INSTANCES ARE CONNECTED. IN TONIGHT’S PROJECT COMMUNITY, A GROUP OF IOWANS IS CELEBRATING POLYNESIAN CULTURE THROUGH DANCE. KCCI’S NICOLE TAM SHOWS US THE ISLAND SPIRIT FROM THE DANCERS WITH ALOHA ...

BYU graduate students are playing a key role in research aimed at closing a mental health gap for Pacific Islanders — a group long overlooked in traditional services, due to the topic possibly not ...

New York (CNN) — In a dance studio nestled inside a building next to New York City Hall, Tamara Bejar Hernandez counts to the beat of a traditional Tahitian dance song as a group of ladies shake their ...

James and Annamaria Unutoa demonstrate a traditional Samoan dance at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Pasefika Roots Institute of Language and Cultural Arts on August 4, 2025. Pastor Samuel Fiu ...

Willard Straight Hall was the site of a celebration of Pacific Islands culture on Friday night at an event co-hosted by Cornell’s Multicultural Community-Fueled Activities Board, Student Union Board ...

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature traditional performances and contemporary acts curated by local artists, along with cultural foods and beverages. “Our team is thrilled to honor ...

SALT LAKE CITY — With the passage of time, the connections of Utah's younger generations of Pacific Islanders to the region can start to slip. With that in mind, Haviar Hafoka, creative director of ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — On Saturday, several community members came together for a celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage while allowing local business owners to network with each other. There ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A local nonprofit supporting Asian Americans in the North Bay is preparing to host its largest event yet, celebrating several Asian harvest festival holidays ...

CARSON, Calif. (KABC) -- Fa'avae Fa'avae is a first-generation Samoan from Carson who created his own clothing brand known as Island Avenue. He said the name Island Avenue pays homage to his Pacific ...

But once in the mainland US, there’s always a sense of yearning for Indigenous culture and traditions. And in big cities with a large Pacific Islander presence, like New York, Portland, Oregon, and ...