Friday, October 2, 2009

Proud of Our Interns! PIFA 2009

The San Diego Pacific Islander Festival is a two day event and one of the biggest PI festivals in the country. It is also an ideal place for young community workers to get their feet wet in learning how to engage the community. As PIs, we are often in silos in our individual communities and never get the chance to learn about the other PI communities. Festivals are the perfect places to learn other cultures and immerse one self in the other communities.
As community researchers, this is THE PLACE to learn how to engage the communities outside of one's own community. It is the place where "Aunty" and "Uncle" applies across the board and you get a response. It is the place to really step out of your shell and have a conversation with others that you wouldn't encounter otherwise. Ultimately, it is THE PLACE to really learn about how to interact with the PI community. So, we encouraged our interns to attend the festival and volunteer at a booth or even help out with the other interns.






Lena and Ono speaking to the crowd at the Pacific Islander Festival in San Diego, CA about their research! AND learning from one of our fearless leaders, Tana Lepule. Proud of our interns!