Map of Pacific Islands

California: 347,501 NHPI Second fastest growing racial group- 29% growth between Overview CA Demographics By 2060, NHPI population will be over 580,000

ASIANS Bangladeshi Bhutanese Burmese Cambodian Chinese Filipino Hmong Indian Indo-Chinese Iwo Jiman Japanese Korean Laotian Malaysian Maldivian Nepalese Okinawan Pakistani Overview Demographics Singaporean Sri Lankan Taiwanese Thai Vietnamese Other Asian POLYNESIANS Hawaiian Samoan Tongan Tahitian Tokelauan MICRONESIANS Guamanian or Chamorro Marshallese Palauan Chuukese Pohnpeian Saipanese Yapese Kosraean Carolinian I-Kiribati Mariana Islander MELANESIAN Fijian Papua New Guinea Solomon Islander Ni-Vanuatu

Overview Immigration Statuses Pacific Islanders come from islands that have different political relationships with the U.S. U.S. Nationals: from American Samoa COFA migrants: from Micronesia, Palau, Marshall Islands Foreign nationals: from Tonga, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, & others Political status impacts ability for immigrants to access critical services

Impact of LCFF+ Attending LCFF+ Schools Attending Non- LCFF+ Schools Total Pacific Islander American Indian Almost 1 in 3 Pacific Islander and 1 in 4 American Indian Students Would Benefit from the College For All Campaign

Snapshot Academic Preparation Source: California Dept. of Education

Snapshot College Readiness Source: 2014 Early Assessment Program Test Results

Freshmen Enrollment-For Profit Colleges Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS.

Transfer Rate-For Profit Colleges Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS.

CSU 4 and 6-Year Graduation Rates Source: The State of Higher Education in California-Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Report, 2015.

UC Admission Rates Source: University of California Office of the President

UC 4 and 6-Year Graduation Rates Source: University of California Office of the President 83% Top: % of students who graduate in five or six years Bottom: % of students who graduate in four years

Barriers to Education Health Disparities The number of suicide deaths among NHPI increased 100% between 2005 & Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Note: Obesity is indicated by a body mass index of 30 or higher. Source: California Dept. of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics and Informatics. Vital Statistics Query System Note: figures are for single race and age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Source: California Department of Public Health, Death Public Use Files, 2005 and Note: NHPI ethnic data available only for Native Hawaiians and Guamanian or Chamorro and Samoan Americans. Comparisons across time were not made where causes of death were fewer than five in 2005 or 2010.

Barriers to Education Civil Rights Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics ; U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census SF1, Tables P8 and P9; 2010 Census SF1, Tables P5 and P6.

Barriers to Education Economic Challenges Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5- Year Estimates, Table B19301.

Barriers to Education Economic Challenges Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 3- Year Estimates, Table S0201; American Community Survey 3- Year Estimates, Table S0201.

Thank you! Presentation for Advancing Justice Conference Los Angeles, 2016 Presented by Empowering Pacific Islander Communities