About AAUW
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is a national organization that has focused on achieving equality for women through education, training, economic security, and leadership opportunities since 1881. AAUW Honolulu was founded in 1905 as the College Club to promote "the higher ideals of education among women,” and became an official branch in 1922. Returning to its roots as a College Club, the Honolulu branch, provides grant funding to the UH Manoa Office of Civic and Community Engagement to support a campus affiliate branch of AAUW to serve our students’ needs. This funding helps to sponsor student interns, supervised by Atina Pascua, Director of the Office of Civic and Community Engagement that plan equity events, promote scholarship opportunities, and conduct outreach to students on AAUW priority areas at UH Manoa and the other UH System campuses interested in AAUW focused activities.
AAUW at UH Mānoa RIO
AAUW at UH Mānoa is a Registered Independent Organization (RIO) whose mission is to promote the values of AAUW, and advocate for women on campus and in the community. AAUW at UH Mānoa works towards equity in our society and provides tools necessary for all women to gain economic security and pursue an education. To become a member, contact aauw.uhmanoa@gmail.com. There are no membership fees, and membership is open to all UH Mānoa students! Members must attend at least two event each semester to maintain active status.
Although the registered organization has members who are University of Hawaii students, the registered organization is independent of the university and does not represent the views of the University. The registered organization is responsible for its own contracts, acts, or omissions. (Board of Regents Policy 7.203).
AAUW at UH Mānoa Monthly Newsletter
If you would like to receive AAUW at UH Mānoa's monthly email newsletter, please contact aauw.uhmanoa@gmail.com to be added to the mailing list.
Why you should join!
Scholarships
In collaboration with AAUW Honolulu Branch, there are a number of scholarship opportunities at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. For more information, please visit https://aauwhonolulu.org/scholarship-and-grants/
Leadership
The annual National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) is a great opportunity to network and gain valuable leadership tools that will serve you for the rest of your life! For more information, please visit https://www.aauw.org/resources/events/nccwsl/
Pay Equity
Programs such as WorkSmart will help you learn how to negotiate your salary, know your worth, and help close the gender pay gap in society. To learn more about WorkSmart, please visit https://aauwhonolulu.
Legislation
Help support bills that will create a more equitable society, including Title IX and other women's rights issues! To learn more about AAUW Hawaii's advocacy efforts, please visit https://aauw-hi.aauw.
Community
Want to be part of an empowering community? AAUW is the perfect place to find this kind of environment. Programs such as Honolulu Branch's "Talk Story Tuesday" is a monthly gathering with varying themes that brings people together. Through our RIO we are also working to increase our presence on campus and host events, such as our Na'au Wala'au Women's Empowerment Series to do the same.
Teach for America Workshop
The UHM Office of Civic and Community Engagement in partnership with the American Association of University Women at UHM (AAUW at Mānoa RIO) presents a Teach for America Information session to learn about how to serve in the community by educating Hawaiʻi's next generation.
Housing Workshop
The UH Mānoa Office of Civic and Community Engagement in partnership with the American Association of University Women (AAUW) UHM RIO presents a Housing Workshop to help you learn about your rights, how to find housing, and tenant/landlord mediation. This event is for first time renters and people who want to know more.
Antiracist Parenting 301
The UH Mānoa Office of Civic and Community Engagement in partnership with the American Association of University Women (AAUW) UHM RIO, Student Parents at Mānoa (SP@M), After Schooling Better, Read To Me International, and Tailored Tutoring presents the third in a three-part virtual workshop series on how to become an antiracist parent. This workshop answers the question: how can you engage your kids about race using books?
If you want to access the slides, please click here.
We also have some more resources that we would like to share with you:
- A list for parents and caregivers of anti-racist resources
- A living document on information about anti-asian racism
- Read Aloud Tips (provided by Read To Me International)
- Questions for Skin Again
- A review of Skin Again
To make sure you don't miss any of AAUW at UH Mānoa's events in the future, sign up for our mailing list by emailing aauw.uhmanoa@gmail.com.
Antiracist Parenting 201
The UH Mānoa Office of Civic and Community Engagement in partnership with the American Association of University Women (AAUW) UHM RIO and Student Parents at Mānoa (SP@M) presents the second in a three-part virtual workshop series on how to become an antiracist parent. This workshop answers the question: how do you continue the journey of doing this important work through evaluating your own racial perceptions?
