit collections and exhibits. It's created by the CALASYS Committee.
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Chinese Ancestors Portraits Project & Wikidata
"Chinese Ancestors Portraits Project & Wikidata" is the first session in the CALA Speaker Series: Describing Chinese Rare Books and Cultural Heritage Collections. It shares the reasons and motivations for the selection of Wikidata as a platform…
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Interview Transcription of Lian J. Ruan
Dr. Lian J. Ruan is the Head Librarian and Director of IFSI International Programs at the Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Ruan, a CALA Life member, joined CALA in 2003 and was the President of…
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Tse-Tsung Chow Collection of Chinese Scrolls and Fan Paintings
"Tse-Tsung Chow Collection of Chinese Scrolls and Fan Paintings" is the second session in the CALA Speaker Series: Describing Chinese Rare Books and Cultural Heritage Collections. It provides a brief introduction to the background of the collection…
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Amah Faraway
Kylie is nervous to visit Taiwan and meet her grandmother Amah, whom she’s seen only in video chats from her home in San Francisco. But as she slowly gets to know Amah, the two become closer and Kylie becomes braver in her explorations of the city.…
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Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao
Amy is learning all about being Chinese American. Throughout this series, she learns how “imperfect” is actually perfect when it comes to folding baos, how having different ideas than her peers (like what a dragon is) is worth advocating for, and how…
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Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon
This is the second book in the Amy Wu series. Amy is learning all about being Chinese American. Throughout this series, she learns how “imperfect” is actually perfect when it comes to folding baos, how having different ideas than her peers (like what…
Position: 673 (387 views)
Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome
This is the third book in the Amy Wu series. Amy is learning all about being Chinese American. Throughout this series, she learns how “imperfect” is actually perfect when it comes to folding baos, how having different ideas than her peers (like what…
Position: 635 (403 views)
The Best Kind of Mooncake
When a stranger from a faraway land arrives hungry, a child's mother gives him their precious double yolk mooncake. This act of kindness prompts other vendors to give enough to help the man get on his feet. With kindness, the favor is returned in a…
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Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
Children of Asian descent are empowered to be proud of who they are through striking illustrations and poetic affirming text. Each book goes beyond cultural specifics and focuses on how that strength gives the child a more bright and autonomous…
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Interior Chinatown
"Willis Wu doesn’t perceive himself as the protagonist in his own life: he’s merely Generic Asian Man. Sometimes he gets to be Background Oriental…