DOCUMENT RESUME ED 280 923 UD 025 428 AUTHOR Simon-McWilliams, Ethel, Comp.; Green, Karen Reed, Ed. TITLE Glimpses into Pacific Lives: Some Outstanding Women (Revised). INSTITUTION Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, Oreg. SPONS AGENCY Department of Education, Washington, DC. PUB DATE Feb 87 GRANT 008401776; 008401784 NOTE 175p.; For previous edition, see ED 270 542. PUB TYPE Reports General (140) -- Historical Materials (060) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Achievement; *Community Leaders; Elementary Secondary Education; *Females; Foreign Countries; *Minority Groups; Role Models IDENTIFIERS American Samoa; Federated States of Micronesia; Guam; Hawaii; Marshall Islanth:; Northern Mariana Island5; *Pacific Islands; Palau (Belau) ABSTRACT This booklet provides brief biographies of women who have made outstanding contributions to the social and economic development of these Pacific islands: American Samoa, the Republic of Belau, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, the Marshall islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The 66 women profiled include educators, health care providers, political leaders and government officials, lawyers, scientists, and social workers. (KH) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** GLIMPSES INTO PACIFIC LIVES: SOME OUTSTANDING WOMEN Compiled by Ethel Simon-McWilliams Program Director Centersfor National Origin & Sex Equity -Pacific Edited by Karen Reed Green Second Edition February 1987 Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory 101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 500 Portland, Oregon 97204 Telephone (503) 275-9500 HONOLULU FIELD OFFICE 1164 Bishop Street Suite 1409 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone (808) 533-1748 "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCETHIS MATERIAL HASBEEN a-TANTED U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BY Office of Educahonal Research andimprovement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION 4 CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproducedas received from the person or organization ornating it 0 Minor changes have been made toimprove 410))73Phalt;, reproduction Quality TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION PoInts of vtew or opinions slated In this doe,- CENTER (ERIC)." ment do 001 necessarily represent official ocQT MNAVAILABLE GLIMPSES INTO PACIFIC LIVES: SOME OUTSTANDING WOMEN Compiled by Ethel Simon-McWilliams Program Director Centers for National Origin & Sex Equity - Pacific Edited by Karen Reed Green Second Edition February 1987 This information booklet has been compiled by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, a private, nonprofit corporation. The work was performed pursuant.to U.S. Department of Education grants #008401776/ 008401784. The contents of this booklet do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of that agency or of NWREL. This booklet may be duplicated in whole or in part by classroomteachers in the Pacific Islands only for noncommercial purposes, providing that the author, NWREL, and DOE are credited. PREFACE The peoples of the Pacific region have been involvedin a process of rapid' development and change in recent years. They have taken on the demanding yet exciting tasks of forging their governments,planning for social and economic development, and shaping the future of their children.Many dedicated men and women have played key roles in this developmental process. This booklet is about the lives of some of the women who have made outstanding contributions in the Pacific region. In her work with the jurisdictions in the Pacific, Dr. Ethel Simon-McWilliams found that educational materials about the contributions ofPacific women, particularly within their own jurisdictions, were virtually nonexistent- To fill this void, she conferred with key people in each area toask them to identify some of the women who have been instrumental in the development of their society. This booklet is the result of her efforts. This is the second edition of Glimpses into Pacific Lives: Some Outstanding. Women. The first edition, which appeared in March, 1986, presented the biographies of women selected in 1985.fortheir contributions to their communities. The response to the first booklet has been overwhelming, not only in the Pacific jurisdictions themselves,but 'throughout the U.S. mainland as well. Based on that interest and the apparent need for information about the many roles played by womenin the development of Cas Pacific, this booklet has been revised and expanded to include a greater number of the many women who are working tostrengthen their communities in the Pacific region. The selection proce-ses are detailed