CULTURE

"Oceania"

Our Pan-Islands

There are 14 countries in the Oceania continent which contains more than 10,000 islands. Can you imagine how to incorporate every island custom into a ceremonial project?

Although there are many similarities in how we love to share our island cultures, welcome others with great hospitality, embrace the important teachings of our elders, and are very family-oriented, we still do have different customs and traditions that are unique in their own ways.

Sometimes incorporating all of the Pasifika Islands in our programs can be challenging because there are so many beautiful things we want to portray or sometimes we have to do extended research in order to present them properly! When it comes to our honorable presentations or community outreach, we want you to know that our intentions are very humble and that we make every effort to represent all of the island cultures to the best of our abilities.

It took a great deal of strength and perseverance to get to where you are today, so we want you to know that everything we share with you has a beautiful message dedicated to the spirit of your journey, your heritage(s), accomplishments, future endeavors, and especially your island culture.

Tatau design by Tawshlav

How we preserve our customs & traditions

Educating the public about our Pan-Islands
- Outreach tabling
- Island representation at different events
- Connecting with the public through conversations about our island cultures
- FOOD
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Student & Community Workshops

Workshops are where we talk story and teach each other valuable lessons. From wellness circles, to hands-on classes for crafts, leis, weaving, food and dance, etc. it is always a pleasure for our organization to host these events to honor our customs and traditions. #keepourvillagethriving
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Partnering with Educational Institutions

We are very active in the IE and are blessed to be connected with SBCUSD.
Our goal is to help as many students attend as many college and career conferences, community events, club activities, etc.
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Connecting with our student peers

Many Pasifika educators in the educational field are passionate about being there for you. Island Grad is continuously working on befriending as many of these friendly individuals so that they can connect with you and be a part of your academic journey.
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Authentic self

Creating spaces where you can be your authentic self!
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How we honor our Island Grads

Graduating from your academic institution is an important milestone. It took a great deal of strength and perseverance to get to where you are today, so we want you to remember that everything that we share with you has a beautiful message dedicated to the spirit of your journey, your heritage(s), your culture, accomplishments, and future endeavors.

We honor your traditions.
We incorporate as many customs from the islands into our events and workshops.
We ask our elders to bless all of our events and gifts that are for you.
We celebrate the "authentic you!"

We honor your heritage(s)

We do our best to create an intentional ceremony that includes as many island customs, and honorable presentations that are specifically dedicated to you!

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Ti Leaf Grad Leis

Leis are symbols for celebrating your accomplishments and honoring you as an individual. Our ribbon leis are crafted by community members with love and blessed by our elders so that you can take something home that will remind you of your journey.

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Island Grad Stoles

Our stoles are meant to be a statement piece.

Bold colors for perseverance, tatau design that represents Oceania, and our 45+ Oceania flags!

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