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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"Pacific Islander"”.

  1. Hidden in Plain Sight: Situating the Identities and Experiences of Asian American Pacific Islander Students at an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution

    Phan, Trang Anh ThucUniversity of Houston2022

    … among a purposive sample of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) students attending an Asian American Native American Pacific Island Serving Institution (AANAPISI). The study also explored how university-based resources support these students’ conceptualizations of identity. Two broad …

    houston Repository record

  2. Seeking Mirrors: Representation and Identity at Asian Pacific Islander Film Festivals

    Jiang, Yang2019

    … questions by looking at the experience of Asian Pacific Islander (API) attendees at API film festivals. Compared to mainstream media, where less than 6% of characters are API, API film festivals focus exclusively on films featuring API characters, as well as international films from Asia. API …

    usd-thes Repository record

  3. Expansive Hybridity: Multilingual and Visual Poetics in Contemporary Experimental Asian American and Pacific Islander Poetry

    Kim, ElizabethTemple University. Libraries2021

    … the innovative ways in which Asian American and Pacific Islander poets use hybrid forms to represent hybrid identities and the particular social, political, and colonial contexts within which they emerge. While the term in relation to ethnic American poetry has primarily pertained to multilingual …

    temple Repository record

  4. Addressing Deficiencies in Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Hate Crime Reporting: Designing a Solution for Community Needs

    Xie, Kerry Y.Massachusetts Institute of Technology2022

    … beginning of a wave of anti-AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) hate incidents and violence in the US, as documented in both governmental and NGO data. According to available data, the majority of these incidents occurred in public spaces and often to more vulnerable populations such as women …

    mit Repository record

  5. Career Decision-Making of Higher Education Professionals of Philippine Descent: The Untold Stories of an Asian Pacific Islander Community

    Bagunu, Grace Abenoja2020

    … to the stereotypes of Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs) in higher education. The career pipeline in higher education has remained relatively homogeneous, especially at executive levels of administration. Statistics show that APIs make up less than 1% of all college presidents, of …

    usd-thes Repository record

  6. Acculturation, Peer Influence, Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategies, and Alcohol Use and Related Problems among Asian and Pacific Islander College Students

    Paves, Andrew2014

    … use have gradually increased in Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) college students. Both acculturation and peer influence have been identified as factors contributing to variations in drinking behavior among this population. However, less is known about the experience of …

    washington Repository record

  7. The Role of Identity for the Practitioner and the Student: Culturally Inclusive Career Services for Pacific Islander Students in Higher Education

    Lal, Roshni Devi2023

    … career planning and professional development for Pacific Islander students at 4-year non-profit institutions within the continental United States. This study aimed to discover what efforts are enacted by career services staff to connect with the Pacific Islander student population on college …

    claremont Repository record

  8. Reimagining the Polynesian Pipeline Phenomenon: An Intersectionality of Race & Athletics in the College-Going Decisions of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander High School Student-Athletes

    Suafo'a, Samara Iusitina2023

    <p>Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) high school student-athletes are highly sought after by collegiate athletic programs across the country, creating the Polynesian Pipeline phenomenon (Johnston, 1976; Tengan and Markham, 2009; Uperesa, 2014; Vainuku and Cohn, 2015). However, the …

    claremont Repository record

  9. “It’s War That's Cruel”: The Evolution of Wartime Representation and ‘The Other’ in the American Musical

    Sottile, Leana

    … the 1940s–1950s through the lens of <em>South Pacific</em>, the 1960s–1990s with <em>Miss Saigon</em>, and 2000s to the present day through <em>Allegiance</em>. Subsequently, as these musicals center on war in the Asia Pacific, this project examines their construction of the Asian and Pacific …

    chapman Repository record

  10. Improving the Reading Level of Middle School English Learners in English Language Development Classes.

    Mixcoatl-Martinez, Anastasiia V2017

    … in 2014, there was a 7.1 % of U.S.-born Pacific Islander youth dropped out of high school, compared to 23.4% of foreign-born Pacific Islander youth (Kena, et al., 2016).</p>

    usfca Repository record

  11. Ethnic Identity, Gay Identity and Sexual Sensation Seeking: HIV Risk-taking Predictors Among Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men

