Against the Odds: Reflections on Asian American Identity and Multicultural, Shared Leadership in Academic Libraries
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Date
2017-03-28
Authors
Lim, Adriene
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group
Abstract
The author of this essay describes her personal experiences as an Asian American woman, and the influence of these experiences on the multicultural, shared-leadership practice she brings to academic libraries. Drawing upon over two decades of library management and leadership experience, the author reflects upon the reasons why more Asian Americans and members of other marginalized groups are needed within academic library leadership, and why existing biases and persistent discrimination have made it difficult for them to attain these roles.
Description
21 pages
Keywords
Library leadership, Diversity, Academic libraries, Librarians of color, Racial inequality, Asian Americans
Citation
Lim, A. (2017). “Against the Odds: Reflections on Asian American Identity and Multicultural, Shared Leadership in Academic Libraries.” Invited book chapter. In Janet H. Clarke’s, Raymond Pun’s and Monnee Tong’s Asian American Librarians and Services Today: Activism, Collaboration, and Strategies. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.