And kicking off-- it's going great so far-- kicking off our week-long program about what does it mean to be an Asian-American and Pacific Islander to really jump start conversations around race and stereotypes.And I think a lot of those things are very near and dear to you, so we'll get into that.
Yeah, really good question. So indigenous is an inclusive, um, word to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders . As one category of indigenous people to Australia, Aboriginal is a new indigenous person to theland of Australia. But there's a lot of talk at the moment, and a lot of Aboriginal people leading this discussion that they don't want to be referred to
And then I see black. I questioned that. I'm like, I don't know, one taught me if I was black. So when I saw Pacific Islander , I'm like, maybe I'm a Pacific Islander because Dominican Republic is an island, you know, And this is going back to like early high school. So I do think that we need that kind of education in our school system. Dr. Louise, do you wanna weigh in on that?
I often jokingly refer to myself as Asian-asterisk, right, because South Asians are often left out of the narrative of who's considered Asian. Pacific Islanders , we say API, but really no one really thinks about or talks about Pacific Islanders most of the time. The experience of a lot of Southeast Asian refugees is also left out, and you've got this very sort of East-Asian-centric narrative about who's Asian.
From the low teens to about 3/4 of the population that has a bachelor's degree or higher. Within the Pacific Islander population, there are less differences, but you'll notice the scale has changed a bit. But the highest level of bachelor's degree attainment or higher is among the Melanesian population, which is about one in five have a bachelor's degree, which
this is the Analyst's role In rugby, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Argentine, teams from the Southern Hemisphere are usually strong Islander teams such as Samoa, Fiji, and Tonga are also strong Then there's England, Europe, since it was originated in England, there's England, France, Wales, Scotland These are the strong teams, and of course, they are physically big Plus, we see the U.S. flag here, but rugby isn't actually that popular in the U.S.
I am here with my friend and collaborator, Dr. Lutza Ireland, who is broadcasting live from Brisbane, Australia, or "Brisbin," as the islanders call it. Dr. Lutza's a psychologist and design researcher.
And I stayed in there, and the first thing I did is I just turned the lights out. And the Islanders scored.
And I stayed in there, and the first thing I did is I just turned the lights out. And the Islanders scored and they embraced, and they embraced enthusiastically.
I thought I was smart, but I was a little naive. Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders , for example, you're celebrating AAPI.
Called the Gaspee Affair, where they basically burned down the vessel in Narragansett Bay. And Rhode islanders think of it as the opening salvo in the American Revolution, though the Tea Party in Boston gets all the credit for that. So I don't want to overstate the case, how important molasses and rum was in the origins of the American Revolution, but we should also not gloss over it.
So in Australia we had a government policy that allowed the police to go into indigenous communities and forcefully removed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children. Um, that looked not as black as everyone. So mixed race kids and rip them out of those homes. Put them into, uh, white foster homes to raise them as white
I'm a member of the engineering staffing team here in New York City. So in celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Asian Google Network has partnered with "Talks at Google" to invite Christina Seid who is the owner of the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory.
And once they rebuild after the volcano, then we're going to work on doing some very neat things there, and teaching the kids about coding. I'm also passionate about helping Pacific Islanders women and underrepresented minorities in tech. There are so many people that have been able to come.
I'll be presenting primarily on AAPI Data, which as Amy mentioned, is a site that seeks to make data and policy research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders more accessible. What we found in the last four years is that we've had tremendous influence in terms of raising the media profile and awareness
I thought I was smart, but I was a little naive. It omits the experience of Pacific Islanders .
Or do they want him to be a character out of folklore who was come to make their lives better? There's one of the islanders , an old man, a blind man.
And I joke about how AAPI, it's an acronym, and then we have to explain what Pacific Islander is to people. I still don't know who a Pacific Islander . Is it Hawaiian? Is that who they are?
I thought I was smart, but I was a little naive. We hardly ever take time to talk about Pacific Islanders .
Because they understand, right, the powers that be who want to hold Asians back understand that if they limit your family from coming, And the reason why Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders do so well online is because it is our way to self express, and not do it publicly.
another focused on education access for Asian-American Pacific Islanders , one focused on Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiians, and then one slightly different focused on faith-based and neighborhood
First of all, happy Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage month.
percentile, which is unfortunate for indigenous people. But the government policy waas Well, we could actually breed out that indigenous in these people if we grab the Children that honest black as the original Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. So that was the government policy that was still happening? Um, not only, you know, 60 70 years ago when my mom and her
So, May is Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
And we need to reach out. Both internally, within the Asian American Pacific Islander population, but also externally to continually make the case. We can't just assume that once we've said something that people get it.
So we've got the two current commissioners sitting closest to me, and we've put the former commissioners a little further away. She currently serves as a president and CEO of the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, which is a position she's held since 2010. And before that, she has been in a number of positions in the health care space.
