PIBBA-IRA Networking: December 2019 Guam Council IRA Newsletter

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all! Enjoy this special holiday with your loved ones, and be sure to thank those who have touched your life and made a difference. May God bestow upon you abundant blessings on this day and always.  Si Yu'os Ma'ase'!

PIBBA-IRA Networking: November 2019 Guam Council IRA Newsletter

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39th Annual International PIBBA Conference

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39th Annual International PIBBA Conference

June 2019
POHNPEI, FSM

Sponsored by: Pacific Islands Bilingual Bicultural Association (PIBBA) International and Pohnpei Chapter
The PIBBA Conference is an annual event in which Western Pacific educators are provided with opportunities for professional growth and cultural enrichment. This year's conference offers a wonderful selection of traditional, innovative, and practical workshops, presented by creative and imaginative educators and cultural leaders from the Pacific islands.

PIBBA Feature: Såát

Såát

Eghíllling Arawraw

Eghi Mamaaw

Ebwe Amalawagh

Ebwe Lugh

©Manny Orgarto

PIBBA Feature: Ocean Is Our Life

The ocean is our life.

She is the source of our livelihood;

She should be taken care of 

For our generations to benefit from.

©Tony M. Caberte

PIBBA Feature: Guinaiya Tåsi

Bula guinaiya

Gi hålum tåsi

Nå’i respetu

Sa’ siempre bula suetti.

Åmot i hålum tåsi

Yanggin un ripåra

Siempri un agradesi

Sa’i tasi doktu guinaiya.

©Angie Cing Fitial

PIBBA Feature: Our Ocean

We live by it

We survive by it

We grow by it

We die by it.

©Dawn Maka

PIBBA Feature: Ripples of the Ocean

Calm and collected at the scene,

I see blue and green that reminds me of serene.

Grain of sands on my toes.

I love the feeling

The ripples of the water

Crashing on my body.

Oh the ocean,

How I cherish thee.

©J. Magofna

PIBBA Feature*: Tåsi, Tåsi

Tåsi, Tåsi

Håfa na campus geftao hao?

Tåsi, Tåsi

Kao ma’guf, osino tristi hao på’gu?

©Frances M. Sablan

English translation:

Ocean, Ocean

Why are you so giving?

Ocean, Ocean

Are you happy or sad today?

*Note:  Sablan attended the PIBBA workshop titled, "A Pacific Spoonful of Thoughts on the Ocean" presented by Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera.  Additional poems from the workshop will be featured here and may also be featured on the online Pacific anthologies, Guam Poets Club and Micronesian Poets Club.

2020 PIBBA Conference to be hosted in Chuuk, FSM

 

Mark your calendar for the 39th Annual International PIBBA Conference in Chuuk! Stay tuned for more details!

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