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Reflections on PCC’s40th Anniversary

The celebration of the 40th anniversaryof the Polynesian Cultural Center, withall of its attendant activities with

friends and alumni and particularly the visit ofour beloved President Gordon B. Hinckley, wassignificant in many ways. Clearly the outpour-ing of love and memories reminded us that inspite of all the challenges, the Lord has guidedand preserved a cultural and spiritual treasurewhich continues to bear the fruits of the origi-nal vision of its founders.

As a close-bosomed companion of BYU-Hawai‘i, the Polynesian Cultural Center is a ful-fillment of the promises of the Lord that theseinstitutions would be a living laboratory inwhich the teachings and principles of the gospelof Jesus Christ would unite the races.

No one who knows the historical challengesof these institutions, often resulting fromhuman weaknesses, can fail to see God’s handin what is now a top-ranked university and thenumber one paid visitor attraction in Hawai‘i.Even the early critics joined in the celebrationof gratitude that the entities should rise to thelevel of excellence and influence across theworld. Certainly, they embody the “missionaryfactor” mentioned in the dedicatory prayer ofthe Hawai‘i campus by President David O.McKay that “not hundreds, not thousands, butmillions of people” would come to learn of thiscommunity and its significance.

Those millions who have been and will yetbe influenced by the “aloha power” of theseinstitutions are not just those who will visit orenroll, but all who will be touched by the stu-dents and alumni who go out from here. Clear-ly, BYU-Hawai‘i and the PCC, as beautiful andeffective as they are in their roles, will yetexpand their influence for good farther andwider than in the past.

That is why this celebration is so wonderful. Itgives us a chance to rise above the “petty pace ofday to day,” to see the big picture and acknowl-edge with great thanksgiving God’s continuedoversight of this place.

Celebrating all of these things must alsoincrease our resolve to carry forward in ourwork, our relationships, our interaction withguests, students, and fellow employees thosecentral qualities of spiritual and economic suc-cess, namely love of God and fellowmen, unwa-vering righteousness, and all of the fruits of thegospel of Jesus Christ. If we ever depart fromthese sacred principles we cannot expect the fur-ther fulfillment of the promises of the past.

Aloha.

Eric B. Shumway, PresidentBrigham Young University Hawai‘i

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Table of Contents

FeaturesPCC 40th Anniversary

Stories and news from the week-long celebration 2

Language Retention ResearchWhy do some people retain a second language better than others? 8

Institutional ProgressCheck out results from an alumni survey and other assessments 12

Departments

Soundings – An Example of Faculty ResearchSports nationalism and its many influences 16

Trade Winds – Major Campus InitiativesReturnability and Kim AustinAsia-Pacific basketball tournament 22

Currents – What’s Happening on CampusCambodian Ambassador visits BYU-Hawai‘iConcert Choir to tour Japan and Korea 30

Campus ProfilesDean Davis is first U.S. academic to be Red Hat certifiedDr. Norman Evans receives Teacher of the Year Award 34

‘Sider Sightings – Updates on AthleticsMessage from the new Athletic Director and his staffPeter Madarassy – Tennis as a door openerChelsea Smith wins national championship 38

Alumni OhanaUpdates and upcoming events with our alumni chapters 42

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40th

It was a glorious week filled with alumni enjoyment andreminiscing, the blessing of community beautification projects,and a heart-felt crescendo of aloha for 93-year-old PresidentGordon B. Hinckley.

By: PCC alumnus Mike Foley


Hundreds of alumni, family, friends, and donors joinedGordon B. Hinckley, President of The Church of JesusChrist of Latterd-day Saints, for the Polynesian Cultural

Center’s stirring 40th anniversary celebration, October 20-26, 2003.While the anniversary provided the perfect reason to return toL

_a‘ie, no one anticipated just how unforgettable the combination of

events would prove. Activities included an alumni night show, community parade, devo-

tional speeches, and an employee concert. On Saturday, PresidentHinckley presided over a groundbreaking for a $5 million-plus projectto transform Hale La‘a Boulevard from the Temple Visitors Center to“temple beach” and for a donor-funded new entrance to BYU-Hawai‘ithat will complement the Hale La‘a beautification. On Sunday, hehighlighted a mini-regional conference for the L

_a‘ie and L

_a‘ie North

Stakes that was broadcast to LDS stake centers throughout Hawai‘i.Months later, people are still talking about it all.“There hasn’t been a day since the conference ended where I

haven’t had several people sharing with me their experiences andhow wonderful it was,” said PCC President Von D. Orgill.“They didn’t want it to end. It’s amazing to hear how manyof them have said that.”

“We had high expectations going into it, yet everyperson I talked to, their expectations were exceeded. Allof the key elements came together so well, and therewas such a powerful spirit of coming together and of allthe Center has meant to so many people for so manyyears...and then to have all of that culminated with thevisit of President Hinckley and the others...it’s hard toimagine it could have been any better,” he said.

Forty Years of AccomplishmentsT. David Hannemann, the Center’s first official employ-

ee, literally kicked off the anniversary week when he booteda coconut out of the Samoan chief’s house. He then addressedthe “five significant symbols of L

_a‘ie: ‘Ohana [family], the sym-

bol of the gathering place; L_a‘ie Plantation, Zions Securities and

Hawai‘i Reserves, Inc. — symbols of business; the L_a‘ie Hawai‘i Temple,

the symbol of spirituality; CCH/BYU-Hawai‘i, the symbol of educa-tion; and the Polynesian Cultural Center, the symbol of culture.”

He traced the heritage and growth of thecommunity, with its unique combination ofLatter-day Saint entities. He reviewed thevision of President David O. McKay, whoforesaw BYU-Hawai‘i and the millions “whowould come seeking to know what thiscommunity is about”; the contributions ofElder Matthew Cowley, who foresaw a col-lection of Polynesian villages in L

_a‘ie; and

Oahu Stake President Edward L. Clissold,who helped make it happen. Given Hanne-mann’s own historical perspective on theseevents, for everyone who knows “UncleDavid” it was touching to hear him “talkstory” about L

_a‘ie and the PCC.

