Borders and Belonging: Critical Examinations of Library Approaches Toward Immigrants

Reference Type Book
Year of Publication
2021
Author
Editor: Ana Ndumu
Language
English
Number of Pages
311 pp.
Publisher
Library Juice Press
City
Sacramento, CA
Region
United States
Library Type
Public Libraries
Demographics
Children
Teenagers
LGBTQ
African-Americans
Arab Americans
Asian Americans
Hispanic Americans
Immigrants
Jewish Americans
Chronological Period
1850-1899
1900-1949
1950-1999
21st century
ISBN
9781634000826
Annotation

Chapters:

  • Foreword: Immigrants Being, Belonging and Becoming: Libraries Undoing Borders / Clara M. Chu
  • Introduction: Borders & Belonging: Critical Examination of Library Approaches toward Immigrants / Ana Ndumu 

 

Uncovering Problematic Paradigms

  • Libraries and the Americanization Crusade: A Biographical and Critical Study of John Foster Carr / Ana Ndumu and C. Kimmie Ramnine
  • Immigration, Poverty and the (Radical) People's Library: The New York Public Library and Radical Education during the Progressive Era and the War on Poverty / Kate Adler Immigrant Identities and Knowledge (Re)Production in Postcolonial Academia / Eungjung Choi 

  • We See You: Increasing Inclusion and Empowerment of Immigrants by Liberating Library Workflows from Institutional Biases Rooted in Colonial Frameworks / May Chan and Jorge Cardenas 

     

  • Immigrant Librarians Speak Out
  • Having our Say: A Collaborative Dialogue on the Complexities of Being Black Immigrant Librarians / Simone Clunie, Kelsa Bartley Quan Hem, and Pearl Adzei-Stonnes
  • Through Hardships to the Stars: Libraries as Personal Refuge and Professional Calling / Anita Kazmierczak-Hoffman
  • Entre Mundos y Fronteras: An Exploration of Linguistic Visibility and Value in Libraries / Denisse Solis and Jesus Espinoza 

  • Library services to immigrants who identify as LGBTQ+: An exploratory and critical study / Michelle P. Green and Kristina A. Clement

     

  • Taking Action
  • Rupturing Capitalist Alienation: Current Debates on Open Borders as a Catalyst for Ethically-Motivated Information Literacy / Dominique Taylor
  • Sorrow, Fury, Helplessness, and Cynicism: An Account of the Library of Congress Subject Heading "Illegal aliens" / Jill Baron and Tina Gross
  • Honoring the Past while Embracing the Future: Meeting the Needs of Immigrants in the Historically "All-American" Central Virginia Region / Cristina D. Ramirez
  • "The Library is a Hub for Democracy": How a Public Library Increases Belonging for Newcomer Youth / Sophia Rodriguez, Homa Naficy, and Mary Beth Russo
  • Reducing Barriers and Creating Community Dialogue Through Serious Play / Amanda Chin, Diane Lopez, and Ricardo Gomez
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