This slide was presented as part of my presentation at the "Serving Youth and Families: Culture, Family Dynamics, and Social Etiquette Conference" coordinated by the Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney. It was meant to be a summary of the panel presentations from members of the Micronesians United - Big Island organization.
3. Intro
Vidalino Raatior
Director
Pacific Islander Student Center
o Chuukese “Jones”
o Product of public education
in Chuuk
o Educator & Student
o Social Entrepreneur
o UH Hilo well represented on
panel
4. SERVICES
A Place to Gather
o Home-away-from-home
o Kitchen
o Fridge, stove, rice cooker
o Computers
o 8 Desktops, 20 laptops (PCs & Macs)
o Club Meetings
o Facility Request Form to reserve
o Patio with umbrellas
o Television
o Sports, News, Movies
5. PROGRAMS
Navigating Success Bridge
o Academic Support
o Student Support Services Program (SSSP)
o Peer Mentoring
o Peer Assistance Linkages & Support (PALS)
o Study Nights
o By Major, Classes, Islands, etc
o Workshop Series
o Jobs, leadership, cultural, internships, etc
o Tutors On Demand
o Personalized - Math, English, Business
7. What’s Our Story?
“Micronesian” is a label!
o Ask: “Oh, which island?”
o Guamanians / Chamorros
o Marshallese
o FSM
o Chuukese
o Kosraean
o Pohnpeian
o Yapese
o Palauan
o Gilbertese
Our Videos
youtube.com/PacificStudentsMedia
9. OUR STORY…
Through world history…
Sovereign
Colonized $elf-governed
Navigators
roamed free
US money & border
for your land &
ocean
Poor savages need
to be civilized.
10. OUR STORY…
In other words…
Sovereign
Colonized $$elf-governed
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