In another presentation on Oct. 22, Dr. Ver-nice Wineera outlined how the Cultural Centerhas repeatedly proven its cultural authenticityover the past four decades by its:

— “traditional hosting of manySouth Pacific leaders in the correctceremonial ways, including theMaori queen, the king ofTonga, and prime ministersfrom various island nations”;

— taonga or cultural treas-ures, such as the

beautiful

wharenui or Maori meeting house, the Tonganfale fakatu'i commissioned by the late QueenSalote, the Fijian camakau [sailing canoe] andmost recently the hand-carved Rapa Nui(Easter Island) moai or stone statues.

“The evidence of PCC's culturalauthenticity lies all about us,” Wineera

said. “It is waiting for us to dis-cover its richness and vitality;and in the journey discover thepower, grace, dignity, and spiritu-ality of our own cultural identi-ties—who we really are—how

we are known to ourselves,others and the Lord.”

“The youth of Polynesiaare the great treasures oftheir homelands,” sheadded. “Herein lies ametaphor: In the Polyne-sian way of perceiving the

heart of a thing, these stu-dents—our taonga, [or]treasures—come to PCCto be nurtured in their

cultural heritage, nurturemeaning to promote andsustain their growth anddevelopment. As with allother treasures in the PCC,so, too, with the students.”

In a presentation onOct. 24, BYU-Hawai‘iPresident Eric B.Shumway took a similar

approach in noting that the“educational foundations of L

_a‘ie

are to be seen in the four majesticpillars within the community: the

temple, the University, the PCC,and the people themselves.”

“Now it is very important forus to understand what is meant

by education. I speak of education theway it is defined in scripture, the wayPresident McKay defined it when he ded-icated the campus and in the way ourexperiences together in this little com-munity play out to bring sweetness andlight and goodness to the world.

“By education I don’t mean just classroomlearning, but the whole process of growththat enlightens the mind to truth, the truthabout the realities of existence, both temporaland spiritual,” President Shumway said.

“All knowledge and understanding andwisdom must be translated into lovingand tender action for and in behalf of oth-ers,” he continued. “Otherwise knowledgeand wit become stagnant, turning inwardon one’s own egoism. It must be translat-ed into a million little instances of sacri-fice and service to others.”

Latter-Day Saints Day On Friday, the PCC reserved the park for

alumni, members of the Church, communi-ty residents, family, friends, and the mostanticipated guest—President Hinckley. Theprophet arrived that afternoon with hiswife, Sister Marjorie Hinckley, their daugh-ter, Jane Dudley, and Elder Lynn Robbins,President of North America West Area(which includes Hawai‘i) and his wife, Jan.

The orchid lei President Orgill pre-sented the prophet nicely accented hisbeautiful blue aloha shirt as the honoredguests headed to the refurbished HaleAloha to enjoy the Center’s popular Ali‘iLü‘au. Hundreds lined the way, and theHale Aloha was filled with special guestsor others who booked their ticketsmonths in advance.

At the lü‘au, President Orgill recognizedRobert Gay, who recently made a majorcontribution to the Center in the name of


Kela Miller performs the hula as she dances with the rest of the PCC alumni at the Alumni Night show.

“We have here something that we have nowhere else in all the Church. We have

the beautiful temple and all of its environs. We have the Brigham Young

University Hawai‘i … and we have the Cultural Center; and they work together.”

“This becomes one great and beautiful and magnificent campus, setting

forth the beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

There is nothing quite like it in so small an area, really, than we have anywhere

else in the world. This is a favored and beautiful and wonderful area.”

— President Gordon B. Hinckley at the Hale Laa Blvd. groundbreaking ceremony

his father, F. William Gay, who served on the PCC board ofdirectors for 30 years. “Several other couples received simi-lar recognition earlier in the week,” Orgill pointed out. Hethen gave Sister Hinckley a pair of Tahitian black pearl ear-rings and a matching necklace, and President Hinckley alarge Samoan nifo oti (fire knife) “as a symbol of the grati-tude we feel for your courage...and leadership.”

“All of us are very proud of the PCC and the tremendouswork it has done over the past four decades,” respondedPresident Hinckley. “It has touched the lives of millions ofpeople.” A few minutes later, in another overflow lü‘au gath-ering in the Hale ‘Ohana, President Hinckley encouragedeveryone to come back in 10 years. “I don’t know if I’llmake it,” joked the 93-year-old prophet, “but I’ll try.”

Alumni in Night ShowsFollowing the luau, President Hinckley and his party

attended the first of two night shows. PCC alumni per-

formed one number in eachsection of the first show—andthen the real fun began. Beforea standing-room-only audi-ence, over 200 alumni, ranging from those in the firstnight show in 1963 to as recent as earlier this year—onceagain took the stage and put on a spectacular performancefor the next two hours.

The Hawaiian section performed beautiful hula, withmost of the women dressed in white mu‘mu‘u and colorfulkikepa. The Maori unearthed a haka, of course, and someremarkably proficient double-fire poi dances. The Tongansfinished the first half with a strong showing in the tau‘olun-ga, soke, hiko juggling, and their memorable lakalaka whichwas written years ago in honor of the establishment of theLDS Church, BYU-Hawai‘i and Polynesian Cultural Center.

Following intermission, the Fijian section displayedtheir vigorous spear dances, ending up with Bula L

_a‘ie,

a song written by the Center’s first Fijian instructor and


President Von D. Orgill:“I find it difficult to put into words how impressed and

sometimes almost overwhelmed I am at what was built hereso long ago, the sacrifices that were so willingly made tocreate something truly unique in the world, and the manylives that have been touched for good through the years.

As I think of those sacrifices over the past 40 years, Ifeel a sacred obligation has been passed down to us, totake all of the goodness that has been built up and tocontinue to grow and develop it—to continue to takethis message to higher levels yet.

We owe it to all who have gone before to touch asmany lives as we can—certainly every guest who entersthese grounds to interact with the students andemployees—so that they can feel the kind of spirit that'shere and, through those interactions, feel what is possiblein the world.

The fact that all of this makes it possible for so manyyoung people to get an education, most of whomwould otherwise not be able to, it’s just an incrediblestory and a powerful legacy.

What we’re trying to do is portray the verybest of the cultures in a way that honors thosewho helped to frame and envision this. We wantto do it in such a way that the Lord will pour outHis blessings and His influence will beunconstrained, so that more lives will be touchedand more good accomplished.

Yes, we have very real, hard, tough businessissues to deal with. We are constantly impacted by

world events. We have to constantly adjusthow we go about our operations and useour resources. We are constantlychallenged to become more productive.We have all of the demands of anybusiness that’s trying to survive in a verycomplex world. We devote much in theway of time, energy and training toimprove the ways we go about all of that.

