supporting micronesian students in hawaii
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Micronesians Students
Supporting a Culture of Understanding for
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ALII!
ALOHA
Republic of Palau (Palauans)
OLOMWAAY!
Carolinians (Saipanese)
HAFA ADAI!
Guam (Chamorros / Guamanians)
IAKWE!
Marshall Islands (Marshallese)
KASELEHLIE!
Pohnpei, FSM (Pohnpeians)
MOGETHIN!
Yap, FSM (Yapese)
PAING KOM!
Kosrae, FSM (Kosraeans)
RAN ANNIM!
Chuuk, FSM (Chuukese)
WENIMOMOTO!
Outer Islands (Chuuk / Yap)
Pacific Islander Student Center at UH Hilo: www.hilo.hawaii.edu/pisc | Pacific Students: www.pacificstudents.org
MAURI!
Kiribati (Gilbertese)
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o Introductions
o Framing our Discussion
o Micronesians? Who, What, Why?
o Challenges & Tips
o Lessons from Hawaii
o Discussion
*Disclaimer: experiential, very little research data on Pacific Islanders in Hawaii.
Tirow
Agenda
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o Chuukese
o Product of public education
o BA (Univ. Guam), MA (Univ. San Francisco), EdD (UH Manoa, July 2017)
o Educator, Consultant
o Director, Pacific Islander Student Center
Vidalino Staley Raatior
Introduction
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o funded by AANAPISI grant
o Mission: Facilitate the success of Pacific Islander students in higher education
o 200 + students (Fall 2014)
o Student development services
o Research
o Phone: 808-932-7718
o Website: www.hilo.hawaii.edu/pisc
About the Pacific
Islander Student Center
Introduction
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Our Students
Pacific Islander Students at UH Hilo (Fall, 2014)
FSM, 76
Kiribati, 1
Marshall Islands, 31
Palau, 18
Papua New Guinea, 2
Samoa, 87
Solomon, 1
Tonga, 4
Vanuatu, 1
Unknown, 1
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Framing Our Discussion
1) Lots of Micronesians in Hawaii! WHY?2) I don’t speak Micronesian! TRANSLATE?3) Micronesian students are not getting along with the local students! HELP!
What often brings me to schools…
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Framing Our Discussion
1) Lots of “Micronesians” in Hawaii! WHO? WHAT? WHY? WHEN?2) Teachers care about helping all students succeed! HOW?
My Assumptions for Today…
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Micronesians?
What is a Micronesian anyway?
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Micronesians?
Why are we called Micronesians?
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Micronesians?
o Chamorros/ Carolinians
o Marshallese
o Fed. States of Micronesia
o Chuukese
o Kosraeans
o Pohnpeians
o Yapese
o Palauans
o Nauruans
o Kiribati
What do we call ourselves?
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Micronesians?
Sovereign
Who are we in world history?
$elf-governColonized
Navigators roamed free
US money & border for our land & ocean
Poor savages need to be civilized.
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Micronesians?
o “Discovered” (Portugese – 1525
o “Claimed” (Spain – 1528)
o “Traded” (Germany – 1869)
o “Occupied” (Japan – 1914)
o “Administered” (USA -1944 )o 1946 – 1958 – 67 nuclear tests in Marshall
Islands (equivalent to 7,000 Hiroshima bombs)*
o “Self-government” (1978)
*Source: Nuclear Claims Tribunal
Labeling goes way back
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Micronesians?
o 1986 – 3 Compact of Free Association (COFA) Treaties - RMI, FSM, ROP
o Today, 15,000 + COFA in Hawaii
o Open migration provision
o American Dream
o Health issues re. Atomic Bomb Testing (Bikini / Eniweitok)
o Unlimited Opportunities / Security
o Escape global warming (rising tides)
o Employment, Education, Healthcare
Why are we in the US?
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Reframing Our Story
How are we infusing our lesson plans to honor the COMMON struggles, history, art, leadership style, and values of the indigenous people of the Pacific?
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Are Micronesian languages, cultures, identities
celebrated in your classroom, on campus?
Enables or Disables?
Being Micronesian
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What is Micronesiability?
Enables or Disables?
Being Micronesian
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o Label “Micronesian” already isolates our kids
o English language already disables their learning (word gap)
o Expectations are changing & clashing (home vs school)
Enables or Disables?
Micronesiability
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How are you helping students manage changing expectations, adjusting to cultural realities?
Enables or Disables?
Micronesiability
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Lessons & Opportunities
o Silence vs Speaking Up
o Elders vs Youth
o Success vs Contribution
o Cultural pride vs Assimilation
o Community vs Individual
o Clan vs Nuclear Family
o Visitor vs Local
Changing Expectations
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o What’s your personal biases for / against Micronesians?
o How are you showing hospitality to Micronesian students who are already feeling isolated?
o Are you being intentional in providing assignments to break Micronesian stereotypes?
o How is the school creating deliberate student interactions to enable collaborations?
Intentionality
Lessons & Opportunities
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Lessons & Opportunities
o Overt negative interactions
o Negative stories about Micronesians
o Micronesians are not one people
o Feelings of isolations (language)
o “Lessons from Hawaii” (Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, spoken words)
Discrimination & Isolation
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o What moves / disturbs you about Kathy’s lessons?
o What lesson(s) do you agree or disagree with?
o What lesson(s) would you add from Kealakehe?
o Any other questions or comments?
As you listen, note the following:
Lessons from Hawaii
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Marshallese slam poetKathy Jetnil-Kijiner
Lessons from Hawaii
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sbtpazYra0
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o What moves / disturbs you about Kathy’s lessons?
o What lesson(s) do you agree or disagree with?
o What lessons would you add to Kathy’s?
o Any other questions or comments?
Lessons from Kealakehe?
Discussion
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SULANG!
MAHALO
Republic of Palau (Palauans)
OLOMWAAY!
Saipan (Carolinians)
SI YU’OS MA’ASE
Guam (Chamorros / Guamanians)
KOMOL!
Marshall Islands (Marshallese)
KALAHNGAN!
Pohnpei, FSM (Pohnpeians)
KAMMAGAR!
Yap, FSM (Yapese)
KULO!
Kosrae, FSM (Kosraeans)
KINISOU!
Chuuk, FSM (Chuukese)
SA HACHIGCHIG!
Outer Islands (Ulithi /Yap)
Pacific Islander Student Center at UH Hilo: www.hilo.hawaii.edu/pisc | Pacific Students: www.pacificstudents.org
KORABA!
Kiribati (Gilbertese)
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Need more?
Contact Us
o PHONE: (808) 932 - 7718
o EMAIL: [email protected]
o WEBSITE: www.hilo.hawaii.edu/pisc
o BLOG: www.pacificstudents.org