Episode 7| S2: Literacy as social justice

Yer Vang was born in Ban Vinai, Thailand, and raised in Fresno, California. She comes from a big family with a total of eight siblings: three sisters and five brothers.

 She is the first in her family to pursue higher education and a first-generation student who completed her Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science at San Jose State University (SJSU) in August 2020. She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and a minor in gerontology from Fresno State.

 After eight years of serving Fresno County Public Library (FCPL) residents as a Library Assistant and Senior Library Assistant, she is currently a librarian at Tulare County Library (TCL). Her passion for social work in libraries and literacy remains strong due to her parents’ limited English language and struggles in America.

 Yer is actively serving as the Treasurer of REFORMA del Valle Central and a member of the Asian Pacific American Librarians (APALA) Scholarship Committee.