Aaisha
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Museums or Libraries |
| Occupation | Archivist and Librarian |
| Location | New York |
| Introduction | Archivist and librarian Aaisha Haykal graduated from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York with B.A. degrees in English and Textual Studies and African-American Studies in 2009. In 2011, Haykal received her Masters of Science in Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has been honored with the American Library Association’s Spectrum Scholarship and at Syracuse she was a Ronald E. McNair Scholar. Haykal is a member of several professional associations including the Society of American Archivists and the American Library Association. |
| Interests | Reading, Bowling, Writing, Watching TV, African American History, Community Archives, Collective memory studies |
| Favorite movies | Here are a few: A Walk to Remember, Save the Last Dance, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Waiting to Exhale |
| Favorite music | Oldies all the way 70s, 80s, 90s (now it is old school as compared to the music now, lol) |
| Favorite books | Is there enough room? lol. Here are some of the classics of mine: Dessa Rose, The Bluest Eye, Their Eyes Were Watching God |