The 2023 Falanai Ala Guest Speaker and Mentoring Program
Falanai Ala Guest Speaker and Mentor Series concluded with 2,283 students and 16 Speakers:
Schools: Urbita Elementary School, Martin Luther King Middle School in San Bernardino, Heritage High School in Brentwood, Paramount High School, Dominguez High School, Hayward High School, Chrisman High School in Missouri, Will Rogers Middle School Career Day in Lawndale, CA, Compton High School, CSULA, Del Amo Elementary School Career Day, Morse High School (Includes High School Conference), Buena Vista High School (Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Event), Odyssey STEM Academy, Lakewood High School for Pacific Islanders Education Voyage Graduate Celebration.
Speakers: Dr. Juliann Anesi, Assistant Professor, UCLA, Dr. Keith Camacho, Professor, UCLA, Francine Blacksher, PI Program Specialist, San Bernardino City Unified School District, Isabella Collas, Senior Admissions Counselor, UC Irvine, Estella Owoimaha-Church, Executive Director, EPIC, Kalani Heinz, Graduate Student and Archaeologist, UCLA, Amaris Leiataua, Law Student, PI Law Student Association, Tana Lepule, NHPI Researcher/Advocate, Dorinda Nicholson, The Pearl Harbor Child, Dr. Kawika Liu, Physician, Attorney, Lorraine Tuala Logoai, Program Manager, Social Worker, SoCal PI Community Response Team, Jason Pereira, Visual Artist, JP Design Company, Ben Raju, Director of Program Management, US Small Business Administration, Kiki Rivera, Storyteller, Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC), Maria Reynoso, Administrative Clerk II, Cerritos College, Dr. Thompson, Executive Director NPIEN, Lupe Moe, Retired Social Worker, NPIEN Secretary
Thanks from Del Amo Elementary School, LAUSD
