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2004 Randolph Avenue
Mailstop #4125
St. Paul, MN 55105

Email: imdept-at-stkate.edu
Phone: 651-690-6802

Sarah Park

Assistant Professor

Education

PhD, Library and Information Science, University of Illinois

MS, Library and Information Science, University of Illinois

MA, Asian American Studies, University of California Los Angeles

BA, History and Asian American Studies, University of California Los Angeles

Courses

LIS 7010 Introduction to Library and Information Science
LIS 7210 Library Materials for Children
LIS 7220 Library Materials for Young Adults
LIS 7530 Internet Fundamentals and Design

Research Interests

Representations of the Korean diaspora in children's literature, children's librarianship, library services to underserved populations, social justice, transracial adoption, and Korean diasporic history

Publications

2008 (forthcoming). Co-author of the chapter on Asian Americans in Venture into Cultures: A Resource Book of Multicultural Materials and Programs, Third Edition, American Library Association.

2008. “Colonialism and War in Children's Literature: Korea 1935-1953” In An Invitation to Explore: International Perspectives in Children's Literature
Edited by Laura Atkins, Nolan Dalrymple, Michele Gill, and Liz Thiel
Pages 115-127
Pied Piper Publishing

2008 March. “What about a Ph.D.? APA LIS Doctoral Student Research, Experiences and Perspectives Part I”
In the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Newsletter
co-written by Dr. Clara M. Chu, Rebecca Dean, and Sarah Park

2007. “'I Flew To My Parents on a Spaceship' : Adopted Koreans in Children's Picture Books”
In Conference Proceedings of the First International Korean Adoption Studies Research Symposium (refereed), International Korean Adoptee Associations Gathering 2007

2007. Book Reviews and Author Biographies: Caroline Hwang, Marie Lee, An Na, Frances Park, Ginger Park, Jane Jeong Trenka, David Yoo
In the Asian American volume of the Facts on File Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature, edited by Dr. Seiwoong Oh

2007 April. “Racist Stereotypes and Asian Americans: Yesterday, Today, and Not Forever”
Public bulletin display at the UIUC Asian American Cultural Center

2007 Winter. “Illustrating the Unspeakable: the Korean War and Family Separation in Children's Books”
Society for the History and Childhood of Youth: The SCHY Newsletter #9 Winter 2007.
(http://www.history.vt.edu/Jones/SHCY/Newsletter9/park.html)

2006 Fall. “Mirrors”
The OAK: Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link Newsletter

2005, 2007. “Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Bibliography”
Center for Children's Books Website
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, UIUC

Select Presentations

2009 June 12. “Adoption Triad: Three Categories of Korean Transracial Adoption Literature”
The Best of Three
Children's Literature Association, Charlotte, NC

2009 Mar 11. “Mirroring Adoption: Illusions of Transracially Adopted Koreans in Children's and Young Adult Literature.”
Adoption in the American Heartland Speaker Series, Professor Kim Park Nelson
Minnesota State University-Moorhead

2009 Feb 23. “Mirroring Adoption: Illusions of Transracially Adopted Koreans in Children's and Young Adult Literature.”
Monday Night Community Gathering
Master of Library and Information Science Program College of St. Catherine

2008 Oct 15. “Good Enough? Korean American Young Adult Literature”
Young Adult Literature, Instructor Loretta Gaffney
Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

2008 Jan 9. “All Look Same? Chinese & Korean Transracial/Transnational Adoption in American Children's Books”(Doctoral Student Research Competition Honorable Mention)
Doctoral Research Poster Session
Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2007 Aug 25-29. “Power and Privilege: American Children's Books about Transracial Adoption from China and Korea to the U.S.”
Power and Children's Literature: Past, Present and Future
The 18th Biennial Congress of International Research Society for Children's Literature, Kyoto, Japan

2007 July 31. “'I Flew to My Parents on a Spaceship' : Adopted Koreans in Children's Picture Books”
First International Korean Adoption Studies Research Symposium
International Korean Adoptee Associations Gathering 2007, Seoul, Korea

2007 Jun 14-17. “Truth Be Told: Multiple Versions of Japan's Colonization of Korea”
Anniversaries, Histories, and Colonialisms
Children's Literature Association, Newport News, VA

2007 Apr 4-8. “Transracial Adoption in Children's Literature”
Crosstown Connections: Asian American Urbanism and Interracial Encounters
Association for Asian American Studies Annual Meeting, New York, New York

Grants and Awards

2008. Honorable Mention Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Doctoral Student Poster Competition “All Look Same? Chinese & Korean Transracial/Transnational Adoption in American Children's Books” 2007-2008. UIUC GSLIS Dissertation Completion Fellowship

2007. Fulbright Research Grant Finalist

2007. UIUC Outstanding Asian American Graduate Student Leader Award

2004-2006. Institute of Museum and Library Science Project Athena Fellowship

2006. UIUC Susan Yung Maul Award for Outstanding Asian American Program/Event

2005. UIUC Asian American Leadership Award

Contact Information

Email: spark -at- stkate.edu (replace -at- with @)
Phone (office): 651/690-8791
Fax: 651/690-8724
Office: Coeur de Catherine, 051

Office Hours

Tuesday 3-5 or by appointment

St. Catherine University is an equal opportunity educator and employer.