FestPac 2024 Language Boards

Adventures in Bilingualism! Biba to Former PIBBA, Peter Onedera, for spearheading the language boards in 2024 FestPac in Hawaii. These boards connected Pacific languages in FestPac. Shoutout to Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera and Johanna Salinas in assisting Peter

 

2024 FestPac Guam Literary Arts Showcase

Biba to Guahan's Literary Delegates in 2024 FestPac in Hawaii, most especially Johanna Salinas, Malia Ramirez, & Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera of PIBBA Guam Chapter 

Guahan Literary Delegates (L-R: Dr. Michael Bevacqua, Malia Ramirez, Former PIBBA Peter Onedera, Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, Siobhon McManus, Samantha Marley Barnett, Victoria Lola LG, Johanna Salinas

Victoria-Lola Leon Guerrero

Johanna Salinas

Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera

Dr. Michael Bevacqua

Maila Ramirez

Microchild

Peter Onedera

Hannah Sablan, Samantha Barnett, Siobhon McManus

Johanna Salinas

Victoria LG

Peter Onedera

Malia Ramirez

I Nana gi i Familia Open Mic Poetry - May 11

Please join us for the I Nana gi i Familia FESTPAC Literary Arts Open Mic event in celebration of all our amazing mothers on May 11, 2024 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Asiga in Hagatna.  We look forward to seeing you there!

PIBBA Meeting - May 25

The next general membership meeting is on May 25, 2024 from 1-2:30 @ the Barrigada Community Center. Nominations and elections will be held.  Let President Rosa know beforehand if you would be interested and willing to be nominated.

Please private message or email President Rosa by May 18, 2024, if you are interested in being a PIBBA officer.   Note the following requirements: 

1) Must be a paid member (payments can be made at our meeting on May 25th), and 

2) Must be an active member and have been active for the previous two years.

"Active" is defined as having attended at least 75% of the meetings and involved in activities (ex: fundraising, workshops).

Officer positions and current officers:

President: President Rosa Palomo

VP: Joey Leon Guerrero

Treasurer: Mye Ganan-Flores

Secretary: Dr. Debby Ellen

Webmaster: Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera

PIO: Johanna Salinas

Historian: Joey Franquez

Micronesian Culture & Traditions Day - April 20

 

PIBBA Guam/ILA Neworking - March/April 2024 Guam Council ILA Newsletter

Click here to view the March/April 2024 Guam Council ILA newsletter.

Guam Delegation at the 53rd NABE Conference

The Guam Delegation takes a pose at the Hilton Riverside, New Orleans, Louisiana during the 53rd Annual National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Conference.  The theme of the conference is Celebrating Heritage Language and Its Role in Promoting Multilingualism, Multiliteracy, and Multiculturalism!  The conference was held March 26-30, 2024.  Pictured L-R:  Karen Alvia, Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera,  NABE President Evelyn De Jesus, Bert Yamasta, Elmer Alves, and Barbara Tainatongo.

API SIG.  Pictured L-R:  Eddie Park, Newly-elected API-SIG Chair; Bert Yamasta; Barbara Tainatongo; Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, Newly-elected API-SIG Co-Chair; and Mary Khris Fleur.

Dr. Rivera shared her presentation titled Fostering Language and History through Storytelling.

Jimmy Santos Teria, CHamoru Studies Administrator, shared his presentation via Zoom titled, The CHamoru Language & Culture Program's (CLCP) Role in Promoting Multilingualism, Multiliteracy and Multicuralism.

Edward Park shares his presentation titled, Wong Avery Global Languages for Elementary Students.

You Have the Power Presentation with Dr. ET.  Pictured L-R:  Barbara Tainatongo, Bert Yamasta, Dr. ET, and Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera.

Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera and the NABE Conference Steering Committee.

Dr. Rivera and Judith take a pose.

The National Association for Bilingual Education is the only nationwide network of professionals dedicated to serving English language learners in the United States via education programs and legislative advocacy. For the past four decades, NABE has been committed to excellence in bilingual and biliteracy education for all students through enriched educational programs and intensive professional development for teachers, administrators, professors, policymakers and parents. Additionally, NABE provides extensive research in the field via its Bilingual Research Journal, NABE Perspectives, NABE Journal of Research and Practice and the NABE eNews. NABE is committed to promoting programs and innovations that prepare our nation's students to be fluently bilingual, technologically creative, globally competitive and well-rounded world citizens by advancing legislation and policies at both the state and national levels that best serve language minority students.

Source:  NABE.org