The joint hearing of the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative was really amazing. Not only did we get to hear from the Mayor of carson but also from everyone in the different programs such as: SNNA, OCAPICA, GCN, TCSC, etc. It was just amazing because we not only want to hear from the world, but we want our Pacific Islanders voices to be heard.
My most favorite panel was youth violence. How we have our own people killing each other for no reasons, and it is our job to go and reach out to those people and make a difference. I also enjoyed OCAPICA intern speaker from last year. Sina Fifita, she was talking about her experience in the PIHCPP. I really enjoyed how she said she traveled all the way to sacramento to finsh up her research on youth violence and how she learned so many things from youth out in Sacramento.
This was also a great opportunity to meet with other staff members from different places and also meeting new friends you might need in the future, so this was also a great workshop we attended together.
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