Please join the San José State University School of Information for its symposium in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

AGENDA

Welcome (10:00 – 10:05 a.m. Pacific Time)

• Dr. Anthony Chow, PhD, Professor and Director, SJSU iSchool
• Dr. Tonia San Nicolas-Rocca, PhD, Associate Professor, SJSU iSchool

Speakers (10:05 – 11:25 a.m. Pacific Time)

• Halena Kapuni-Reynolds: Associate Curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian with a focus on Native Hawaiian History and Culture
• Erlinda Naputi: President, Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums Director, Joeten-Kiyu Public Library
• Ricky Punzalan: Associate Professor, University of Michigan. Focus on Reparative Approaches to Philippine Collections at the University of Michigan
• Ray Pun: Academic and Research Librarian, Alder Graduate School of Education

Panelist Discussion (11:25 – 11:45 a.m. Pacific Time)

iSchool AANHPI Student Club Student Spotlight (11:45 – 11:55 a.m. Pacific Time)

• Presented by Dr. Tonia San Nicolas-Rocca
  • Jade Dean: MLIS Student at SJSU and Vice Chair for the American Library Association Student Chapter (ALASC)
  • Keau George: MLIS Student at SJSU and Collections & Resource Manager at Hula Preservation Society in O’ahu, Hawai’i

Concluding Remarks (11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time)