below. In American Samoa, in both 1985 and 1986, a team assisted Mere Betham, the former Director of Education for American Samoa, in preparing the biographies of outstanding Samoan women. Momoe Malietoa von Reiche compiled the biography of Aggie Grey. On Guam, under the direction of Dr, Ione Wolf, a special committee conducted a rigorous selection process to name the top two Outstanding Women of Guam for 1985. Committee members included: Romana C. Mendiola, Curriculum Writer and Committee Chairperson; Bill Paulino, Acting Administrator, Chamorro Division; Ann Rivera, Acting Director, Bilingual/ Bicultural Program; Rose Castro, Program Coordinator: Fe Barrett, Program Coordinator; Rita Okada, Program Coordinator; and Ann Garcia, Curriculum Writer. The selction of Outstanding Women of Guam for 1986 was again conducted by committee under Dr. Wolf's direction.The 1986 committee members were Florent V. Northway, Consultant, Depattment ofEducation; Lourdes S. N. Boyd, Principal, Simon Sanchez High School; Rosa C. Quitano, Principal, C, L. Taitano Elementary School; and Lenore C. Cabot, Principal, Wettengel Elementary School. 4 For Hawaii, Dr. Donnis Thompson, former Hawaii State Superintendent of Education and now a professor at the University of Hawaii/Manoa, coordinated the selection process in 1985. Margaret Goding researched the backgrounds of the influential women selected, and Alice Buck and Donnis Thompson wrote the biographical sketches. In 1986, Dr. Thompson again directed the selection process and assisted with editing the biographies. Special appreciation is extended to the following institutions and individuals for their written and oral testimonies which made possible the inclusion of these exceptional women in the second edition: Mayor Carpenter's Office and the Commission on the Status of Women, on the island of Hawaii; Beverly Manner, Alu Like, the museum, and the YWCA, on the island of Kauai; and Janet Dapitan, Jill Engledow and Lillian Murakami, on the island of Maui. The photograph of Inez MacPhee Ashdown was taken by Jill Engledow. The descriptions of the lives and contributions of women from the Republic of Belau, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands were compiled by several individuals.For the first edition, Agnes McPhetres coordinated the efforts of Marie Maddison, Jeban Riklon and others in preparing the selections.For the second edition, Elizabeth Rechebei coordinated the submissions from Romana Anastacio for the Republic of Belau, Julie R. Yoruw for Yap State, SeNellie Singeo for Pohnpei State, Hilda Heine-Jetnil for the Marshall Islands, and Connie Kaufer for the Northern Marianas. The contributions of all of these individuals in making this booklet possible are gratefully acknowledged. Clearly this is but a sample of the many women who are working to build stronger communities in the Pacific. Glimpses into Pacific Lives: Some Outstanding Women will be used by the Centers for National Origin & Sex Equity staff as they provide assistance to the various jurisdictions in the Pacific region. This booklet is an attempt to document and celebrate the spirit and dedication of Pacific women. It is hoped that the glimpses of the lives of the women presented here will serve to inspire future generations 'co cr,ntinue to strive to improve their own lives and to work for the well-being of their societies. TABLE OF CONTENTS AMERICAN SAMOA 1 Mere Tuiasosopo Betham, Educator 3 Aggie Grey, Hotelier 7 Pepe Haleck, Pioneer Nurse 10 Arieta Enesi Mulitauaopele, Champion of Public Health 14 Mary J. Pritchard, Artist 18 Salamasina, Queen of Samoa 21 Sa'eu L. Scanlan, College President 24 Aiono Dr. Fanaafi Le Tagaloa, Authority on Samoan Language 27 and Culture REPUBLIC OF BELAU (PALAU) 31 Romana F. Anastacio, Educator 33 Katharine Kesolei, Administrator and Anthropologist 36 Lillian Nakamura, Aging Services Programs Executive Director 38 Ulai T. Otobed, Physician 40 Sandra Sumang Pierantozzi, Senate Chief of Staff and 42 Businesswoman Grace Y. Sam, Community Organizer, Legislator and Trial 44 Assistant FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA 47 KOSRAE STATE 49 Rose Mackwelung, Educator and Economic and Political 51 Advisor Adelyn Noda, Educator and Young Deaconess 52 Elnora J. Siba, Educator, Housemother and Cook 54 POHNPEI STATE 55 Kimiko E3anzo, EducaZor 57 Marihne Henry, Educator 59 Enerika Peterson, Bank of Hawaii Manager 62 Kesia R. Pretrick, Health Services Nurse Supervisor 64 Nancy Salomon, Head Start Director 67 Emiko Santos, Educator 69 SeNellie P. Singeo, Community Action Agency 71 Executive Director Suhle Thomas Walter, State Housing Authority 73 Executive Director Maria Yamada, Educator 76 iii TRUK STATE 79 Hiroko Mori, State Senator 81 Umiko Mori, Nurse and Political