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Harmony in Diversity

Recommendations for Effective Library Service to Asian Language

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This document is separated into two parts. To facilitate local printing, covers are treated as separate PDF documents:

Primary document:

Harmony in Diversity, California State Library, 1998

Harmony in Diversity Cover

Supplemental Materials:

Chinese, by Patty Wong, Suzanne Lo, Vera Yip and Maggie Kuo

Filipino Americans, by Marina Claudio-Perez

Japanese Americans, by Sonoe Jitodai and Mamiko Nakamura

Korean Americans, by Jae Min Roh and Miki Lim

Vietnamese in the United States, by Angie Nguyen

Promoting Library Awareness in Ethnic Communities, by Grace F. Liu

"County and Medical Service Study Area: Total Civilian and Linguistically Isolated Populations", prepared by the California Department of Health and Human Services

Names: Getting Them Right from Asian Pacific American Handbook

Examples of Asian American Web Sites, prepared by Chinese American Library Association

Asian and Indian Language Materials Vendors, prepared by Cooperative Collection Development Project of the Greater Bay Area Region II Major Urban Resources Library

Harmony in Diversity Supplemental Materials Cover Page

For more information contact Kathy Low, Human Resources Development Consultant, (916) 653-6822, klow@library.ca.gov .