NABE Asian-Pacific Islanders Special Interest Group

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

API-SIG at the 54th NABE Conference

The Guam Delegation and other API-SIG participants take a pose during the 54th Annual National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme of the conference is Multilingualism for a United Global Society! The conference was held February 20-22, 2025. Representing Guam were Rufina Mendiola, Angela Mariano, and Frances Blanco. Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera's presentation titled, Advocacy through Storytelling with Pacific Island Students was also shared with the help of Mendiola & Mariano.

Monday, April 1, 2024

API-SIG 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: Edward "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 shares her presentation titled, Fostering Language and History through Storytelling.

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

Edward "Eddie" 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.

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

Saturday, March 30, 2024

Guam Delegation at the 52nd NABE Conference

The 52nd National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Conference in Portland, Oregon was indeed meaningful! We were also in the midst of Portland’s second-worst recorded snowstorm in history! We were freezing every single day! Nevertheless, we also had the opportunity to connect with and debrief daily with our fellow Guam educators & friends. We look forward to bringing back what we’ve learned to empower our students and more! Si Yu’os Ma’åse’, and enjoy the following snapshots!