Race, Unity and Disunity in Hawaii
1) There were rallies in Hawaii defending Kamehameha School's one-race admission policy.
Why can't everyone just learn to integrate already? This is the 21st Century!
2) Honolulu Advertiser had an article on Samoan and Micronesian ministers trying to get the kids to get along. There have been fights between Samoan and Micronesian kids, and the ministers are trying to stop that.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050806/NEWS01/508060328/1001
I think both groups have been impacted by the wider, dominant groups, or cultures, in Hawai'i," said the Rev. To'o'olefua Paogofie, who heads the Nu'u Ministry, a special ministry sponsored by the Hawai'i Conference, United Church of Christ.
"They are having difficulties readjusting and, out of that frustration, I think they've got to vent out their frustration," he said. "And sadly, they've taken it out on each other's immigrant groups."
Paogofie said he has seen tensions rise between Micronesian and Samoan youths during the past two to three years.
The rivalry came to a head last October with a fatal stabbing near Mayor Wright Homes. A 21-year-old half-Samoan man was stabbed to death during a fight between Samoans and Micronesians.
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"There was apprehension and trepidation among the pastors whether this was going to work, but then they decided that it was their responsibility as community leaders to take this initiative and to bring these youth groups together, to find a point of reconciliation," Paogofie said.
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Kamehameha School Ruling
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Kamehameha Schools admissions policy is illegal.
To be admitted to Kamehameha Schools, one must have some Native Hawaiian ancestry.
People already think that policy is a joke. Why?
Just check out the Kamehameha Schools yearbook (you can check it out at the main state library in downtown Honolulu, just go to the Hawaii-Pacific section and ask the reference desk)
You can find many students who look 100% Asian or 100% Caucasian. So it appears not many people take the Kamehameha admission policy seriously.
Plus, the state already has charter schools that emphasize Native Hawaiian culture but is open to students of all races.
When I was at UH-Manoa, I had friends and acquaintances who graduated from Kamehameha Schools. So I 'm not against the students there! I just don't think the admission policy was a good idea to begin with.
By the way, I don't like those one-gender schools either! My greatest times in adolesence including flirting with some girls in my class. Every teenager should have such similar opportunities.
So if I have children, I'd send them to a school that is multi-cultural and co-ed.
Forget one-ethnicity schools. Forget one-gender schools.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Kamehameha Schools admissions policy is illegal.
To be admitted to Kamehameha Schools, one must have some Native Hawaiian ancestry.
People already think that policy is a joke. Why?
Just check out the Kamehameha Schools yearbook (you can check it out at the main state library in downtown Honolulu, just go to the Hawaii-Pacific section and ask the reference desk)
You can find many students who look 100% Asian or 100% Caucasian. So it appears not many people take the Kamehameha admission policy seriously.
Plus, the state already has charter schools that emphasize Native Hawaiian culture but is open to students of all races.
When I was at UH-Manoa, I had friends and acquaintances who graduated from Kamehameha Schools. So I 'm not against the students there! I just don't think the admission policy was a good idea to begin with.
By the way, I don't like those one-gender schools either! My greatest times in adolesence including flirting with some girls in my class. Every teenager should have such similar opportunities.
So if I have children, I'd send them to a school that is multi-cultural and co-ed.
Forget one-ethnicity schools. Forget one-gender schools.
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