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Posted by: Alyson Williams
HLAS Online has existed in tandem with HLAS Web for the past decade. As part of ongoing modernization of technical infrastructure at the Library of Congress, HLAS Online will be retired on April 9th, 2024.
Posted in: Announcements, Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Reading Room, Latin America, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division
Posted by: Joshua Kueh
The Asian Division is now accepting applications for its Florence Tan Moeson Fellowship, which supports short-term research visits to the Asian Reading Room at the Library of Congress. This year's application deadline is January 28, 2024.
Posted in: Announcements, Asian Division
Posted by: Joshua Kueh
This blog post announces a panel discussion on Mangyan writing from the Philippines, scheduled to take place via Zoom on September 20, 2023. Presenters will speak about Mangyan scripts and holdings at the Mangyan Heritage Center, Newberry Library, Yale Peabody Museum, and the Library of Congress. The post also highlights some Mangyan-related resources at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Announcements, Asian Division, Southeast Asia, Uncategorized
Posted by: Joshua Kueh
In conjunction with May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, a new display titled “Celebrating the Art and Literature of Jade Snow Wong (1922-2006)” is open to the public in the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building until June 5, 2023. This blog introduces several display items that showcase the career of this pioneering Chinese American ceramist and author.
Posted in: Announcements, Asian American History, Asian Division
Posted by: Joshua Kueh
(The following is a cross-post by Joshua Kueh, Southeast Asian Reference Librarian, Asian Division. It originally appeared in the blog, From the Catbird Seat.) On Saturday, December 3, 2022, the Library of Congress will host an evening with 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Maria Ressa. A journalist with extensive experience in Asia, Maria Ressa is …
Posted in: Announcements, Asian Division, Southeast Asia
Posted by: Ryan Wolfson-Ford
The Asian Division is now accepting applications for its Florence Tan Moeson Fellowship, which supports short-term research visits to the Asian Reading Room at the Library of Congress. This year’s application deadline is January 16, 2023.
Posted in: Announcements, Asian Division
Posted by: David Morris
An overview of Dante's Divine Comedy, highlighting various editions of the work in the Library's collections
Posted in: Announcements, Collection Displays, European Reading Room, Hispanic Reading Room, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, Manuscripts, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: Suzanne Schadl
The following is a post by Tracy North, Reference Librarian and Social Sciences Editor, Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Reading Room, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division (LAC&E). We are excited to announce the publication of Volume 75 of the “Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS).” This milestone is confirmation of the Library’s impressive …
Posted in: Announcements, Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Reading Room, Latin America, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
We, the four area studies divisions of the Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern, Asian, European, and Hispanic, are very excited to announce that the Library of Congress International Collections Facebook page is now live! Whether you are a student, educator, researcher, scholar, librarian, or a member of the general public interested in international …
Posted in: Announcements