Listen to Ms. Shannon Cristobal, Director of Hawai``i History Day and the K-12 Humanities Programs of the Hawai`i Council for the Humanities (HCH), speak on Civic Engagement in the Social Studies Curriculum on Hawai`i Island, followed by Q&A.

Listen to the winner of the LWVHC award for outstanding Hawai`i History Day project, Malia Hill of Waiakea High School.

SPEAKER'S BIO

Celebrating its 31st year in Hawai`i, Hawai‘i History Day, a state affiliate of National History Day (NHD), is a year-long history education program that invigorates the teaching and learning of history in grades 4-12. It promotes a theme-based, research-centered model for history and civics education. As coordinator for HCH programs on the Hawai`i Island, Ms. Cristobal has engaged educators from public, private and charter schools.

Born and raised in Kalihi and ‘Ālewa Heights, Ms. Cristobal is a Ph.D. student in the College of Education-Department of Educational Foundations at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her work is interdisciplinary and research interest include Critical Pedagogy, Memory/History, Oral History, Decolonial Pedagogy & Praxis, Ethnic Studies, Critical Food Studies, Foodways Pedagogy, Filipino American History & Literature, & Contemporary Literature of Hawai‘i.

She is a passionate Pin@y scholar, educator, and advocate in the decolonial process that aims to educate and strengthen families, communities, and educational institutions in Hawai‘i.