If you want to access the slides, please click here.
To make sure you don't miss any of AAUW at UH Mānoa's events in the future, sign up for our mailing list by emailing aauw.uhmanoa@gmail.com.
Antiracist Parenting 101
The UH Mānoa Office of Civic and Community Engagement in partnership with the American Association of University Women (AAUW) UHM RIO and Student Parents at Mānoa (SP@M) presents the first in a virtual workshop series on how to become an antiracist parent: where do you start? And how do you continue the journey of doing this important work?
If you want to access the slides, please click here.
To make sure you don't miss any of AAUW at UH Mānoa's events in the future, sign up for our mailing list by emailing aauw.uhmanoa@gmail.com.
Women in STEM Event
Meet the Team!
Susannah Lee Kandikatti (Student Branch Coordinator)
Aloha! My name is Susannah Lee Kandikatti and I am currently an MA student in the Philosophy department at UH Mānoa. I received my BA in Chemistry from UH Mānoa in 2009. After graduating from UHM, I was involved in humanitarian work overseas in Switzerland, Mexico, China, and India. Becoming a mother brought me back home to Hawaiʻi. I am grateful for the opportunity to advocate for women’s equity through AAUW at UH Mānoa with a special focus on parents. As a parent, I believe it is vital to first become educated so that we can then educate our keiki on topics of race, class, gender, etc. in working towards creating a more equitable society. I look forward to continuing programming on antiracism and collaborating with my fellow team members to bring relevant and helpful content to the UHM community.
Ryan Lashlee (Programming Intern)
Hello! My name is Ryan and I’m a junior currently at UH Manoa! I’m majoring in psychology and minoring in business. I was on exchange in Canada last semester, so this is my second semester at AAUW as a programming intern! I’m so excited for what’s to come this semester and extremely proud to come back to this community of great women!
Lily Cappello (Communications Intern)
Hello! My name is Lily Cappello and I am from San Diego, California. I am a sophomore studying Psychology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. I am very excited for the opportunities that being an AAUW at UHM intern holds during my time as an undergraduate. It is important to me to represent women’s equity issues by targeting our work through younger generations because they have the power to make change! I spend most of my time exploring the island and going to the beach.
Eileen Liu (Communications Intern)
Aloha! My name is Eileen Liu and I am currently a first-year DAP student at the Shidler College of Business working toward a BBA in marketing and management. This is my first year with AAUW and I am very excited to learn more about activism within the Hawai'i community while also working with AAUW to give back to the community. As a communications intern at AAUW at UHM, I hope to be more active in social issues and to gain experience in the communications field! Aside from academics, I enjoy baking, traveling, and listening to and performing music.
Jason Nichols (KCC Programming Intern)
Shayni Kaleikaūmakalani Mirafuentes (Programming Intern)
Aloha, everyone! My name is Shayni Kaleikaūmakalani Mirafuentes and I am currently a junior majoring in Entrepreneurship, soon to be double majoring in Marketing, at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. I was born and raised here in O'ahu, Hawai'i, and am a Native Hawaiian which is a very important part of my identity. I have my own small business called Frozen Treats Hawai'i, @frozentreatshi on Instagram, and I make and sell candy fruit! I am grateful for the opportunity to be working for AAUW at UHM and am excited to bring fun and informational events to campus that relate to the organization's values and what we stand for.
Kay Yogi (Communications Intern)
Hello everyone my name is Kay Yogi, I am a second year student at University of Hawai’i at Mānoa studying animation through the ACM track. I am from Oahu and this is my second semester as an AAUW intern and I look forward to making awesome graphics for AAUW! I hope to be able to spread the message about AAUW and what it is all about through my work. When I’m not in school I enjoy drawing digitally and playing video games.
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Howdy! My name is Carolina Suhré and this is my third year at UH Mānoa! I am majoring in Sustainability with a focus on environmental ethics, justice and policy. This is my first semester with AAUW as a programming intern but I have worked alongside the Women's Centre in the past with sustainable solutions to period poverty! I am very excited to work closely with this awesome group of people! When I'm not working on homework or volunteering, I love being outside: surfing, hiking, walking, napping on the beach. If you see me around say Hi!
