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  1. 👀Refer a graduating 2025 high school student for a Gates Scholarship!

    ✍️Deadline: Phase 1 of the application must be submitted by Sept. 15, 2025 PST

    👉Check here for details: thegatesscholarship.org/scholarship

    #Hispanic #Asian #PacificIslander #AfricanAmerican #NativeAmerican #Pell #highschool #student #UnitedStates #opportunity

  2. May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Use #AAPIHM (or any other month!) to learn more about the #AsianAmerican #PacificIslander communities with our many resources - we could never fit all of them in 1 picture, so here's a very small selection

    #AAPIHeritageMonth #AmericanStudies

  3. Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

    asianpacificheritage.gov/

    I do not have Pacific Islander ancestry myself, but I have been practicing the Samoan art of Siva Afi (fireknife dancing) for 12 years. I worked with world-champion fireknife dancers, Samoan speakers, and a Samoan artist to create a card game about it:

    tgc.link/siva-afi

    #PacificIslander #PolynesianCulture #Samoan #Samoa #SivaAfi #Fireknife #dance #fire #BoardGames #CardGames #GameDesign

  4. Everyone who’s able to nominate for the Nebula Awards have probably already made their selections BUT! if you’re into deadline stress and waiting until the last day, a reminder that Weird Fishes is eligible for Best Novella.
    #awards #nebulas #WeirdFishes #ScienceFiction #OctopusScientist #MermaidStoryteller #PacificIslander #Folklore #AntiColonial #FirstContact #OceanEcology #StelliformPress