Jos and I attended a Pacific Islander Festival down in San Deigo. We had Leilani pick us up, which we had met for the first time. She was a nice person. We talked to her about our 1akwe project, she thought it was a great idea, and that she as well wants to be a part of the project. She also mentioned that for a young age, its great that we start being involved with the marshallese community. When we finally got there, we met anty Lola who we worked for as interns over at her booth. She had Jocelyn, Chas, and myself explain to people of the islands about certain health issues, pacific islanders face on a daily bases. There were informations in different languages from the islands. Aunty Lola aslo introduced us to these Marshallese kids that were adopted by an Amercian family. The kids named were Almon, Issaiah and 3 other younger kids. They told us we were the first Marshalleses people they've met so far here in California. They told us about a little about themselves. Jos, Chas, and myself thought that its great that they get to live here in California, because now they have many opportunities here, they all have a greater chance in having a better education.
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