by Dr. Vid Raatior | Oct 2, 2018 | Blog, Education, Featured Article
I was humbled to be chosen by the APIA Scholars (formerly APIASF) organization to receive the 2018 Inspiring Dreams Award at the 15th Annual Strengthening Communities Gala on September 28, 2018 at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, DC. ...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Mar 5, 2017 | Blog, Education
Aloha! Alii! Bula! Hafa Adai! Iakwe! Kaselehlie! Malo e Lelei! Mogethin! Paing Kom! Fairo! Olomwaai! Ran Karea! Talofa! Wenimomoto! The Hawaii Board of Education (BOE) will be searching for a new superintendent for the Department of Education (DOE). Dr. Patricia...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Jun 28, 2016 | Blog, Education, Featured Article
A college education is a big investment in money, time, energy, and resources for any high school graduate. For the Pacific Islander students who are afforded the chance to leave the relative calm of their home islands in pursuit of a college degree, this experience...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Dec 16, 2015 | Blog, Education
As we prepare for the new year amidst climate change summits and anti-immigrant sentiments from Republican presidential candidates, we pause to reflect on our lives as Micronesians in these United States. In this season of giving, our community continues to suffer...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Nov 2, 2015 | Blog, Education, Featured Article, Youth
Our Navigating Success – 3rd Annual Pacific Islander Youth Empowerment conference for high school students of Pacific Island ethnicities was a complete success. What I started with our Marshallese Iakwe Club and a few colleagues from the Division of Student...
by Dr. Vid Raatior | Sep 14, 2015 | Blog, Education, Featured Article
I am blessed to be part of a consultancy team of doctoral students at the College of Education at UH Manoa who are working with several Hawaii-based Micronesian-serving clients on a project to study the feasibility of establishing a charter school focusing on...
