The Asian-American Collection has recently received a challenge grant that would help raise as much as $20,000 for the purchase of new books and materials for the collection and provide underwriting for the Speaker Series. Your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar. More information on the campaign can be found here.

Donations can be made in any amount. Every dollar raised will help us reach our goal. Simply print off the donation form and mail to:

Misson College Library
3000 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054

The West Valley-Mission Advancement Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.
All contributions are tax-deductible.
West Valley-Mission Advancement Office14000 Fruitvale Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070-5698

• Asian American Speaker Event Featuring Author Eddy Zheng: April 17, 2008 (PDF File)
• Asian American Speaker Event Featuring Japanese Storyteller Hiroku Fujita: April 9, 2008 (PDF File)
• Asian American Speaker Event Featuring Author Milly Lee: November 1, 2007 (PDF File)
• Asian American Speaker Event Featuring Author Rosemary Gong: May 4, 2007 (PDF File)
• Asian American Speaker Event Featuring Author Andrew Lam: March 8, 2007 (PDF File)
• Asian American Speaker Event Featuring Author Henry Chang: October 26, 2006 (PDF File)
• Asian American Speaker Event Featuring Author Quang X. Pham: April 7, 2006 (PDF File)
• Pioneering the Valley Exhibit Reception: February 24, 2006 (PDF File)
• Asian American Speaker Event Featuring Poet Suji Kwock Kim: April 5, 2005
• Asian American Speaker Event Featuring Author Iris Chang: April 30, 2004

With a generous grant from the Robert N. Chang Charitable Foundation, the Mission College Library has created the Asian American Collection and Speaker Program. The collection showcases writings by and about all Asian Americans, with an emphasis on Chinese Americans. It documents the impact Asian Americans have made on American society.

The Speaker Program is a platform for the sharing of personal experiences and perspectives between Asian Americans and persons of other ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

The collection includes books as well as audiovisual materials. It describes and documents the unique history, culture, and experiences of Asian Americans who strive to be successful in American society while maintaining their ethnic identities and cultural heritage. It includes a wide selection of materials from the immigrant experience, and illustrates how the immigrants have made an impact on society. It reflects the challenges of youth who are growing up in two cultural worlds: the world of their parents and grandparents, and the world of contemporary America. A concerted effort has been made to build a thoughtful and balanced collection that not only supports the curriculum, but also promotes cultural awareness.

The collection’s unique resources are available to both the immediate community and beyond through the library’s participation in LINK+, a statewide interlibrary loan program.

The Asian American Collection and Speaker Program serves to honor the history and achievements of Asian Americans, raise the general awareness of Asian American cultures and values, and provide inspiration for Asian Americans and others seeking role models.