What are snacks and drinks?
DYK? APALA History
What are Acronyms?
APALA Literature Awards Titles and Authors
DYK? APALA members?
100
Dry and wet snacks made from puffed rice are popular all over India.
What is churumuri?
100
First APALA President becoming ALA President (Full Name Please)
Who is Patty Wong
100
JCLC
(Hint: any of the two responses is fine)
What is Joint Conference of Librarians of Color
or
Joint Council on Librarians of Color
100
Author of The Sympathizer (Winner Adult Fiction 2015-2016)
Who is Viet Thanh Nguyen.
Adult Fiction Winner 2015-2016 - A compelling story of a Vietnamese double agent. The novel brings humor and a critical eye to the Vietnam War and narratives of Vietnamese refugees.
100
Mixed Girl Tarot Reader
Hint: Former APALA Secretary and an APALA Member from New Jersey
Who is Anna Coats
200
Tea-based drink that originated in the early 1980s (Hint: from Taiwan).
What is bubble tea
200
APALA was founded in this year
What is 1980
200
LCSH
What is Library of Congress Subject Heading
200
Title of the book? APALA Winner for Adult Non-Fiction (2018-2019) A personal memoir on race in America from the perspective of an Indian immigrant, Sharmila Sen’s book offers a richly literary examination of the various systems of class, race, religion, and culture.
What is Not Quite Not White: Losing and Finding Race in America
200
First APALA member who served previously as a YALSA President
Who is Candice Wingyee Mack
300
A snack cake consisting of two small round layers of cake with marshmallow filling and a chocolate covering. (Hint: From South Korea).
What is Choco pie
300
The first Pacific Islander President of APALA (Full Name Please)
Who is Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo Lozada
300
NASIG
What is the North American Serials Interest Group
300
The title of this book
What is Juna’s Jar by Jane Bahk and illustrated by Felicia Hoshino
(Picture Book Winner for 2015-2016) -- Juna’s Jar celebrates imagination, while also showcasing cross-racial best friends in modern day Los Angeles. It charmingly captures the adventures and heartache of a little girl—who just happens to be a Korean American.
300
Current President of JCLC
Who is Kenneth A. Yamashita
400
This sweetened milk powder is one of the most popular snacks of all times (Hint: from the Philippines.)
What is Mik-Mik
400
The First President of APALA (Full Name Please)
Who is Sharad Karkhanis (1980-1982)
400
EMIERT
What is Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (from ALA)
400
Title of the book
What is Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
(Asian/Pacific American Award for Youth Literature winner in 2018-2019)
Darius the Great is Not Okay was chosen as the winning title for its heartfelt portrayal of a teenager seeking a place to belong in his family and his culture.
400
Past Executive Director of APALA
Hint: Name any of them
Who is Buenaventura (Ven) B. Basco
or Gerardo “Gary” Colmenar
or Ling Hwey Jeng
500
A sweetened probiotic milk beverage. (Hint: from Japan)
What is Yakult
500
The APALA's Travel Scholarship is named after this member (Full Name Please)
Who is Gayatri Singh
500
The Other APALA
What is the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
500
Author of Saving Fish From Drowning. Honorable Mention for Adult Literature 2005-2006.
Who is Amy Tan.
500
An APALA member who won the "2020 I Love My Librarian Award."
Who is Janet Tom