But fundamentally, all of these things aredone for the sole purpose of facilitating thereal mission, which is to accomplish the workof the Lord, to help build these young peopleinto the leaders He needs.

Vatau Galea‘i Neria, L_a‘ie and American Samoa:

Neria, whose family came from American Samoa in 1954when she was a child, remembered President David O. McKaycoming the following year to bless the site of the ChurchCollege of Hawai‘i. In 1958 she stood among the Primarychildren who held long lei strands along the length of theentrance when President McKay returned to dedicate thecampus. Then a few years later, after the labor missionariesstarted building the PCC, she remembered bringing their food.

Neria went on to become one of the PCC’s earlyemployees and Samoan section instructor.

“Years later,” said Neria, who lives in American Samoaagain, “I remember thinking, everything he [PresidentMcKay] said has been fulfilled.”

Alumni from the PCC came from all overthe world to perform at the Alumni NightShow which was big hit at the PCC.Right, President Von Orgill with his discogarb joined in on the fun.

chief, the late Isireli Racule, in honor ofhow the PCC had brought all the Poly-nesians together again in one place. Thenumber has become a theme song ofsorts for the Center.

Then, with a reasonable amount of huff-ing, the Tahitian alumni showed they couldstill tamure; and the Samoans came charg-ing out to complete a well-synchronizedsasa. The men rolled out a respectablefa‘ataupati slap dance, after which severalalumni showed they can still bring downthe house with their firewalking antics. Asit has for many years, a Samoan fire knifedancing number by Tulaga Tevaga and One

Tovo (who dances professionally in LasVegas) completed the section.

During the finale, all of the alumnicame back on stage to the familiar songsof farewell from each island group. After-ward, they posed for pictures and manystayed on stage and backstage for hours,talking with old friends and enjoying thespirit of the occasion.

Hale La‘a GroundbreakingOn Saturday morning, Hawai‘i

Reserves, Inc. took over the action undera large tent erected in the traffic circle byL

_a‘ie Elementary School.

President Hinckley arrived to presideover the groundbreaking program andbless the $5 million-plus Hale La‘a Boule-vard beautification project. He told theaudience that “President Joseph F. Smithlooks down upon this group today withgratitude and appreciation for yourtremendous interest in being here, foryour concern with the causes and people

which meant so very, very much to him.He came here as a boy [in 1854] andserved as a missionary.”

“I pray that with all we do in L_a‘ie, we

will never, never lose sight of the fact thatthere is something special, something spir-itual, something wonderful that is associat-ed in the kinship with the Almighty in thisarea which was purchased and set apart asa place of refuge for our people—refugefrom the world, refuge from the conditionsof the world, set apart in the fulfillment ofthe work of the Almighty.”

President Hinckley added that he hopedto return to L

_a‘ie for the dedication of the

project. “Hopefully, I can be able to make it,”he said, drawing laughter from the crowd.“But to the contractor I want to say, hurry!”

President Shumway explained that thebeautification project also includes newlandscaping along Kulanui Street leadingto a new front entrance for the campus.

“What a blessing it is to be here underthe presiding authority of President Hinck-ley, to break ground for two significantenhancement projects: the Hale La‘a Blvd.,leading to the temple, and the front entranceboulevard leading to the center of the BYU-Hawai‘i campus—tied together by purposeand design, twin projects that have to dowith much more than just aesthetics orbeautification,” President Shumway said.

“The BYU-Hawai‘i front entrance proj-ect,” he continued, “is funded totally bydonations of friends of the university,many of whom are here today—and youcan tell who they are by their big smiles.They have given from their hearts andtheir treasure to create an entrance to thecampus commensurate with its specialmission and its jubilee celebration twoyears from this month.”

HRI President & CEO R. Eric Beaverthanked all who helped get the projectunderway. “It’s an exciting time for all ofus. We’re so pleased we can move forwardwith these enhancements that underscorethe importance the LDS church places onL

_a‘ie,” he said.

In his blessing, President Hinckleyprayed “that this work may go forward,that this boulevard extending from theHouse of the Lord to the beautiful watersof the Pacific may become more beautifuleven than it has been in the past; thatthose who drive along the KamehamehaHighway may be constrained in theirhearts and minds and slow down andlook to the House of the Lord, and be

constrained in their hearts to come andgo about the grounds and visit thesebeautiful places.”

Afterward, President Hinckley and theother officials performed the ceremonialgroundbreaking. Then he participated inthe Polynesian Cultural Center’s 40thanniversary parade through the community.

LDS DevotionalOn Sunday morning, over 4,000 mem-

bers of the LDS L_a‘ie and L

_a‘ie North

Stakes met in the Cannon Activities Cen-ter to hear President Hinckley and othersspeak. The meeting was also broadcast toLDS stake centers throughout Hawai‘i.

The prophet recalled how in 1961 heand Elder Delbert L. Stapley were sent toL

_a‘ie to determine if the Polynesian Cul-

tural Center should be moved from itsoriginal intended location close to thetemple. After walking the area, they rec-ommended to President McKay that thetaro and watermelon patches along Kame-hameha Highway would be a better loca-tion. President McKay accepted the rec-ommendation and the labor missionariessoon refocused their efforts.

“I have watched [PCC] grow throughthe years and it has been phenomenal,”President Hinckley said, “and I wish toextend my congratulations to all whohad to do with this tremendous projectwhich has become such a significant fac-tor in the tourist industry of this greatstate of Hawai‘i.”

He emphasized that “nowhere in allthe whole world do we have what wehave here on this great campus in L

_a‘ie,

where we have the magnificent House ofthe Lord, and this tremendous BYU-Hawai‘i, the PCC, the HRI. We have agathering of institutions here which areunique and different. And all of this hascome because of love on the part of theleadership of the church for the people ofthese beautiful islands.”

President Hinckley encouraged eachman to be “a good husband. You must bea good father. You must be a good parent.You must be a good neighbor. You must bea good friend. You must reach out in kind-ness and love and respect toward all men,regardless of whether they are members ofthe church or not. We ought to stand tallerand stronger, brethren, than we do.”

And he gave the following advice toparents: “President Joseph F. [Iosepa]Smith, who in many ways is the father


The Prophet was a smiles as he broke ground with HRIPresident Eric Beaver to the right.