Should I go first and then I'll give it to you? So in my job, the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, we are the nation's advocates for Asian-Americans, native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders on health. And so our job is to actually hold government accountable.
There are a lot. There's something estimated like two million DACA-eligible people in our Asian-Pacific Islander community. The enrollment has been a lot lower than in other communities, but I really felt that WHIAAPI and the commissioners played an important role in doing outreach and really
And here he is, a dark-skinned Pacific Islander , coming to represent the United States at the Olympics.
Sione currently serves as a regional vice president of sales at Domo, Inc. and is also the vice chair of the Utah Polynesian Professionals. He's passionate about helping Pacific Islanders , women, and other underrepresented minorities land breakthrough job opportunities in tech.
First is population growth. Whenever someone talks about why we need to pay attention to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders , we are among the fastest growing racial groups in the country. This was true from 2000 to 2010, and it's been true since 2010 as well.
Bullying is a terrible problem in our community. And WHIAAPI has done so much to make sure that Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are not bullied, and people of different religious beliefs, like Muslims, that I did not think that we should leave without making sure that we at least try to have a proper hand-off on that bullying discussion.
I don't want to take the thunder away from these two, so I'm going to focus on one that I think is amazing, is part of our job is to make sure that the federal government is accessible to Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders . And WHIAAPI and staff pulled together federal agencies from all around the country, I mean, from Alaska to Florida, from the island areas all the way up to Maine, to California,
and brought them together-- Department of Labor, Department of Commerce, Department of Education, CIA, SBA, I mean, all these really important federal agencies-- and got them to sit down together to find solutions for Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders to make sure that government is accessible and works for the people that they're supposed to work for.
So we felt that was a huge win for our community. Disaggregated data-- so we were a big-- everyone knows that Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders , on the outside, looks like it's one group. But on the inside, everyone knows that there's a lot of different groups.
Because they understand, right, the powers that be who want to hold Asians back understand that if they limit your family from coming, And one thing we are starting to see is more Asian-American Pacific Islanders getting into public service and elected office.
goes in and mixes with the rest This is also from the match against America, they are physically smaller, but they are powerful when they get together The opponent here is Samoa Since they're islanders , when they get rough, a lot players leave the game But in this match, Japan managed to hold their score at 0 This one, this is just looks like a bad accident
Or do they want him to be a character out of folklore who was come to make their lives better? What I didn't know was what his legacy would necessarily be to the islanders that he ends up leaving behind, who
Andrea: It is one ocean, but Pacific Islanders have a saying that the oceans are not what divides us but what connects us. And I think events like the Gulf oil spill are really
As I mentioned, I'm often asked to speak at podcasts or schools and tech companies. And so the opportunity to speak here at Google today on behalf of Asian-American Pacific Islander Month is truly a pleasure. So with that said, I want to start with my heritage.
So with that said, I want to start with my heritage. This month means a lot to me, primarily because not only am I a Pacific Islander , but I am also of Japanese descent. My parents are originally from Tonga.
My dad always told me that if you go out there, I want you to make a difference, and also my family. But the other thing is, deep--rooted in my heritage as a Pacific Islander -- I don't know if you guys know this-- Pacific Islanders were innovators. They would navigate the open waters of the Pacific seas by the constellation of the stars, the temperatures of the waters, and the currents.
Thank you so much for being vulnerable and open to sharing your story with us. and love. Now, this month is Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
And this is currently API Month, the celebration of Asian-American Pacific Islander heritage here.
And then we'd have a lot of leeway in terms of skin color at least in that conversation-- Pacific Islander , Native American as well.
So for number one, Affordable Care Act and enrollment of Asian-Americans, both in terms of getting the act passed and in terms of engaging. And Kathy is too modest to talk about her work in getting Asian-American to sign-- Asian-American and Pacific Islander to sign up to get health care. So up to two million Asian-Americans benefited.
off. Christian: We all want to cross off Pacific Islander .
And so in closing, and my thoughts is that basically with my Tongan heritage and Japanese heritage, not only am I blessed with this element-- and I know all of you, all of you Tongans or Pacific Islanders are-- that there's an element of fearlessness, but also that family comes before anything, that you would do anything to make sure that your mom, your dad, or your brothers and sisters
Changing our constitution here in Australia. Uh, here in Australia, there is no reference in our founding document to indigenous people. Aboriginal Torres, Strait Islanders . Still, to this day, there is no, uh, no information whatsoever about who was here in the country before we were founded. Andi, that's embarrassing. Um,
But the highest level of bachelor's degree attainment or higher is among the Melanesian population, which is about one in five have a bachelor's degree, which is on the lower end of that scale when you're talking about Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders together. This is why data disaggregation is so vital.