2020 PIBBA Conference to be hosted in Pohnpei, FSM

39th Annual International PIBBA Conference

June 2020
POHNPEI, FSM

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.

Mark your calendar for the 39th Annual International PIBBA Conference in Pohnpei! Stay tuned for more details!

Congratulations Newly-Elected PIBBA International Officers!

President:  Graceful Inlet (Chuuk)

Secretary:  Magaria Tellei (Palau)

Treasurer:  Rosa Salas Palomo (Guam)

Historian:  Nelsin Iriarte (Pohnpei)

Webmaster:  Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera (Guam)

38th Annual International PIBBA Conference a Success!

The 38^th Annual Pacific Islands Bilingual Bicultural Association (PIBBA) Conference was a success! The conference theme, Our Language, Our Culture, Our Identity, We Stand Tall ~ A Tekinged, A Debsel, A Klingid, Me Kede Ulsemuul, was highlighted in each of the conference days from June 17-21, 2019. It was natural to hear everyone singing the PIBBA song, which includes all the languages of the region, such as the following chorus: “Iokwe, Raan Annim, Kaselehlia, Alii, Aloha, Olomwaay, Hafa Dei, Tuwoh, Mogethin, Talofa.”

Among the entities that attended the conference are CNMI, Republic of Palau, Pohnpei, and Guam. The mission of PIBBA is to bring these entities together to promote cultural and language activities by disseminating information, involving communities, and encouraging quality education programs through the western Pacific.

Deep gratitude goes out to all PIBBA Conference steering committee members, and all the entities that joined us to make the 38^th Anuual PIBBA Conference a memorable event that will always be remembered! Kalahngan! Si Yu’os Ma’ase’! Mesulang! Kuloh!  Kinissow! Kommol! Kammagar!

Enjoy the following PIBBA Snapshots! 

PIBBA PALAU 2019 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

2019 PIBBA Conference Invitation

PIBBA-IRA Networking: April 2019 Newsletter

Click here to view the Guam Council IRA April 2019 newsletter.

PIBBA Conference to be hosted in Palau June 17-21, 2019

 

Mark your calendar for the 38th Annual International PIBBA Conference in Palau! Stay tuned for more details!

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! – 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