Hawaii Humanties

Aiko Yamashiro was raised in Kāneʻohe and a graduate of Castle High School and UH Mānoa (PhD in community-engaged literatures of Hawaiʻi). She is the executive director of Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, a nonprofit dedicated to history, culture, literature, philosophy, and the ways the humanities can strengthen our communities outside of the university. In her presentation, she will share some poems and some stories from the work of her organization.