    Géliga-Vargas, Jesús A.University of North Texas1999

    … 24% African American, 28% Latino, 25% Asian/ Pacific Islander, 19% Caucasian, 1% American Indian, and 3% other ethnicity. Logistic regression analysis identified sexual sensation seeking, having an undefined gay identity, being in a sexually exclusive relationship, not being HIV seronegative, …

    unt Repository record

  12. Model Minority Mismatch: Exploring the Community College Experience and Persistence of Southeast Asian American Students

    Vann, Genda, Ed.D2015

    … overwhelming number of the Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander students face many hurdles in their academic pursuits (CARE, 2008). There are many reasons as to why Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander American students may encounter more difficulties in school compared to their Eastern and …

    national-louis Repository record

  13. The Influence of Community Cultural Wealth and Tauhi Va on the Navigation of Pacific Islanders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

    Wolfgramm, Marlena Vi2021

    … wealth and tauhi va on the navigation of Pacific Islanders (PIs) in STEM. The disaggregation of data on Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) attaining STEM bachelor's degrees revealed that PIs (16%) are represented half as much as Asian Americans (35%) (NCES, 2020). Under the AAPI …

    claremont Repository record

  14. Nonfiction forms in contemporary poetry by Black and Asian American Writers

    Mitchell, Elizabeth J.2025

    … by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander American (AANHPI) writers and Black writers (writers of African ancestry) within the United States. For writers of color especially, nonfiction forms can provide a different way of entering into conversations about race, ethnicity, …

    emich Repository record

  15. The Intersection of Academia and Identity: A Phenomenological Inquiry on the Ethnic and Racial Identity of Hmong American Students in Higher Education

    Vang, Melissa2023

    … a dual designated Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution and Hispanic Serving Institution in the Central Valley. The study was guided by a conceptual framework incorporating Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model, "race and ethnicity as doings,” and intersectionality. Data …

    claremont Repository record

  16. Peer Acceptance in the Lunchroom and Children’s Internalizing Symptoms

    Steggerda, Jake2020

    … female; 42.7% Hispanic/Latino, 30.3% White, 10% Pacific Islander, and 17% other) from 10 public schools. I hypothesized that self-reported lunchroom peer acceptance would predict children’s internalizing symptoms over and above peer ratings of lunchroom peer acceptance as well as over more …

    arkansas Repository record

  17. INCREASING DIVERSITY AND REPRESENTATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED IN MEDICINE STUDENTS USING PATHWAYS PROGRAM

    Cedeño, FrankTemple University. Libraries2023

    … as Black, Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander are considered Underrepresented in Medicine (URM) are those historically obstructed from entering medical school. There remain high costs to apply, enter, and stay in medical school. Additionally, the faculty who teach these …

    temple Repository record

  18. An ocean of difference: An exploration of cultural differences in learning styles

    Lucrecio, Lorraine M.2018

    … and teaching styles among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students (NHPI) and Western teachers, this thesis suggests specific learning components necessary for academic success for Oceanic learners. This was accomplished by examining academic literature in the fields of anthropology, …

    u-pacific Repository record

  19. Gifted Identification in Young, Historically Underrepresented Populations: A Phenomenological Study

    Faulkner, Meryl A.2021

    … African American, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander) identified gifted in second grade or younger or educators who were involved in the gifted identification process for underrepresented, young students. Participants completed a survey, and some opted into participating in a focus …

    denver Repository record

  20. Investigating Health Inequality in Primary Care Spatial Accessibility Among Races and Ethnicities in King County Using a Geospatial Approach

    Jan, Amy2021

    … Hispanic and non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations had less accessibility to primary care providers than people of other races/ethnicities. Area configuration of healthcare resources and improvement targeting of racial/ethnic minorities can help reduce the disparities in …

    washington Repository record

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