Marie Nin Paongo, New Zealand, Tonga and L_a‘ie:

Paongo, who came from New Zealand soon after theCenter opened in 1963, recalled she had “never met aTongan or Samoan before” arriving here. After graduatingand marrying Sosaia Paongo, the couple returned to Tongafor 30 years before moving back to L

_a‘ie.

Asked one of her favorite PCC experiences, Paongotold about helping make the movie Paradise HawaiianStyle with “the king,” Elvis Presley, in 1965. “Iremember being disillusioned because all of the musicwas prerecorded; but other than that, it was awonderful experience. We spent a lot of time talkingstory with him.”

Don Sibbett, Idaho:A part-Hawaiian who grew up on a ranch in Wayan,

Idaho, before attending BYU-Hawai‘i and working atPCC, Sibbett came for the 40th anniversary and stayedfor an extra week. He recalled loving “the atmosphere offriendliness and the spirit of aloha. I had roommates fromChina, Viet Nam, Samoa and Fiji; and basically, we all gotalong really well.”

“For me, the intercultural experience was so great,”said Sibbett, who recalled he first truly felt his Polynesianheritage on the airplane on his way to BYU-Hawai‘i andsaw the island of Maui where his grandmother is from. “Istarted crying,” he said.

Sibbett added that it’s “overwhelming” to see hisdaughter now working at the PCC.

Gary Smith, Australia and Honolulu:Gary Smith, who is originally from Melbourne,

Australia, and is partner in a Honolulu media productionbusiness, said “it was my experience in L

_a‘ie that prepared

me in every way to get out in the real world. My studentjobs over the years really gave me that willingness to saywe’re all brothers and sisters. It behooves us to say we’reall one family.”

Smith, who volunteered to assist two Church-relatedvideo crews that covered the PCC anniversary, started theSina Foundation four years ago to assist kidnapped anddisplaced children in Sierra Leone, Africa.

Emeline Uluave Unga, Tonga and L_a‘ie:

Unga came to Church College of Hawai‘i in 1960from Tonga and later that year married Pita Unga, one ofthe labor missionaries. After the PCC was completed, shewas asked to be the first Tongan village coordinator—theonly one of the original coordinators still living.

“When the Polynesian Cultural Center started, it wasa great thing for all the students,” she said. “Somestudents value the PCC as the beginning of their lives. Totoday’s students, I would say, whatever the PCC is doingfor you, it is not just financial help but spiritual help. ThePolynesian Cultural Center was not built on man’s idea ofbusiness. It was built by revelation and by the power ofthe Priesthood.”

“There is no other place like the Polynesian CulturalCenter,” she added.

of the work in these islands, taught that parents neverneed to beat their children. You don’t have to beat chil-dren; you just have to sit down and talk with them andreason with them. Speak kindly and directly and they’llrespond. I believe that with all of my heart. Let there bepeace and love and harmony in our homes.”

“Let us be appreciative of all around us,” he added, “andtry to lift and help and contribute wherever we are and what-ever we do. Let us so conduct ourselves. Let every lifebecome as it were a missionary tract, that people will see inus the kind of virtue that they would want to emulate in theirlives, and then they will seek out the missionaries to teachthem. And it will be a much easier work for [Hawai‘i Mission]President [Mark] Willis and his associate missionaries here.”

An Outpouring of AlohaAt the end of the meeting, President Hinckley

requested that the congregation sing Aloha ‘Oe forhim. Uncle Joseph Ah Quin came forward to lead,and as the familiar song rang through the CannonActivities Center, President Hinckley and many in thecongregation wept.

“He was so touched by it,” President Orgill said later.“It was kind of like he was saying goodbye. I think hewas touched by the whole experience of the three dayshe was here.

“We hope he can come back again, and dedicate theHale La‘a Boulevard and see his fire knife display,”Orgill added.


“Let us be appreciative of all around us and try to lift

and help and contribute wherever we are and

whatever we do. Let us so conduct ourselves … that

people will see in us the kind of virtue that they would

want to emulate in their lives.”

— President Gordon B. Hinckley

at the mini-regional devotional


What causes returned missionaries and oth-ers to lose the foreign languages they havelearned? Why are some former missionar-

ies still fluent years after leaving their second-languageenvironment while others lose the ability seeminglyweeks after stepping off the plane?

These questions have been the focus of BYU-Hawai‘ilinguistics professor Dr. Lynne Hansen for many yearswhile mentoring student associates on the study of lan-guage attrition, a relatively new area in applied linguistics.

A BYU-Hawai‘i alumna, Hansen earned a Ph.D. inSouth Asian linguistics at the University of California-Berkeley and then started teaching in L

_a‘ie in 1978. Her

research has evolved from cultural group differences in sec-ond language learning to language retention and attrition.

She and former student Joshua Rowe, a 2002 TESOLgraduate who is in a Ph.D. program at Oregon State Uni-versity, spent two years developing an automated test oforal fluency based on research about “temporality” inreturned missionary speech. As a result of their work, theyreceived a provisional patent covering the fluency test.

Groundwork for the fluency test was laid in a seriesof studies of returned missionary storytelling. Studentsinvolved in this research included James Gardner (nowteaching English in Australia), James Pollard (an Englishteacher in Taiwan), Joseph Stokes (an EIL teacher at

BYU-Hawai‘i), Midori Burton (in gradu-ate school at the University of Hawai‘i),and Junko Tsukayama (a graduate stu-dent at Meio University in Okinawa).

These early studies led to the eventualalgorithm used in the automated fluencytest. The test was facilitated throughHansen and Rowe’s collaboration with Dr.Deryle Lonsdale, a professor of computa-tional linguistics at BYU, and two of hisgraduates, Cecily Heiner and Aric Bills.

They pilot tested the resulting AFT(Automated Fluency Test), whichrequires minimal teacher time, in BYU-Hawai‘i’s English as an International Lan-guage (EIL) program. They found AFTscores correlate highly with scores fromthe SPEAK test, a widely used assessmentof English ability which takes a half-houror more of trained rater time to score.

Hansen and Rowe demonstrated theAFT and reported their findings in pre-sentations around the world. Then, work-ing through BYU, they obtained a provi-sional patent from the U.S. Patent Office.

