Teacher Resources

Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 

Pacific Islander Links
AlohaWorld.com 
California Teachers Association  
Chamorro.com  
Hawaii Department of Education
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics LEAP
Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance OCAPICA
Planet Tonga Website   
Kaiwakiloumoku Hawaiian Cultural Center
Pacific Islander Ethnic Art Museum
Research from EPIC (Empowering Pacific Islander Communities)

Festivals
E Hula Mau, Long Beach, CA 
San Diego PIFA
Tafesilafa’I Festival, Long Beach, CA  

Publishers

Pacific Islander Books and Publications
Asian American Curriculum Project 
Bess Press Books

KIN Publications  558 E. Double Street Carson, CA 90745

Books by Dr, Maenette K.P. Benham:

  • Indigenous Educational Models for Contemporary Practice: In Our Mother's Voice
  • Culture and Educational Policy in Hawai'i

Pacific Islander Organizations
Pacific Resources for Education & Learning (PREL) 
Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs
National Office of Samoan Affairs
Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance OCAPICA
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Pacific Islander Community Council
Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center (APADRC)
Asian Pacific American Legal Center
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Marianas Club of Southern California  P.O. Box 5353  Garden Grove, CA 92846
Pacific American Foundation
Pacific Islander Bilingual Bicultural Association
Ke Kukui Foundation

 Research
Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in HIgher Education 2023
APIASF 2011 Report: College Completion (PDF File)
UCLA Study on Pacific Islanders in Higher Education (Press Release & Analytical Brief)
US Census Bureau Report on Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders
Riley, Kawika, Pacific Islander Access Project www.piaproject.blogspot.com.Help end the exclusion of Pacific Islanders from minority Higher Education programs. Kawika Riley successfully beat the system!
California School Dashboard: K-12 Educational Data on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Legislation
Doe v. Kamehameha Schools
Joint Organizational Statement on NCLB
AB 1088 Letter of Support
AB 1088 California Assembly Bill requires accurate collection of information on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders
SB 48 California Senate Bill requires social studies curriculum in schools to include the roles and contributions of Pacific Islanders

Publications

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