Allan Cho
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Eddie Lo is a 26-year-old writer originally from Taiwan and currently based in Toronto. "A Little Island" is his first short fiction. ricepapermagazine.ca/2026/08/a-li... #asiancanadian
A Little Island | Ricepaper Magazine
“I want to be an architect after I graduate." That’s what Ruo remembered saying before the beatings came. His father was furious. “Have the Japanese bastards gotten into your head!” The next morning, ...
ricepapermagazine.ca
August 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Eddie Lo is a 26-year-old writer originally from Taiwan and currently based in Toronto. "A Little Island" is his first short fiction. ricepapermagazine.ca/2026/08/a-li... #asiancanadian
Our book is out in 2027. "Global Perspectives on Anti-Racism and Anti-Colonial Library Management Practices" w/ Allan Cho, Marilyn Clarke, Kirsten Thorpe, Silvia Vong facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/... #anticolonialism #lis #antiracism
Global Perspectives on Anti Racism and Anti Colonial Library Management Practices
Global Perspectives on Anti-Racism and Anti-Colonial Library Management Practices examines the shifting role between EDI and library institutions in the context of people, information and collection m...
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July 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Our book is out in 2027. "Global Perspectives on Anti-Racism and Anti-Colonial Library Management Practices" w/ Allan Cho, Marilyn Clarke, Kirsten Thorpe, Silvia Vong facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/... #anticolonialism #lis #antiracism
Lost a giant of a friend and mentor, Keith Bunnell. KB was truly a magnificent person, so humble, so kind. He accomplished so much in his 45+ year career at UBC. Here's one of the projects I remember most about KB that got him excited
@ubclibrary.bsky.social arrivingeyes.arts.ubc.ca/about/
@ubclibrary.bsky.social arrivingeyes.arts.ubc.ca/about/
About | British Columbia & Western Canada Through Arriving Eyes
/ About The “British Columbia and Canada through Arriving Eyes” project run by the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, identifies key materials describing German speaking immigrants’ ex...
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June 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Lost a giant of a friend and mentor, Keith Bunnell. KB was truly a magnificent person, so humble, so kind. He accomplished so much in his 45+ year career at UBC. Here's one of the projects I remember most about KB that got him excited
@ubclibrary.bsky.social arrivingeyes.arts.ubc.ca/about/
@ubclibrary.bsky.social arrivingeyes.arts.ubc.ca/about/
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One of those writers is Evelyn Lau, who will speak at the LiterASIAN event When Railways Were Highways: Remembering Jim Wong-Chu’s Legacy. pancouver.ca/literasian-h... #asiancanadian #literasian
LiterASIAN honours its founder with authors shaped by his mentorship, advocacy, and generosity - Pancouver
One of those writers is Evelyn Lau, who will speak at the LiterASIAN event When Railways Were Highways: Remembering Jim Wong-Chu’s Legacy.
pancouver.ca
June 24, 2026 at 4:53 AM
One of those writers is Evelyn Lau, who will speak at the LiterASIAN event When Railways Were Highways: Remembering Jim Wong-Chu’s Legacy. pancouver.ca/literasian-h... #asiancanadian #literasian
Kevin Spenst has been announced as UBC Library's next Writer-in-Residence for 2026! Excited to work with Kevin in his upcoming time at@UBCLibrary ikblc.ubc.ca/news/ubc-lib...
UBC Library Announces Kevin Spenst as Writer-in-Residence - ikblc.ubc.ca
UBC Library is pleased to announce Kevin Spenst as its next Writer-in-Residence. A poet, editor, teacher, and community arts organizer, Spenst brings a deep commitment to poetry as a public, particip...
ikblc.ubc.ca
June 22, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Kevin Spenst has been announced as UBC Library's next Writer-in-Residence for 2026! Excited to work with Kevin in his upcoming time at@UBCLibrary ikblc.ubc.ca/news/ubc-lib...
