Stoked to have a lab visit by Kauai Community College students. I wish them on their journey to reach their dreams to be Engineers. :)
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A special screening of "In Football We Trust" at UH Manoa happened at the Art Building. The movie was an epic film in showcasing Tongan and Samoan diapsora experiences in America and sports.
My Tongan friends at East-West Center (Joseph, Tricia, and Lea Lani) invited me to see this film. Aside from supporting my friends, I really wanted to learn more about other Polynesian's experiences in sports. For my family sports were (and still are for my entire ohana) a big part in our development as youth--whether we made it big or not. This screening was extra-special because the directors Tony Vainuku and Erika Cohn were present to give a Q&A. They were here to debut the film at the Hawaii International Film Festival. This documentary filmed followed 4 second-generation kane from freshman year of high school til graduation. I was inspired by the intent to share a Polynesian American narrative and shed some light to the complexities of success for Polynesian in sports as means to grasp the "American Dream", pay for college and perhaps make it in the NFL. I applaud the directors for their beautiful craftsmenship to share these stories.
Here at the East-West Center in the fall semester we have "Concert on the Lawn" in front of Hale Halawai on the UH Manoa campus. It is an opportunity for us participants and friends to share with each other talents on stage to bridge understanding between East and West (and North and South).
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