{"id":35,"name":"Alvina Lai","url":"","description":"Alvina Lai (they\/them) is a Librarian. Their interests include DEI in LIS and LIS representation in pop culture. Alvina\u2019s writing is on Play the Past, Brooklyn Botanic Garden\u2019s \u201cPlants & Gardens Blog,\u201d and New York Times\u2019 \u201cMetropolitan Diary.\u201d They authored the chapter \u201cReflections of a Non-Binary Asian American in LIS\u201d in Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in LIS (2022). They participated in the panels \u201cNYCC@NYPL: #OwnVoices Why Diversity Matters\u201d (2019) and \u201cNYCC: The Future Is Mobile: Leveraging Digital Media for Libraries & Classrooms\u201d (2021). \r\n\r\nAlvina served in Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA 2019-22 Mentoring Committee), Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA 2020-22 Northeast Chapter Officer), and Visual Resources Association (VRA 2021-22 Equitable Action Committee). In 2021, they received the SLA-NY Rising Star Award and VRA New Horizons Award. Alvina holds a MS in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute, a BA in Creative Writing from The New School, and a BFA in Photography from Parsons New School of Design.","link":"https:\/\/www.playthepast.org?author_name=alai","slug":"alai","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/33a36cf1be9d8ab71ca0a93367a30cdaabb5069d2c57795ace9ad52beb3edcee?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/33a36cf1be9d8ab71ca0a93367a30cdaabb5069d2c57795ace9ad52beb3edcee?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/33a36cf1be9d8ab71ca0a93367a30cdaabb5069d2c57795ace9ad52beb3edcee?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":{"jetpack_donation_warning_dismissed":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.playthepast.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.playthepast.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}