When Hansen and Rowe presented atthe International Association of AppliedLinguistics in Singapore, among those inattendance was Dr. Machiko Tomiyama,

Chair of English language at the Interna-tional Christian University in Tokyo.Tomiyama said, “I was delighted andextremely impressed with the potentialthis tool may have in both practical andtheoretical areas of applied linguistics.”

For Rowe, the project “was the gluethat sealed my university experience. Itgot my name into international confer-ences and professional publications andgave me valuable experiences that I neverwould have had otherwise.”

Research on ReturnedMissionaries

While the oral fluency test has beenpatented, “other studies with studentassociates have made theoretical contri-butions” as well, said Hansen. She hasworked with the students on a seriesinvestigating how returned missionariesretain or lose their language.

One line of research examined theinfluence of literacy on language reten-tion. To answer these questions, Hansenturned to the Asian languages.

“The Asian missions are an ideal placeto study literacy effects because somemissionaries remain virtually illiterate for

their entire missions, whereas otherslearn to read and write the characters tovarying extents,” she said.

In studies of missionaries returnedfrom Japan and Taiwan, Jesse Newbold(’97), now a librarian at Waialua PublicLibrary, and Ching-fen JenniferChantrill (’99) who works in socialservices for the City and County ofHonolulu, found the extent to whichthe missionaries had learned to readand write to be one of the strongestpredictors of language retention.

In a follow-up study of Korean, JustinShewell (’00), now a graduate student atBYU, included attitudes and motivationas independent variables and exploredinteractions between the variables.

“Shewell was able to show that moti-vation rather than literacy is the causativeinfluence in language maintenance,”Hansen reported. “Motivation to learnand keep the language significantly influ-ences both literacy attainment and post-mission language retention, resulting inthe strong relationships found betweenthem in all three studies.”

More recently, Hansen and five BYU-Hawai‘i students—seniors WonhyeChong, Akihiro Sawada, and Karri Lam,and 2003 graduates Helama Pereira andAndrew Colver—presented at the Inter-national Symposium on Bilingualism atArizona State University. The findings intheir paper, The Lost Word: Sources ofIndividual and Group Differences inReturnee Vocabulary Attrition, included a“great surprise.”

The research team had set up anonline survey to elicit data from 1,100subjects who had learned Japanese,Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish orPortuguese on their missions. The stu-dents then interviewed 80 from eachlanguage group by phone, probing theirknowledge of 160 words from respec-tive missionary lessons and testing theirverbal memory.

The students then examined over adozen variables in a regression analysisto see which ones related most stronglyto vocabulary retention. Five factorsturned out to be most important: timeelapsed since returning from the mis-sion; motivation to retain the language;and exposure before, during and afterthe mission.

“We expected the first two results,but we didn’t expect all three of the


exposure variables to be significant,”said team member Pereira, a TESOLgraduate from Sao Paulo, Brazil. “Wealso found out that Portuguese andSpanish are easier to retain than theAsian languages,” probably due to simi-larities between the European lan-guages and English.

Hansen elaborated: “We foundreturned missionaries from Asia who hadlost most of the words from their mis-sionary lessons after several decades. Atthe same time the lowest vocabularyscores of the Spanish and Portuguesegroups were substantially higher.”

Students Receive Accolades“The students did a superb job in Ari-

zona,” Hansen said. “They met people atthe conference who were Ph.D. candi-dates giving papers with their professors.Those people assumed our students werealso Ph.D. candidates.”

Pereira, now in graduate school atBYU, admitted he and his classmateswere concerned they might not be ableto answer questions at the symposium;but as they attended other sessions, “wefelt very confident about our major andbackground. Our program prepared usby giving us experiences higher than abachelor's level.”

Dr. Dorit Kaufman, a respected lan-guage attrition researcher at Stony BrookUniversity in New York, observed thatthe BYU-Hawai‘i student research pro-gram is “an excellent model that is mostworthy of emulation.”

In a recent letter to Hansen, Kaufmanwrote, “Since 1997, I have witnessed thehigh quality of the research of yourundergraduate students at BYU-Hawai‘i.I have seen their skillful presentations atnational and international conferences,and their excellent publications innationally and internationally recognizedjournals. I have been most impressed….”

“Your students’ contribution to thefield of language attrition has been signif-icant, and I have no doubt that theresearch they are doing as undergradu-ates will stimulate them to further theireducation in the field of linguistics andto continue to contribute to the field,”she added.

Another researcher who has metdozens of Hansen’s students is Dr.Kees de Bot, Chair of Applied Linguis-tics at the University of Groningen inthe Netherlands.

“By having joint presentations atmajor international conferences,” de Botsaid, “Dr. Hansen has stimulated manystudents to become part of the world ofapplied linguistics research. The BYU-Hawai‘i students have produced verysolid and sometimes even groundbreak-ing work on language attrition, using theunique opportunity provided by thecommunity in which they live.”

Robert Russell, a professor of Japaneseat BYU, presented in the same colloqui-um as the BYU-Hawai‘i group. Over theyears Russell has followed Hansen’sresearch associates, and he explained that“the quality of their work is impressive.

The BYU-Hawai‘i students are learninghow to conduct mature, scholarlyresearch, and in the process are becom-ing more solid representatives of ourchurch and university as they go forwardin academic and other service to theglobal community.”

The Research ContinuesHansen currently is exploring poten-

tial explanations for the individual andgroup differences in vocabulary retentionwith student researchers Karri Lam, LiviaOrikasa, Paul Rama, Ryu Hwangryol, andGeraldine Schwaller.

Asked for advice on how returnedmissionaries can retain their missionlanguages, Hansen recommended “beingexposed and using them as much asthey can. A mission president has sug-gested if returned missionaries continueto pray in their mission language, theywill retain it.”

“I also ran across a returned mission-ary in Utah who has had little or noexposure to Japanese over nearly fourdecades, but retains more vocabularythan many he had served with in Japan,”she said. “He told me that over the yearshe has read the scriptures in Japanese foran hour every Sunday.”

Hansen maintains a Language Attri-tion Research Archive (LARA) on theBYU-Hawai‘i website for those interestedin language maintenance.

— Mike Foley, Rob Wakefield, andLynne Hansen


Dr. Lynne Hansen, middle, standing with some of the staudents who have participated in her ongoing research.

