Sponsored by: Pacific Islands Bilingual Bicultural Association (PIBBA) International and Pohnpei Chapter
The PIBBA Conference is an annual event in which Western Pacific educators are provided with opportunities for professional growth and cultural enrichment. This year's conference offers a wonderful selection of traditional, innovative, and practical workshops, presented by creative and imaginative educators and cultural leaders from the Pacific islands.
PIBBA Conference Chair:
Senator Shelten G. Neth, President, PIBBA International
Happy New Year from around the Pacific! May the year 2017 bring you many blessings filled with much love, joy, peace, and happiness!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! - English Biba Añu Nuebu! – Chamorro 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