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Adding Linked Open Data to a Digital Humanities Collection in Alma
Working with Digital Initiatives, digital humanities and history faculty members, the Metadata Librarian at the University of Central Florida Libraries has added Linked Open Data (LOD) to Ex Libris’ Alma for the PRINT Migration Network: Pemberton…
Tags: Alma, DH project, Library cataloging, Library linked data, Linked open data, LOD, Pemberton Correspondence, Pemberton family
Position: 683 (135 views)
American Born Chinese
Jin Wang is bullied and alienated at his school for being the only Chinese American student. When a new Taiwanese student enrolls, Jin grapples with complicated feelings. Three stories intertwine in this iconic coming-of-age graphic novel, leading to…
Tags: Teen; Heritage;
Position: 656 (146 views)
Room to Dream
This is the third book in the Front Desk series. Mia Tang is the daughter of Chinese immigrants working and living at Calvista Motel. She tries to help her family as they settle into their new home and neighborhood. Mia's kindness, creativity, and…
Position: 660 (145 views)
Three Keys
This is the second book in the Front Desk series. Mia Tang is the daughter of Chinese immigrants working and living at Calvista Motel. She tries to help her family as they settle into their new home and neighborhood. Mia's kindness, creativity, and…
Position: 643 (150 views)
Front Desk
Mia Tang is the daughter of Chinese immigrants working and living at Calvista Motel. She tries to help her family as they settle into their new home and neighborhood. Mia's kindness, creativity, and courage build community as she confronts bullying…
Position: 635 (154 views)
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
Wong Geng Yeo traveled over a vast ocean from China to America as a paper son. He became Tyrus Wong, an artist who changed the animation world through his background art in Bambi. Though he did not get proper credit for this hard work, his story…
Position: 570 (180 views)
Front Desk
"Author Kelly Yang tells a story about the family of Chinese immigrants who has been struggling with every day’s life, from the view of a ten-year-old girl who takes over the front desk of a motel that her parents manage. With her parents, this…
Position: 74 (380 views)
The Good Immigrants: How Yellow Peril Became the Model Minority
"Conventionally, US immigration history has been understood through the lens of restriction and those who have been barred from getting in. In contrast, The Good Immigrants considers immigration from the perspective of Chinese elites-- intellectuals,…
Position: 136 (351 views)
Chinese Chicago: Race, Transnational Migration, and Community Since 1870
This book has won the 2013 CALA Best Book Award (Categroy: Non-Fiction).
Position: 257 (310 views)
Girl in Translation
This book has won the 2010 CALA Best Book Award (Categroy: Young Adult Books).
Position: 306 (298 views)
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Academic Libraries’ Support of Student Learning through Designing a Library-based Research Information Literacy Course
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