Fascinating presentation by Alison Pitcher at CAPAL 2026. In her research, 67% librarians identified as neurodiverse only later in their careers. And many intersecting identities impact experience. Another great conference! www.conference.capalibrarians.org/conferenceday1 #capal2026 #lis
June 22, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Fascinating presentation by Alison Pitcher at CAPAL 2026. In her research, 67% librarians identified as neurodiverse only later in their careers. And many intersecting identities impact experience. Another great conference! www.conference.capalibrarians.org/conferenceday1 #capal2026 #lis
Super proud to be with
@ubclibrary
colleagues, and honoured to be awarded the Diana Lukin Johnston award, for professional growth and lifelong learning among library staff. about.library.ubc.ca/2026/06/18/0...
@ubclibrary
colleagues, and honoured to be awarded the Diana Lukin Johnston award, for professional growth and lifelong learning among library staff. about.library.ubc.ca/2026/06/18/0...
2026 UBC Library Recognition Award and Professional Development Award recipients announced
Elena Pederson, Angappa Reddy and Kyra Wheatley are the 2026 recipients of UBC Library Recognition Awards. Each year, the Library Recognition Awards celebrate faculty and staff who demonstrate excepti...
about.library.ubc.ca
June 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Super proud to be with
@ubclibrary
colleagues, and honoured to be awarded the Diana Lukin Johnston award, for professional growth and lifelong learning among library staff. about.library.ubc.ca/2026/06/18/0...
@ubclibrary
colleagues, and honoured to be awarded the Diana Lukin Johnston award, for professional growth and lifelong learning among library staff. about.library.ubc.ca/2026/06/18/0...
Heartfelt congratulations to my dear colleague at the University of Victoria Libraries and my former co-chair at ViMLoC
@ViMLoC_CA, Aditi Gupta, for being recognized as one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers 2026. Well deserved! libraryjournal.com/story/aditi-... #AcademicLIS
@ViMLoC_CA, Aditi Gupta, for being recognized as one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers 2026. Well deserved! libraryjournal.com/story/aditi-... #AcademicLIS
Aditi Gupta | Movers & Shakers 2026—Educators
Aditi Gupta was appointed Visiting Program Officer for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) for the Canadian Association of Research Libraries in 2023. She is also cofounder of the BIPOC Faculty/Lib...
libraryjournal.com
May 13, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Heartfelt congratulations to my dear colleague at the University of Victoria Libraries and my former co-chair at ViMLoC
@ViMLoC_CA, Aditi Gupta, for being recognized as one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers 2026. Well deserved! libraryjournal.com/story/aditi-... #AcademicLIS
@ViMLoC_CA, Aditi Gupta, for being recognized as one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers 2026. Well deserved! libraryjournal.com/story/aditi-... #AcademicLIS
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Join Chris Knapp, Children's & Teen Librarian next Tuesday, April 14th at 10am for his workshop The Co-op Gaming Experience, exploring unique ways to promote cross-generational inclusion and learning at the library! Register today.
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April 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Join Chris Knapp, Children's & Teen Librarian next Tuesday, April 14th at 10am for his workshop The Co-op Gaming Experience, exploring unique ways to promote cross-generational inclusion and learning at the library! Register today.
bclaconnect.ca/resources/co...
bclaconnect.ca/resources/co...
Looking forward to attending Vancouver Writers Fest's Ibram X. Kendi in Conversation on April 13 at 7:30 PM at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. One of my favourite academics! writersfest.bc.ca/event/ibram-...
April 1, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Looking forward to attending Vancouver Writers Fest's Ibram X. Kendi in Conversation on April 13 at 7:30 PM at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. One of my favourite academics! writersfest.bc.ca/event/ibram-...
Excited that the 2026 UBC Library Writer-in-Residence application is out! @ubclibrary.bsky.social ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/...
April 1, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Excited that the 2026 UBC Library Writer-in-Residence application is out! @ubclibrary.bsky.social ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/...
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This week's #ElertCyberavis features recent news and publications relevant to Canadian research libraries from @archive.org @allancho.bsky.social @ithakasr.bsky.social @vimloc.bsky.social @scholarsportal.bsky.social @sparcopen.bsky.social and more!
