Allan Cho
Community Engagement & Partnerships Librarian
Allan’s work includes supporting ongoing community initiatives and leading new ones, with a focus on community engagement with historically underrepresented groups. He manages the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Scholars-in-Residence program and is the subject liaison librarian to the School of Information. He has Master’s degrees in Library and Information Studies, History, and Education from UBC. His previous professional experience include Research Commons Librarian and Digital Humanities liaison librarian. Allan’s research interests are in Asian Canadian history, literature, and culture and outside of work volunteers his time for several community organizations with anti-racism and solidarity-building.
Kristen Wong
Kristen Wong is the Community Engagement Program Services Assistant at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC). An alumna of UBC, she received her Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Myth and Literature of Greece, Rome, and the Near East. In addition to having been a student at UBC, Kristen has also worked at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in Administration and at the Faculty of Graduate Studies with PhD Candidates. An active member of the community, Kristen has volunteered as a literacy tutor for school-aged children, a copy editor for Ricepaper Magazine, and as treasurer for the Vancouver Historical Society.