PASS and City of Carson PI Conference

Pacific American Student Services (PASS) and the City of Carson Fine Arts Commission in conjunction with Cal State University Domingues Hills present:
"Navigating the Journey for the Next Polynesian Generation" Friday, May 1, 2009, 8:00 A.M. – 2:45 P.M. at Cal State Dominguez Hills University, Loker Student Union Hall. There will be Speakers, Workshops, Lunch, and Cultural Performances by area high schools and middle schools. passorg@aol.com

Elevila Thompson Wins Hawaii Art Contest

FROM THE WINDWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (WCC) WEBSITE, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII:
www.windward.hawaii.edu With a generous gift from WCC community member, Kawika Sakai, WCC Library congratulates Elevila (Ele) Thompson, first-place winner of $100 in the Abraham Lincoln Poster Contest. The words of President Lincoln in his Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address inspired Thompson to design and illustrate the winning poster that includes images from the civil war, civil rights era and today. The contest gave WCC students an opportunity to be a part of Lincoln’s bicentennial birth celebrations taking place across the country. Thompson is a member of the National Pacific Islander Educator Network (NPIEN), based in Lakewood, CA.

American Samoa, Guam, and Northern Marianas Quarters

The American Samoa Quarter, Guam Quarter, and Northern Marianas Quarter will be released on July 27, 2009. This will be the fourth release of the 2009 DC & US Territories Quarter Program. This program is a follow up to the popular 50 State Quarters Program.

Visit http://www.statequarterguide.com/2009

for more information on the quarters.

WEB ADS and MENTORS

HOW ABOUT AN AD ON NPIEN’S WEBSITE! Only $25 for a business card ad, $100 for a website link. Contact us at npien.mail@verizon.net We offer economic hardship discounts.

MENTORS SOUGHT to speak at NPIEN’s Career Day and Mentoring Programs. If you are in the Los Angeles Area and would like to work with our Pacific Islander students, contact us at npien.mail@verizon.net