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March 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This week's #ElertCyberavis features recent news and publications relevant to Canadian research libraries from @archive.org @allancho.bsky.social @ithakasr.bsky.social @vimloc.bsky.social @scholarsportal.bsky.social @sparcopen.bsky.social and more!
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A Conversation with EDI Scholar-in-Residence, Dana-Lyn Mackenzie
@ubclibrary
Dana-Lyn is a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation and lawyer, is an elected councillor of her Coast Salish nation about.library.ubc.ca/2026/03/23/a... #ubc #edi
@ubclibrary
Dana-Lyn is a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation and lawyer, is an elected councillor of her Coast Salish nation about.library.ubc.ca/2026/03/23/a... #ubc #edi
March 25, 2026 at 7:49 AM
A Conversation with EDI Scholar-in-Residence, Dana-Lyn Mackenzie
@ubclibrary
Dana-Lyn is a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation and lawyer, is an elected councillor of her Coast Salish nation about.library.ubc.ca/2026/03/23/a... #ubc #edi
@ubclibrary
Dana-Lyn is a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation and lawyer, is an elected councillor of her Coast Salish nation about.library.ubc.ca/2026/03/23/a... #ubc #edi
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Our Latinx GLAM in Canada interest group is organizing a gathering for IBPOC GLAM workers and students during the BC Library Association Conference.
Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026
Time: 6:30 PM-8:00 PM
Location: Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, Richmond
vimloc.org/2026/03/23/b...
Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026
Time: 6:30 PM-8:00 PM
Location: Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, Richmond
vimloc.org/2026/03/23/b...
BRITISH COLUMBIA – IBPOC GLAM workers and students event
The Latinx GLAM in Canada interest group and other colleagues of color, are organizing a gathering for IBPOC GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) workers and students during the BC Librar…
vimloc.org
March 23, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Our Latinx GLAM in Canada interest group is organizing a gathering for IBPOC GLAM workers and students during the BC Library Association Conference.
Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026
Time: 6:30 PM-8:00 PM
Location: Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, Richmond
vimloc.org/2026/03/23/b...
Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026
Time: 6:30 PM-8:00 PM
Location: Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, Richmond
vimloc.org/2026/03/23/b...
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We are so thrilled to announce our newest issue of Canadian Literature, issue 258/259, on How to Be at Home in Canada: Placemaking in Indigenous, Diasporic, and Settler Texts! This special double issue is guest-edited by Heather Macfarlane, Sophie McCall, and Basmah Rahman.
June 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
We are so thrilled to announce our newest issue of Canadian Literature, issue 258/259, on How to Be at Home in Canada: Placemaking in Indigenous, Diasporic, and Settler Texts! This special double issue is guest-edited by Heather Macfarlane, Sophie McCall, and Basmah Rahman.
My piece is published now in the "Journal of Creative Library Practice." I enjoyed writing about this initiative that I helped shape a few years ago, "Libraries as Places Where Stories Begin: Building A Writer-in-Residence Program at UBC Library" creativelibrarypractice.org/2026/03/21/p...
Libraries as Places Where Stories Begin: Building A Writer-in-Residence Program at UBC Library
By Allan Cho Community Engagement & Partnerships Librarian University of British Columbia Library Introduction The mission of academic libraries has been to steward literary archives, preservin…
creativelibrarypractice.org
March 21, 2026 at 4:20 PM
My piece is published now in the "Journal of Creative Library Practice." I enjoyed writing about this initiative that I helped shape a few years ago, "Libraries as Places Where Stories Begin: Building A Writer-in-Residence Program at UBC Library" creativelibrarypractice.org/2026/03/21/p...
Looking forward to this upcoming EDI Scholar-in-Residence with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie: Advancing the Indigenous Strategic Plan at UBC libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3928813 #edi #ubc
EDI Scholar-in-Residence with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie: Advancing the Indigenous Strategic Plan at UBC
Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking lecture with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, UBC Library’s EDI Scholar-in-Residence, as she discusses her experiences with the vision,...
libcal.library.ubc.ca
January 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Looking forward to this upcoming EDI Scholar-in-Residence with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie: Advancing the Indigenous Strategic Plan at UBC libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3928813 #edi #ubc
AI workplace wars: Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and more — who’s actually winning? Turns out it's a fragmented AI world...
