2026 Recipients of CALA Grant Awards

Grants:

Sally C. Tseng’s Professional Development Grant

Zhixian (George) Yi, Lecturer, School of Information and Communication Studies, Charles Sturt University

Yi Wan, PhD Candidate, School of Information Science, College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina

Xiao Zeng, Open Publishing Librarian, University Libraries, University of Houston

Project: Chinese American Academic Librarians’ Perceptions of AI Tools and Strategies Used to market Services and Resources

***$1,000 will be issued for this grant.

Sheila Suen Lai Research Grant

Jinxuan Ma, Associate Professor, School of Library & Information Management, Emporia State University

Project: Emerging Community-Based Services for Underserved Populations: A Course Content Analysis

***$1,000 will be issued for this grant.