When I was covering a political movement for MauiTime some years ago, an activist lamented to me that Filipinos were too “docile” to be a part of their movement. History aside (Filipino hero Lapu Lapu was the first person to fight against Spanish colonization, Filipino labor organizers led the famous Delano Grape Strike, and Filipino leaders were instrumental in fighting for … [Read more...] about Underrepresented: Filipinos make up 21.5 percent of UHMC student body, only 4.7 percent of instructional staff
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‘We Can Make a Difference’: Catching up with three young climate activists who are fighting for our future
Monday was the hottest September 16th ever recorded on Maui. The 97-degree high joined the list of record-breaking temperatures felt during this summer’s heat wave, which set an extraordinary 68 state records from May through August and tied 74, making it hard to ignore: Things are heating up. But as the mercury rises with warming weather conditions, so too are the youth … [Read more...] about ‘We Can Make a Difference’: Catching up with three young climate activists who are fighting for our future
I Teach Writing to Native Hawaiian Students at UHMC. Here’s What They Have to Say About TMT
I write for MauiTime, but my day job is teaching writing at the University of Hawai‘i Maui College, which is a part of the UH system that is subleasing Maunakea to the Thirty Meter Telescope. My students are incredibly diverse in terms of age, background, experiences, opinions, goals, and identity, but what they all have in common is that they are first-year students of Native … [Read more...] about I Teach Writing to Native Hawaiian Students at UHMC. Here’s What They Have to Say About TMT
UH Maui College Courses Offered for Students on Maunakea
It’s back-to-school season, and as keiki statewide brush the sand off their slippahs and head to class, college students in the University of Hawai‘i system are registering for courses and preparing for a new semester. But with the timeframe for the start of construction of the contentious Thirty Meter Telescope project extended into September of 2021, it would seem that the … [Read more...] about UH Maui College Courses Offered for Students on Maunakea
Its French Week at Back Door Bake Shop this Friday
Visit the Back Door Bake Shop at UHMC on Friday, July 12th. For this week, the students of UH Maui’s Culinary Program will be baking tasty French pastries like eclairs, Napoleons, pithivier, tarte Tatin, and more. You can buy them by the box for $18.50. The week after, the July 19th bake shop will feature petit fours and macarons. The bake sale will be located in … [Read more...] about Its French Week at Back Door Bake Shop this Friday