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AI workplace wars: Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and more — who’s actually winning?
Which AI tools lead at top workplaces? Survey data breaks down usage of Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, Copilot, Meta AI, and more.
americanbazaaronline.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
AI workplace wars: Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and more — who’s actually winning? Turns out it's a fragmented AI world...
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#ai
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Canada’s book community shares some of their favourite titles from 2025, including one from myself quillandquire.com/omni/canadas...
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Canada’s book community shares some of their favourite titles from 2025, including one from myself quillandquire.com/omni/canadas...
"Implementing Trauma-Informed Practices in Academic Libraries: Empowering Staff to Foster Resilient and Inclusive Learning Environments" is a project that I've been a part of, and it's been an enriching experience allancho.com/2025/12/over... #lis
December 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
"Implementing Trauma-Informed Practices in Academic Libraries: Empowering Staff to Foster Resilient and Inclusive Learning Environments" is a project that I've been a part of, and it's been an enriching experience allancho.com/2025/12/over... #lis
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Thank you to the University of Toronto Libraries @uoftlibraries.bsky.social & June Chow for digitizing "Inalienable Rice," a landmark publication in Asian Canadian literature, now available open access archive.org/details/cca_... #asiancanadian #diversityLit
December 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thank you to the University of Toronto Libraries @uoftlibraries.bsky.social & June Chow for digitizing "Inalienable Rice," a landmark publication in Asian Canadian literature, now available open access archive.org/details/cca_... #asiancanadian #diversityLit
Very sad about disability advocate Alice Wong's passing. Her influence was immense in raising awareness of marginalized and disabled people. She lived a life that truly made this world a better place. Rest in power.
gofund.me/be6a5497a #rip #disabilityvisibilityproject
gofund.me/be6a5497a #rip #disabilityvisibilityproject
Donate to Help finish Alice’s work, organized by yomi wrong
Our comrade, friend, collaborator and fierce Tiger Mischief Maker, Alice Wong, needs us.
As yo… yomi wrong needs your support for Help finish Alice’s work
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November 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Very sad about disability advocate Alice Wong's passing. Her influence was immense in raising awareness of marginalized and disabled people. She lived a life that truly made this world a better place. Rest in power.
gofund.me/be6a5497a #rip #disabilityvisibilityproject
gofund.me/be6a5497a #rip #disabilityvisibilityproject
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Ricepaper's Executive Editor and multi-genre writer, Allan Cho, interviews PP Wong, author of the new novel, Slice the Water -- a dystopian thriller, a speculative fiction, and a coming-of-age story ricepapermagazine.ca/2025/11/writ... #asiancanadian #diversityLIT
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Ricepaper's Executive Editor and multi-genre writer, Allan Cho, interviews PP Wong, author of the new novel, Slice the Water -- a dystopian thriller, a speculative fiction, and a coming-of-age story ricepapermagazine.ca/2025/11/writ... #asiancanadian #diversityLIT
Looking forward to "emerge 25: The Writer’s Studio Anthology" from
@TWSSFU
tidewaterpress.ca/emerge-25/
@TWSSFU
tidewaterpress.ca/emerge-25/
July 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Looking forward to "emerge 25: The Writer’s Studio Anthology" from
@TWSSFU
tidewaterpress.ca/emerge-25/
@TWSSFU
tidewaterpress.ca/emerge-25/
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We’re pleased to announce that Kaetrena Davis Kendrick @kaetrena.bsky.social is hosting the Library Workplace Morale Renewals Colloquium on Thurs. July 17 at 11am on Zoom. This session is based on her extensive research on low morale and includes a Q&A. Register today! bclaconnect.ca/resources/co...
July 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We’re pleased to announce that Kaetrena Davis Kendrick @kaetrena.bsky.social is hosting the Library Workplace Morale Renewals Colloquium on Thurs. July 17 at 11am on Zoom. This session is based on her extensive research on low morale and includes a Q&A. Register today! bclaconnect.ca/resources/co...