If national rankings and other objective assess-ment tools offer accurate indications, BYU-Hawai‘i is moving into the top echelons of

exclusively undergraduate universities.In 2003, for the fifth successive year, BYU-Hawai‘i

was ranked among the “Best in the West” in U.S.News and World Report’s annual rankings of universi-ties. Another assessment, the National Survey of Stu-dent Engagement (NSSE), compared BYU-Hawai‘ifavorably among peer institutions in several impor-tant categories. Finally, a BYU system-wide survey ofgraduates from three years ago indicated that BYU-Hawai‘i alumni are retaining the spiritual and intel-lectual values learned on campus.

Keith J. Roberts, Vice President of Academics,said he is pleased with the positive direction evi-denced by these assessments.

“Helping our students forge solid moral and intel-lectual foundations based on gospel principles ismore important to our goal of developing leadersthan is worldly reputation,” Roberts explained. “Nev-ertheless, it’s nice to see indications from outside thatat the same time we are achieving academically.”

U.S. News RankingsIn 1999, when BYU-Hawai‘i first appeared in the

top tier of the West’s undergraduate institutions inthe U.S. News rankings, university administrators

were thrilled. Now a high ranking is expected afterfour years in the top ten. Last fall, the university wasranked sixth in the region in the category “BestComprehensive Colleges-Bachelor’s.”

Along with the overall rating, BYU-Hawai‘i hasconsistently ranked in the top five in individualcategories such as “student selectivity” (the percent-age of applicants who are actually accepted) and“peer assessment” (rankings from top administra-tors among peer institutions based on academicreputation). The report also shows BYU-Hawai‘i hasthe highest percentage of international students inthe United States, at well over 40 percent.

“With universities constantly striving to improve,the rankings change every year,” said Roberts.“Therefore, it’s gratifying that BYU-Hawai‘i remainsin the top tier year after year. We think that is recog-nition a (LDS) Church school deserves.”

The NSSE StudyThe NSSE research project, based at Indiana Uni-

versity and co-sponsored by the Carnegie Founda-tion for the Advancement of Teaching, “measuresthings that really matter to student learning,” accord-ing to an institutional release.

NSSE surveys 185,000 first-year and senior stu-dents at 649 universities to compare each school toits peer institutions on five major benchmarks ofeffectiveness: the level of academic challenge, activeand collaborative learning opportunities, student-fac-ulty interactions, enriching educational experiences,and supportive campus environment.

In all five categories, BYU-Hawai‘i comparedfavorably to its peer institutions, as follows:

• Level of academic challenge—assessed eachuniversity’s emphasis on academic perform-ance and studying, how hard students workto meet instructor expectations, the amountof reading and writing required, etc. NewBYU-Hawai‘i students scored at the 53rd per-centile of first-year students nationally, whilethe seniors scored higher than 85 percent oftheir peers.

• Active and collaborative learning—testedsuch items as how much students are able toparticipate in class, work with other students,


Several scientific assessments show that BYU-Hawai‘i isprogressing towards its university objectives

make class presentations, or takepart in community-based projects.BYU-Hawai‘i’s first-year studentsscored higher than 78 percent andseniors higher than 90 percent oftheir peers at other universitiesand colleges.

• Student-faculty interactions—evaluated teacher feedback on stu-dent performance, joint researchopportunities, and career mentor-ing. BYU-Hawai‘i’s first-year stu-dents scored higher than 49 per-cent of their peers, and seniorsjumped to higher than 67 percentof the students around the nation.

• Enriching educational experi-ences—looked at internship andcommunity service opportuni-ties, extra-curricular activities,and foreign language study andmulti-cultural experiences. First-year BYU-Hawai‘i studentsscored in the 82nd percentileand seniors exceeded 97 percentof their peers.

• Supportive campusenvironment—asked questionsabout support systems set up tohelp students succeed academical-ly, cope with non-academicresponsibilities, and thrive in theirrelationships with other students,faculty and administrators.

“The NSSE study measures the inter-actions, attitudes and behaviors that wevalue as a university,” said William G.Neal, Assistant to the President for Uni-versity Assessment, Planning, and Insti-tutional Research. “The positive respons-es from the survey verify to us that we,as a university, are making good progresstoward our objectives.”

Neal and Paul Freebairn, the universi-ty’s Director of Institutional Research,coordinated BYU-Hawai‘i’s part of theproject for NSSE.

“The NSSE survey gave us good data,”Neal added. “We need to use the data tocontinue to improve the education expe-rience for our students. We particularlyneed to focus on the level of academicchallenge for our first-year students andincrease opportunities for student-facultyinteraction during that first year.”

Alumni SurveyLast summer, BYU-Hawai‘i participated

in a system-wide survey of BYU alumnidirected by the main BYU campus in Provo,Utah. BYU-Hawai‘i alumni who graduatedin 1998 were included in the study.Although the response rate was just over 30percent, the results indicated that our alum-ni are already seeing signs of success lessthan five years after leaving BYU-Hawai‘i.

The study suggested that of some 320graduates from 1998, just over 40 percent

are employed in a field related to theirmajor on campus. One quarter work out-side their major and about six percent arein graduate school full-time. One-fifth ofthe graduates are full-time homemakers,nine percent are employed part-time, andonly two percent are unemployed.

The study also indicated that one-fifthof the 1998 graduates accepted offersbefore graduation and 70 percent werefully employed within three months afterleaving campus.

More than one-third of the graduatesreported that their academic departmenton campus offered them most valuableassistance in obtaining employment (ver-sus a career center, friends or relatives,the Internet, or other means). More thanhalf of the respondents also listed facultymembers as being “good” or “very good”at offering advice leading to their currentposition or career.

The survey queried alumni about theirintentions to pursue additional educa-tion; not surprisingly, the results showedthat there is great interest. Ten percent ofthe alumni are attending graduate schoolnow, while another 59 percent expresseda desire to obtain an advanced degree.One out of ten graduates already hascompleted a second degree and has plansto pursue yet another one.

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most gratifying information for BYU-Hawai‘i administrators related to thegraduates’ spiritual progress.

The alumni were asked to rank aseries of factors on why they chose toattend BYU-Hawai‘i—variables such as“prepare for a career,” “develop my intel-lectual skills,” “participate in the sociallife,” “satisfy expectations of [my] family,”or even “find a spouse.”

Intellectual enhancement and careerpreparation certainly were significant,but the graduates overwhelminglyranked spiritual improvement as themost important reason for deciding to beeducated at BYU-Hawai‘i.

