{"id":3543,"date":"2020-03-09T09:45:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T13:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pidf.org\/\/?p=3543"},"modified":"2020-06-29T22:09:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T02:09:06","slug":"030720_mys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pidf.org\/030720_mys\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Summit Inspires Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 4th annual Micronesian Youth Summit (MYS) took place over the weekend at the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa&#8217;s Campus Center. Hundreds of Micronesian and Pacific Islander middle and high school students attended the summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MYS is put on by We Are Oceania (WAO), our mentee organization serving the Micronesian community across the state. WAO has helped over a thousand Micronesian individuals and families access vital resources like housing, employment, education, healthcare, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s summit featured multiple keynote speakers including Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education Superintendent Christina Kishimoto and returning speaker Relley Araceley. One individual that especially excited the youth was Disney star Ethan Wacker, who spoke to the students about hard work and following your dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I never thought I would be where I am today,&#8221; he told the packed auditorium. &#8220;Don&#8217;t give up. Don&#8217;t ask for permission. Work hard and apply yourself, and don&#8217;t give up on your dreams.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/pidf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSCF6307.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3559\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/pidf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSCF6307.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/pidf.org\/030720-wao-summit\/dscf6307\/\" class=\"wp-image-3559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pidf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSCF6307.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pidf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSCF6307-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pidf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSCF6307-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" 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