Pacific Islanders fight for academic success

Pacific Islanders (PI) are about half as likely as the general population to hold bachelors’ degrees and are about five times less likely than Asians to hold advanced degrees.  Like some Latino and African-American communities, many in the Pacific Islander community face economic and structural barriers to academic success.  “As communities of color, we’re faced with a lot of the same issues.  You’re talking about impoverished communities and you’re talking about gangs.”  In this video, reporters interviewed locals about the achievement gaps experienced by the PI community in Long Beach, for Voicewaves.[youtube=http://youtu.be/UcZslU9H8HE]