Pacific Islander Access project

Pacific Islander Access project Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in higher education, but they can't apply to many underrepresented minority scholarships.

We're a small nonprofit working to change that. The Pacific Islander Access project is out to fix a problem: while Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islander Americans are underrepresented in higher education, they are excluded from applying to many scholarships, fellowships, and other academic programs for underrepresented minorities. The PIA project is changing this by sharing information with

well-intended underrepresented minority programs, and helping them open their doors to Pacific Islanders. We also work to raise public awareness about America's growing Pacific Islander community, especially as it pertains to education.

03/31/2016

We are proud to announce a merger of sorts with the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, the nation's largest nonprofit provider of financial aid to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Under our agreement, APIASF will incorporate the PIA project's work into its own efforts. PIA project's leadership will work within APIASF to help with this transition, while the PIA project will cease operations as a 501(c)(3) later this year: http://apiasf.org/press_2016_03_31.html

Washington, D.C. (March 31, 2016) — Today, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) and the Pacific Islander Access project (PIA project) announced they will jointly promote higher education access and information among America's growing Pacific Islander community. APIASF will…

Check out our new booklet to help Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders learn how to apply for those underreprese...
01/16/2016

Check out our new booklet to help Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders learn how to apply for those underrepresented minority scholarships and fellowships that are open to them: http://piaproject.blogspot.com/2016/01/new-e-booklet-on-underrepresented.html?m=1

Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in higher education, but they're excluded from many academic programs for underrepresented minorities. Our goal is to change that.

After nearly 3 1/2 years of leading the Pacific Islander Access project, I'm stepping back from day to day operations w...
02/09/2014

After nearly 3 1/2 years of leading the Pacific Islander Access project, I'm stepping back from day to day operations while the board looks at next steps. I'm proud that our all-volunteer nonprofit has persuaded scholarships to open up over $1.1 million in funds for Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. Click here to read more, and let us know your thoughts: http://piaproject.blogspot.com/2014/02/ceo-taking-blogging-sabbatical-as-pia.html?m=0

Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in higher education, but they're excluded from many academic programs for underrepresented minorities. Our goal is to change that.

This week's post: for the first time ever, our research indicates that most underrepresented minority scholarships prope...
12/18/2013

This week's post: for the first time ever, our research indicates that most underrepresented minority scholarships properly classify Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders as underrepresented in higher education: http://piaproject.blogspot.com/2013/12/update-on-national-study-of-native.html

Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in higher education, but they're excluded from many academic programs for underrepresented minorities. Our goal is to change that.

Aloha! The University of Missouri has changed its policy and opened up two of its underrepresented minority scholarship...
10/01/2013

Aloha! The University of Missouri has changed its policy and opened up two of its underrepresented minority scholarships to Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. See our blog post to learn about the George C Brooks Scholarship and Diversity Award: http://piaproject.blogspot.com/2013/09/two-missouri-underrepresented-minority.html

Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in higher education, but they're excluded from many academic programs for underrepresented minorities. Our goal is to change that.

More good news! The Abraham Lincoln Graduate Fellowship has revised its eligibility policy, and assured us that Native ...
09/07/2013

More good news! The Abraham Lincoln Graduate Fellowship has revised its eligibility policy, and assured us that Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders are now eligible to apply! Learn more here: http://piaproject.blogspot.com/2013/09/abraham-lincoln-graduate-fellowship.html

Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in higher education, but they're excluded from many academic programs for underrepresented minorities. Our goal is to change that.

Aloha! We are elated to share that an underrepresented minority fellowship that provides over one million dollars in ann...
08/24/2013

Aloha! We are elated to share that an underrepresented minority fellowship that provides over one million dollars in annual financial aid is amending its eligibility policy to include Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, after hearing from the Pacific Islander Access project! Mahalo nui loa to the Diversifying Faculty in Illinois program for making the right decision! More here: http://piaproject.blogspot.com/2013/08/1-million-plus-fellowship-adds-native.html

Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in higher education, but they're excluded from many academic programs for underrepresented minorities. Our goal is to change that.

Aloha! This report from National CAPACD shows that during the Great Recession, the percentage of Native Hawaiians and o...
07/27/2013

Aloha! This report from National CAPACD shows that during the Great Recession, the percentage of Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders in poverty grew more than any other major racial or ethnic group: http://piaproject.blogspot.com/2013/07/report-shows-that-number-of-pacific.html
Mahalo to National CAPACD for disaggregating AAs and P*s in their report

Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in higher education, but they're excluded from many academic programs for underrepresented minorities. Our goal is to change that.

Aloha! We are pleased to announce that our CEO has been appointed to the National Commission on Asian American and Pacif...
06/30/2013

Aloha! We are pleased to announce that our CEO has been appointed to the National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education! More here: http://piaproject.blogspot.com/2013/06/pia-project-exec-appointed-to-national.html

Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in higher education, but they're excluded from many academic programs for underrepresented minorities. Our goal is to change that.

A HUGE mahalo to The Chronicle of Higher Education for publishing this story on Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Island...
06/03/2013

A HUGE mahalo to The Chronicle of Higher Education for publishing this story on Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander access to underrepresented minority scholarships: http://chronicle.com/article/Pacific-Islanders-a/139577/

The government is limiting opportunities for a group that is severely underrepresented in higher education.

Aloha! A report by the American Council on Education suggests that Pacific Islanders are the most likely of the major ra...
05/19/2013

Aloha! A report by the American Council on Education suggests that Pacific Islanders are the most likely of the major racial groups to stay in the workforce after graduating from college: http://piaproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/news-this-week-national-study-finds.html

Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in higher education, but they're excluded from many academic programs for underrepresented minorities. Our goal is to change that.

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