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Hawaiian, Asian, & Pacific Issues Focus
Who should complete the proposal form? Faculty members who want to
request a Focus designation for their section and who do not have an active approval
for the course.
Faculty members with current, active approvals do not need to
submit a proposal form; however, they need to notify the department secretary
that they will teach the course with the Focus designation.
SUMMER 2008 FOCUS PROPOSAL FORMS
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Focus Designation Proposal Form for Individual
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-for Department Chairpersons only-
| Focus Designation Proposal Form for a
"STAFF" Section |
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For a SPRING 2008 Focus form,
click here.
Community college, UH Hilo, and West O'ahu faculty members
need to complete and submit a request for articulation. The form is
available on our HAP articulation web
page.
Hallmarks of Hawaiian, Asian, & Pacific
Issues Classes
To fulfill the Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Issues Focus
requirement, at least two-thirds of a class must satisfy the
following Hallmarks:
H1. The content should reflect the intersection of
Asian and/or Pacific Island cultures with Native Hawaiian culture.
H2. A course can use any disciplinary or
multi-disciplinary approach provided that a component of the course uses
assignments or practica that encourage learning that comes from the
cultural perspectives, values, and world views rooted in the experience
of peoples indigenous to Hawai'i, the Pacific, and Asia.
H3. A course should include at least one topic that is
crucial to an understanding of the histories, or cultures, or beliefs,
or the arts, or the societal, or political, or economic, or
technological processes of these regions; for example, the relationships
of societal structures to the natural environment.
H4. A course should involve an in-depth analysis or
understanding of the issues being studied in the hope of fostering
multi-cultural respect and understanding.
Explanatory Notes
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The concept of intersection of Native Hawaiian culture with either or both
of the other two regions is key. A
course exclusively about Hawai'i, the Pacific Islands, or Asia is not
eligible for
an H designation. A course that does not include
relationships with Native Hawaiian Culture is not eligible for an H designation.
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The course design must include both the Native Hawaiian voice and the native voice
from the indigenous people of the area of intersection. These could be represented through publications, videos,
guest speakers, or field trips, for example.
Teacher Resources
No online resources available at this time. Contact
gened@hawaii.edu to be put in
touch with a faculty board member or to learn if any workshops are being
offered this semester.
Requirements for Students
Students are required to complete 1 Hawaiian, Asian, & Pacific Issues
Focus class (listed as "H" or "HAP" in the UHM Schedule of Classes).
Assessment
Student survey form, survey results,
outcomes statements.
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