Be the change you want to see in this world

"Winning starts in the mind. Whatever the mind can conceive, it will achieve."
-Joaquin Nangauta Naputi

"Be the change you want to see in the world."
-Mahatma Gandhi

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

VFC Receives Coast Guard Sustained Auxiliary Service Award

Congratulations to VFC Matilda Naputi Rivera for receiving the Coast Guard Sustained Auxiliary Service Award for Superior Performance of Duty completing 750 Auxiliary Member Service Hours on February 26, 2019.






Sunday, March 31, 2019

April 2019 IRA Newsletter

Our digital storytelling article is in!


The digital storytelling article I co-write with my dear friend and colleague, Dr. Catherine Stoicovy, has just been published in the International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design, Volume 9, Issue 2, April - June 2019 edition.  The article is titled, Digital Storytelling as a Culturally Responsive Instructional Strategy for Pacific Islanders in Guam and Micronesia.  I hope you enjoy reading it and get ideas that you can apply in your classroom!  Good luck!


Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Congratulations, USCG AUX-10 C-School Class!

Congratulations to my fellow AUX-10 C-School classmates for completing a rigorous IS training under the excellent instruction of Pam Berger and Linda McCarty!  Despite AUXDATA glitches, we persevered!  Kudos to all!

USCG AUX-10 C-School
March 2019, Reno, NV

AUX-10 Snapshot with Instructors.  Pictured L-R:  Linda McCarty, AUX-10 Instructor; VFC Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera; and Pamela Berger, AUX-10 Instructor.

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

PIBBA Palau 2019 Conference Theme

38th Annual International PIBBA Conference Theme:  
"Our Language, Our Culture, Our Identity, We Stand Tall"

June 17-21, 2019
Republic of Palau

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Saturday, February 23, 2019

Friday, February 08, 2019

PIBBA 2018 Conference Videos


Click on the videos below to view the 37th Annual International PIBBA Conference hosted in Saipan, CNMI

PIBBA 2018 - Part 1

PIBBA 2018 - Part 2

Saturday, February 02, 2019

USO Donation Drive Snapshots

Si Yu’os Ma’ase’ to all who made this event a success! 🇺🇸🇬🇺🎉











Lions Clubs International Health Fair - Feb. 2

5th Annual Lions Clubs International Health Fair held February 2, 2019 at the Micronesia Mall was a success!  Kudos to all who assisted and made the outreach event an instrumental one!  Enjoy the following snapshots:






Sunday, January 20, 2019

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights Leader

No person in the entire history of African America has made as great an impact on the nation as did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – a preacher, civil rights advocate, moral leader, idealist and realist.  Since many young people had not yet been born during Dr. King’s lifetime, and may be too young to remember, it is our duty as a community of parents and educators to teach our children of the life and work of Dr. King.  May his legacy to ensure equality continue to live on.

Food Drive for Coast Guard Families


Tuesday, January 01, 2019

Happy New Year!


Happy New Year from around the Pacific! May the year 2019 bring you many blessings filled with much love, joy, peace, and happiness!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! - English
Biba Añu Nuebu! – CHamoru
Feliz Año Nuevo! – Spanish
Peren En Parakapw! – Pohnpeian
Engan ke ya sasu! - Kosraean
Jeramman ilo iio in ekaal! – Marshallese
Pwapwan Ei Ier Mi Fo – Chuukese
Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu – Japanese
Ungil Beches Er Rak! – Palauan
Selsalan Ebéach e duw! – Yapese
Maligayang Bagong Taon – Tagalog
Hauoli Makahiki Hou – Hawaiian
Sehe Bokmanee Bateuseyo! – Korean
Gung Hay Fat Choy – Chinese
Cung-Chuc Tan-Xuan! – Vietnamese
Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layúi Luugh me raagh féé! – Carolinian

Monday, December 31, 2018

We'll miss you Nino!


Sadly, My mom’s baby brother and my Nino, Joe Santos, of Orange County, just passed away.  Please pray for his soul, so that he may rest in peace. Si Yu’os Ma’ase’!  🙏

Biba Anu Nuebu!

May the New Year 2019 bring you much love, joy, peace, and happiness!


Saturday, December 29, 2018

Christmas 2018

Felis Pasgua from our family to yours!

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!


~Minagof Nochebuena ~Felis Pasgua (CHamoru)
~Maligayan Pasko (Tagalog)
~Peren en Krismas (Pohnpeian)
~Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin (Marshallese)
~Falang e Baynag (Yapese)
~Tok Tapeng (Kosraean)
~Ungil Kurismas (Palauan)
~Pwapwan Kirisimas (Chuukese)
~Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian)
~Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layi Luugh me raagh fee (Carolinian)