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Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: Websites

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General Websites

AAPI Data

 'AAPI Data is a research and policy organization producing data on Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.'

Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum - Long Beach, California, USA

PBS Hawaii

PBS Hawai‘i is the locally owned, statewide television station in Hawai‘i, serving the Islands since 1965. 

Chronicling America: Hawaiian Newspapers

Historical newspapers published in the state of Hawaii, on the Library of Congress Chronicling America site.

NHPI Alliance

NHPI Alliance is dedicated to improving and increasing access to resources for NHPI community-based organizations in the United States and the U.S. Territories.

US Census

2020 Census Detailed Demographic for all the 31 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHPI) groups over the past decade.

Administration for Children & Families

ACF funds government and non-profit organizations in Hawaii, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. 

Asian/Pacific Heritage

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its future success (per site).

Asian Nation - This article is an edited chapter on the major historical events and contemporary characteristics of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander American community, excerpted from The New Face of Asian Pacific America: Numbers, Diversity, and Change in the 21st Century, edited by Eric Lai and Dennis Arguelles. 

Explore Asian American and Pacific Islander stories (National Park Service)

Explore the history and heritage of Asian American and Pacific Islanders found throughout the National Park System and in communities across the country.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)

"OHA is a semi-autonomous state agency responsible for improving the wellbeing of all Native Hawaiians through advocacy, research, community engagement, land management and the funding of community programs" (OHA).

The Pacific Islands (Natural History Museum of LA)

Education

Ulukau: the Hawaiian Electronic Library - includes dictionaries, books, newspapers and other resources about the Hawaiian language to preserve it. The project receives ongoing funding from the U. S. Department of Education.

Health

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders' Health - OMH

An overview of the social, economic, and environmental factors that shape the health of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population in the United States. 

National Institute of Health - CEAL

"The American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AI/AN NHPI) Enrichment Initiative encourages community-driven, scientifically precise, intervention-based research" (as per site). 

KFF - The Kaiser Family Foundation

The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Ethnic and communal identity is considered a notable protective mental health factor for many AANHPIs.

UCNJ LibGuides at Union College