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August 13, 2009

Serving Austin's Growing Asian American Community at APL

The World Language Collection at the Austin Public Library is expanding to serve Austin’s growing Asian population. The Asian share of total population in Austin almost doubled during the nineties, leaping from 3.3% in 1990 to almost 5% by 2000 and stands somewhere near the 6.5% mark today.  The incoming Asians to Austin during the past 15 years are a much more diverse sub-population than what existed here in the past.  For example, thirty years ago, if you were Asian and in Austin, chances are you were Chinese and somehow associated with the University of Texas. Today, Austin hosts an Asian population that spans the socioeconomic spectrum and is sourced by several countries of origin, with India, Vietnam and China being the largest contributors.+ The following Asian language materials are available at select locations of the Austin Public Library.

Bengali

• Faulk Central Library
• Spicewood Springs Branch

Chinese

• Faulk Central Library*
• Austin History Center (archives available)
• Howson Branch
• Little Walnut Creek Branch
• Milwood Branch*
• Hampton Branch at Oak Hill
• Old Quarry Branch
• Pleasant Hill Branch
• Ruiz Branch
• St. John Branch
• Spicewood Springs Branch*
• Yarborough Branch*

Hindi

• Faulk Central Library
• Hampton Branch at Oak Hill
• Little Walnut Creek Branch
• Milwood Branch
• Spicewood Springs Branch

Japanese

• Faulk Central Library

Korean

• Faulk Central Library
• Howson Branch
• Milwood Branch
• Old Quarry Branch
• St. John Branch
• Spicewood Springs Branch

Vietnamese

• Faulk Central Library
• Austin History Center (archives available)
• Little Walnut Creek Branch*
• Pleasant Hill Branch
• St. John Branch

* These library locations have over 1,000 items in the indicated language.

In addition, the Little Walnut Creek Branch has over 200 Bollywood films available for checkout. For more information about the World Language Collection at the Austin Public Library please visit www.cityofaustin.org/library or call 512-974-7400.

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