Infographic on Underrepresentation of Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders

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Last week's infographic was a summary of the two main facts we're trying to inform people about: 1.) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders are underrepresented, but 2.) they're excluded from applying to the majority of scholarships and fellowships for underrepresented minorities.  

For the sake of simplicity, this infographic focuses on the first point.  The data is pulled from U.S. Census data published here in 2011: LINK 

While the exact percentages change slightly now and then, they have been fairly consistent for the past 20 years. Click here to see that data: LINK  Throughout those two decades, Pacific Islander college graduation rates (at the 4-year-level) have been 40 to 50 percent lower than the national average.  

A number of factors influence this significant rate of underrepresentation, and the fact that we're unable to apply to most scholarships and fellowships for underrepresented minorities only makes it worse. Let's hope that will change as those programs look at the data and decide whether to recognize that Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders are underrepresented in higher education. 

Kawika
(If you're part of a scholarship or fellowship programs for underrepresented minorities, thank you for visiting!  We made a special page written with you in mind.  Please click here to check it out: LINK)