Useful Internet resources related to Asian law and studies.
More resources of interest to law librarians in general, and members of the Caucus in particular, will be put on the web page as time goes by.
To access the web page, you may use a web browser to search the address at: http: //lawlib.wuacc.edu/asianllc/home.html, or you may access the web page by telneting to: lawlib.wuacc.edu, login: aallc. If you need help or have any questions about this web page, you can contact Jie Su at (913) 231- 1088 or e-mail him at: zzsu@acc.wuacc.edu.
People & Events
@ Mrs. Heija B. Ryoo, Head of Technical Services Librarian at Southern Illinois University School of Law Library, has been on sabbatical since August 1, 1995. During the fall, Heija will study Korean law at Seoul National University Law School in Seoul, South Korea, while on sabbatical.
@ Mr. Chin Kim, Professor of Law and Director of the Law Library at California Western School of Law, has recently published the 2nd edition of Korean Law Study Guide. The Guide was published in July 1995 by Cross-Cultural Associates in La Jolla, California.
A Note of Correction
Mon Yin Lung
Due to communication errors, the Asian- American Law Librarians Caucus Directory 1995 failed to designate all who made a financial contribution to the Caucus in 1994. I apologize for this mistake. What follows is a complete listing of those who contributed to the Caucus in 1994:
Pauline M. Aranas, Ellen H. Bull, Chaio Chao, Nancy Cheng, Win-Shin S. Chiang, Kai-Yun Chiu, Connie Deng, Paul S. Fu, Sharon L. Hom, Haibin Hu, Katherine Meng Kenworthy, Chin Kim, Lily Wei-Li Kouo, Dorothy Li, Rou Chia P. Lin, Chan-Shen Lung, Mon Yin Lung, Bill Nazarro, Jin Qian, Rebecca Rungsang, Heija B. Ryoo, Miki Scholl, Bettie Scott, Jack T. Sheng, Cossette T. Sun, Chin-Shih Tang, Lorna Y. Tang, Dan Wade, Grace Win Ling Wong, Irene Wong, and Telle Zoller.
I hope that members will continue to support to the Caucus financially in the future.
-Worth Reading-
Haibin Hu
During her Pittsburgh presentation at the AALLC meeting, Prof. Pat K. Chew referred to her recent article on Asian Americans. If you are interested to read that article, the full citation is as follows: Asian Americans: the "Reticent" Minority and Their Paradoxes, in volume 36 of William and Mary Law Review, at p1-94 (Oct. 1994).
Asian Law Working Group Meeting
Haibin Hu
The Asian Law Working Group meeting took place at 6pm on Tuesday, July 18, 1995 at the Crawford Room, Pittsburgh Vista Hotel. Bill McCloy, University of Washington, Seattle, chaired the meeting. At present were: Dan Wade (Yale University), Joan Liu (New York University), Clement Lau (University of Baltimore), Mila Rush (University of Minnesota), Telle Zoller (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Jonathan Franklin (University of Michigan), Dennis Sears (Brigham Young University), Lyonette Louis-Jacques (University of Chicago), Wei Luo (Southern Illinois University), Heija B. Ryoo (Southern Illinois University), Mon Yin Lung (University of Kansas), and Rebecca Jane Rungsang (Tilleke & Gibbins, Thailand). The meeting began with the participants introducing themselves and commenting on the Asian law collections at their respective libraries.
To proceed with business, Bill McCloy gave a brief report on recent activities regarding the Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) and the Committee on Research Materials for Southeast Asia (CORMOSEA). Bill serves as an executive member of CEAL, and attended a meeting of the CEAl in April 1995. Bill expressed an willingness to share this information with anyone interested.
After Bill's remarks, the participants gave regional/country reports on their individual library collections, activities, and concerns, which involved materials on South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and East Asia. During such reports, Dan Wade mentioned that the Library of Congress had closed down its journal office for information collection in Islamabad, Pakistan. Johnatthan Franklin stated that the University of Michigan Law Library was considering starting a collection of Indonesian law. Joan Liu related that the NYU Law Library might begin to collect Chinese law. Clement Lau said that the University of Baltimore Law Library might develop some Asian law collection. Rebacca Rungsang reported that her firm had opened up an office in Cambodia, and that she would be happy to help law librarians with Cambodian legal sources questions. Bill McCloy pointed out that the University of Washington Law Library had published the Index to Japanese Laws, and that his library was planing to set up a home page for Asian laws (Korea, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong) on the Internet.
The working group meeting was concluded around 7pm.
Application for Membership
Please include my name in the directory of
the Asian-American Law Librarians Caucus:
Name_____________________________
Institution__________________________
__________________________________
Mailing Address_____________________
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__________________________________
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Phone No._________________________
Fax No.__________________________
E-mail____________________________
[ ] I have enclosed a $10 check, as a
voluntary contribution, made payable to
Asian-American Law Librarians Caucus.
Please send the completed application to:
Wendy Hu
Secretary/Treasurer of AALLC
U.S. Court of Appeals Library
2801 U.S. Courthouse
40 Centre Street/Foley Square
New York, NY 10007-1595
