Pacific Islands Club plans
to teach history, traditions
■ Members of the newly
reunited group will participate
in activities geared toward
education and outreach
By Robin Weber
Oregon Daily Emerald
Forget The Travel Channel. Skip
the brochures, too. Students want
ing to learn more about the Pacific
Islands can now get all they want
to know without ever setting foot
off campus, thanks to the Pacific
Islands Club.
The group was founded in
1999, but graduation of club offi
cers caused membership numbers
to dwindle. It wasn’t until this
term that the club reunited, with
goals of educating the University
about thePacific Islands and
their history, culture and tradi
tions, according to co-coordinator
Nicole Shanahan.
“Membership is open to anyone
interested in learning from our dif
ferent experiences and back
grounds,” she said.
The only hitch to becoming a
member of the Pacific Islands Club
is a $5 non-returnable one-time
membership fee.
The group’s 10 members cur
rently represent the islands of
Samoa, Saipan, Guam and other
areas from the Commonwealth of
Northern Mariana Islands.
“We want to bring the different
cultures of the Pacific Islands to
Eugene and the rest of Lane
County,” co-coordinator Macy
Sevaaetasi said.
The club is also aiming to get
more involved through activities.
They plan to share Samoan and
Chamorro Tongan dances at the
Hawaiian Club’s annual luau.
The Tongan dance — usually for
ceremonies or storytelling — fea
tures both male and female
dancers wearing island prints,
though the two groups do not mix
during the performance.
They are also working to organ
ize a spring break trip to the Ore
gon Coast, followed by a club
dance spring term.
“We want to do this event to in
vite all clubs and introduce who
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James Tonga (left) listens to Robert Gillespie’s experiences in the Hawaii Islands
at the first meeting of the reunited Pacific Islands Club on Tuesday night.
we are and let them know we are
part of the University,” Sevaae
tasi said.
In the short run, they would just
like to see a bigger turnout at meet
ings. Bringing guests to the next
meeting — set for March 5 — was
highly encouraged.
The group is also targeting the
community in its outreach.
“We would like to do some edu
cating in the high schools about
our cultures,” PIC member Flo
rence Calvo said. She and others
from PIC also hope to show their
similarities to other Polynesian
cultures through their stories,
dance and song, possibly at the an
nual Asian Celebration and Eu
gene Celebration.
“We want people to know
where we are on the map and
that our cultures are still alive,”
she said.
E-mail reporter Robin Weber
at robinweber@dailyemerald.com.
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