UCLA’s Pacific Islander Student Association (PISA) recently hosted their annual Islanders Maintaining Unity and Access (IMUA) conference for Pacific Islander high school and community college students in the greater Los Angeles area. PILOT is invited each year to run a workshop. This year, our students came together to create, develop, and execute the workshop for their Forward Movement Project (FMP).
The Pacific Islander Association (PIA) at Cal State Long Beach hosted their annual PASIFIKA VOICE (PV) event; a platform to elevate Pacific Islanders voices in speech, spoken word, and song. One of the lead-organizers for the 2015 event was PILOT alumnus, Grace Porotesano. The event also featured performances by PILOT alumni: Justin Kalolo, Celina Yandall, and Tonga Fakalata.