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[EARLY REG ENDS JUNE 1 - TWO DAYS FROM NOW] APALA Lit Awards Banquet on June 24th in Chicago

  • 1.  [EARLY REG ENDS JUNE 1 - TWO DAYS FROM NOW] APALA Lit Awards Banquet on June 24th in Chicago

    Posted May 31, 2023 12:06 PM

    Heading to ALA Annual Conference 2023 in Chicago?

    Sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), let's celebrate our 2023 Asian Pacific American Awards for Literature winners and honors! 

    Early registration for the banquet ends June 1 (tomorrow) !

    The goal of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature is to honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit. 

    Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023

    Time:

    6:00-6:30 p.m.: Check-in and Networking with APALA Members and Friends          

    6:30 p.m.: Family style dinner begins

    7:00 p.m.: Literature Awards ceremony begins

    Location: Ming Hin Chinatown, 2168 Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616 (1 mile west of the convention center, so a 20 minute walk) 

    Menu: Family-style dinner

    • menu TBA

    Cash bar: more details to come!

    Registration: 

    Please register for the event here. 

    • Early Registration (On/Before June 1, 2023, payment non-refundable):

    $70 for Members

    $75 for Non-Members

    • Late Registration (After June 1, non-refundable):

    $80 for Members and Non-Members

    Please note: due to inflation and location, this year's ticket price is higher than previous years. These current price points support APALA and also support Ming Hin since they've been impacted heavily by closure due to the pandemic and they honored our refund request back in 2020 when ALA AC was originally held in Chicago at that time.

    Sponsorship Opportunities:

    • Sponsor a Student Ticket – $75

    • Table sponsorships are available! Please email Treasurer Kat Bell at treasurer@apalaweb.org for more information.



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    Raymond Pun
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