Forty-six percent of the alumni ratedthe category “to obtain a spiritual, reli-giously-based education” as “extremelyimportant,” ranking it number one aheadof “develop my intellectual skills” (41%),“financial reasons” such as a scholarshipor grant (34%), or “prepare for a career”(23%). Similarly, two-thirds of the alumnireported that while they were on campus,“participating in BYU-Hawai‘i wards” wasa “daily/almost daily” experience.

The graduates also were asked to notehow much certain statements about spir-ituality apply in their lives today. Again,the answers suggested strong and contin-uing convictions.

When presented with the statement, “Ihave a strong personal conviction that Godlives and that Jesus Christ is the Son of God,”90 percent responded “extremely well” andanother nine percent said “quite well.”

When asked, “I have a strong testimo-ny that the fullness of the gospel hasbeen restored … through The Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” 90 per-cent said “extremely well” and five per-cent said “quite well.” Another 89 per-cent marked “extremely well” or “quitewell” the statement, “My relationshipwith God provides me with a sense ofpeace and optimism about my life.”

Annual SurveysIn addition to this BYU system-wide

survey among third-year alumni, Nealand Freebairn conduct research amongBYU-Hawai‘i’s graduating seniors everyyear. The studies include opportunitiesfor the seniors to anonymously answeropen-end questions about their experi-ences on campus. A sampling of themore recent responses is included in thebox on the right side of this page.


Graduating Seniors Leave their Aloha(Anonymous responses from annual graduate survey)

“Every time I hear of our school's founding, and the subsequent

prophecy of what place it would take in the world...I feel a strong

pounding in my heart, and I know I am part of that vision."

“I loved attending a school where the other students had the

same values as I did and were excited to live their lives by the

Gospel standards."

"I love BYU-Hawai‘i. This has been a life-changing experience. I

feel like I gained a great deal of knowledge, but more important-

ly I have been able to learn about myself: Who I really am and

what I want to be.”

"BYU-Hawai‘i has met my education expectations. I enjoyed each

and every class as I had a great variety of teachers and teaching

styles. I enjoyed the way teachers could tie in spirituality in their

classes and inspire us to be better people.”

“I learned how to love and give freely from the Polynesians. I

learned how to find joy and keep going from the Africans. I

learned how to be peaceful from the Asians. I learned how to live

in a diverse place and be accepting of different cultures and

beliefs and still know my place in it all."

"I wish more students were allowed to attend this campus. I

understand why this would be difficult to accomplish, but perhaps

more construction and expansion of the school will one day pro-

vide this opportunity."

Neal pointed out that the majority ofgraduates consistently give high marksto questions about campus spiritual lifeand their PCC work experience, while"security and job placement rank thelowest, by far. We also know we need todo a better job on what students will doafter graduation.”

"A year ago we had a special meet-ing to address customer service, wherewe recognize we have areas to improve;but a lot of students say they havealready seen improvements," Nealexplained. He added that the university

has recently employed Kim Austin asthe new Director of Career Services tostrengthen placement opportunitiesfor students (see story on Austin andreturnability, page 22).

"The thing that's been surprising tous is how consistent the results areover the years," Neal said, noting thatPresident Shumway reads every one ofthe graduates’ comments. "Moreimportantly, you can still see the stu-dents’ love for the campus and that theexperience was academically and spiri-tually beneficial" for them.

Just a Game?Nationalism and the World Cup in

On 30 June 2002, at the end of the World Cupbut with the glow of South Korea’s stunningfourth-place finish still radiating across the

peninsula, Ri Gwang Gun, Chair of the (North Korean)DPRK Football Association, sent a message fromPyongyang to Chung Mong Joon, his counterpart in Seoul.

“I congratulate the football team of South Korea on itsgreat success in the World Cup,” Ri began. “The successmade by the team is a striking demonstration of the advan-tages and tenacity of the Korean nation to the world.” Hethen summoned history to put the event in context. “Thesuccessive wins made by your football team in the wake ofthe victory achieved by our eleven in the 1966 World Cupheld in England which stunned the world, are a victorycommon to the nation which convinces the fellow coun-

trymen that they can defeat any strongteam in the world and emerge as thestrongest if they have a will.” Butthe message was not just about soc-cer. “This . . . installs [sic] into the

nation the confidence that theycan achieve the independentreunification of the countrymore smoothly if they pooltheir efforts and wisdom.”1

Ri’s message can be seen asa distillation of the rhetoricand reality of contemporaryKorean nationalism. The

reference to the resilience ofthe Korean people echoed one of theprimary themes of Koreans’ representa-

tion of their history: the nation has regu-larly come to grief at the hands of othersbut has always managed to emerge evenstronger than before. Calling upon his-

torical events to highlight the unity of the nation despite itsmid-twentieth-century division is a standard rhetoricalstance. And the imperative of reunification achieved inde-pendently of outside interference is a none-too-subtle com-bination of the twin themes of resilience and unity.

What made Ri’s message particularly interesting, howev-er, was that it came scarcely one day after a serious navalconfrontation between the two Koreas in the Yellow Seathat left several sailors dead and at least 20 wounded. Thestatement made no mention of this incident; indeed, tohave done so would have tarnished the glowing rhetoric ofunity with the inconvenient reality of division.

The 2002 World Cup was risky for FIFA. It was the firsttime the event had been held outside the world soccer orga-nization’s traditional field of vision (i.e., Europe or the Amer-icas).2 It was also the first time it had been co-hosted. Andcomplicating matters further, the co-hosts were two coun-tries with a history of rocky relations, including Japaneseoccupation of the Korean peninsula from 1910 until 1945.Nevertheless, the determination to expand FIFA’s horizons,combined with the two Asian countries’ energetic and some-times nasty battle to win the hosting bid, convinced FIFAofficials to take the risk. At least in attendance, the risk paidoff. The 2002 tournament brought in the third-highest num-ber of spectators in World Cup history, just barely behindthe number in the stands for France ’98.3

A Euphoric NationNo one who was in South Korea in June 2002 could

escape the country’s euphoric reaction to the unexpectedsuccess of their World Cup squad. Hundreds of thousandsof people, most wearing the “Be the Reds” t-shirts thatbecame the uniform of supportive fans, jammed streets andplazas after each Korean victory, celebrating late into thenight. Chants of “taehan minguk!” (Republic of Korea) and“O, pilseung Korea!” (Korea must win!) competed with pul-


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sating renditions of Arirang, Korea’s belovedfolk song about the pain of separation,pumped through huge speakers at highvolume.

