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Humboldt Journal of Social Relations

Abstract

The number of immigrant-origin students in U.S. higher education, those born abroad and those born in the U.S. with immigrant parents, has and will continue to increase. How can academic librarians engage with these students and their communities? In this article, We will provide a brief background on the increase of immigrant-origin students in higher education, our experiences as two immigrant-origin librarians, and our efforts to support global citizenship. We will also discuss how our skills as technical services librarians were particularly useful in this work. In two mini case studies, we will discuss our sustained efforts to support two different communities, the Lao American and Mexican American communities, by participating and collaborating with several local community organizations. The first case study will discuss how the librarian’s leadership role as a board member of a non-profit can help organize and influence community programs and support educational events and scholarship. The second case study will discuss a Local Authors’ Fair that sought to highlight local Hispanic authors. The second case study will also discuss partnerships with non-profit immigrant organizations. Finally, we will discuss how these events and partnerships could impact the collections of these academic libraries. This, in turn, will help academic libraries better reflect their local communities.

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