On one level, what observers wit-nessed in South Korea was the kindof euphoria that attends victory inany closely-followed sportingevent. But the depth to which theWorld Cup penetrated the Kore-an psyche suggests that morethan soccer was at stake.4

South Korea had highexpectations going into theWorld Cup. Few, however,involved on-field success. Theymostly concerned the benefits thatwould accrue in the areas of econom-ic advancement, tourism, internation-al reputation, and relations withJapan. The most often discussedexpectation—and this was indeedimportant—was that the event wouldfoster a sense of national pride in thesouth and rapprochement with thenorth. Much pre-event analysisfocused on these anticipated bene-fits. The theme was “Korea wel-comes the world,” with relationsbetween South Korea and Japan astrong sub-theme.

World Cup “Cure-all”Judging by pre-Cup commen-

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lems. It was to give Korea the boostneeded to finally overcome the economicdownturn of the late 1990s and the belt-tightening that Koreans found painfuland humiliating. It was to advance SouthKorea into the ranks of fully-developedcountries. It was to promote recognitionof South Korea as an international prod-uct brand, leading to large benefits fromincreased external purchases of Koreanproducts. In addition to tens of thou-sands of World Cup visitors, commenta-tors predicted a permanent increase intourism in line with the country’sincreased attractiveness as a tourist des-tination. The huge investment in tensoccer stadiums was to have an immedi-ate impact where they were built andlong-term benefits as Korea demonstrat-ed its ability to host world-class sportsevents. (There was little discussion ofthe costs of maintaining the stadiums orconverting some of them to other usesafter the World Cup.)5

Along with the benefits predictedfrom South Korea’s enhanced internation-al reputation, commentators highlightedissues of regional and national impor-tance. There was a hope that the Cup

would generate greater regional econom-ic and political cooperation. Some peopleenvisioned a new era of good feelingsbetween South Korea and Japan, and sawcooperative hosting of the World Cup asa means by which the countries could setaside the bitter memories of a centuryand more of animosity.

This opinion was not confined toSouth Korea. A poll conducted in March2002 by Japan’s Asahi Shimbun reportedthat 32 percent of the respondents saidtheir primary expectation for the WorldCup was the enhancement of relationswith South Korea—a higher percentagethan for any other response. Second (24percent) was the improvement of theJapanese national soccer team.6

The survey coincided with the visit toSouth Korea of Japan’s Prime MinisterKoizumi Junichiro. Leaders of both coun-tries pledged their best efforts toward thesuccessful hosting of the games andexpressed confidence that the tournamentwould initiate a new era of cooperationand friendship.

Alluding delicately to conflicts oversuch matters as “comfort women” andtextbook treatments of Japan’s annexation

of Korea, Prime Minister Koizumi spokeof his desire to “make this year the one inwhich Japan and the Republic of Korea,while squarely facing up to history, firmlyopen up a path toward a brighter andbetter future.”7 Clearly, issues of bilateralrelations and international standing tookpriority over soccer.

Effects of GlobalizationThe 1997 economic crisis had drama-

tized to Koreans the potentially negativeside of globalization. South Korea’sunprecedented economic slide waslinked to the economies of other Asiancountries, and many felt the solution wasimposed by transnational interests thatwere beyond local control and thatapproached the problem through imper-sonal bottom lines, with no concern forthe complex ways in which nationalpride, family relations, and establishedbusiness practices were woven into a pat-tern that had sustained (perhaps artifi-cially) a dynamic economy upholdingconsumption patterns and expectationsof the nation’s middle class.

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Korea-related tourism or export/importindustries found themselves with drasti-cally reduced business. This necessitatedthat they return home or suffer leantimes if they decided to remain overseasand wait out the crisis. Either way,involvement in regional and global eco-nomic networks carried unforeseen risksalong with the appealing rewards.

Despite a more cautious post-crisisattitude toward globalization, Korea’sWorld Cup face was decidedly global-ized. “Korea welcomes the world”became an advertising mantra. The ideaof a vibrant country ready to show itselfto the world and play sophisticated hostto the world’s premier sporting event waspromoted so enthusiastically that onemight easily have thought the coming ofthe world was indeed the answer to all ofKorea’s problems. But to the extent thatthe arrival of players, dignitaries, offi-cials, media, and thousands of fanshelped push South Korea over the finalrecovery hurdle, it did so in a way thatno one inside or outside of the peninsulawould have expected.

Success on the FieldThe stunning success of the South

Korean team is a well-known story. Thevictory that propelled the national teaminto the round of 16 for the first time inhistory set off street celebrations lastingwell into the early hours of the morning.With each subsequent match—nowagainst powerhouses Italy and Spain—pre-match crowds grew larger and victo-ry celebrations more exuberant. Chargesof referee favoritism did nothing todampen the spirits of the Korean fans.

Prior to the games, The Economist hadexpressed the view of global devotees ofthe game that “any challenge to the estab-lished powers of world football is mostlikely to come from Africa.”8 Neverthe-less, in the dizzying atmosphere attendingSouth Korea’s astonishing fourth-placefinish, there was no telling anyone inSouth Korea that they had not opened thedoor to a shining future of internationalfootball success and recognition.

Koreans can be forgiven if they slippedinto a natural overestimation of theirteam’s ability to secure a lasting place insoccer’s upper crust. If not new to inter-

national soccer, Korea is at least relativelynew to competitiveness on a World Cupscale. This might naturally manifest someodd combinations of football and nation-alism. For non-Koreans observing thegames, however, what was most interest-ing about the event’s progress was theway in which its meaning, as sponta-neously expressed in South Korea, shiftedfrom global (“Korea welcomes the world”)to national (“Korea is one”).

Globalization vs. NationalismOf course, from the start representa-

tions of the World Cup in South Korea—and the analytical categories for inter-preting them—had borrowed heavilyfrom the lexicons of both globalizationand nationalism. Much of the latter wasof both the predictable and perhaps uni-versal kinds of sports nationalism. Butsome of it was unique to Korea.

A striking example was an advertise-ment for a South Korean telecommunica-tions company. The poster depicted afull-length photo of a South Korean sol-dier. Barbed wire filling the scene behindhim made it clear that he was at the bor-der between North and South Korea. Athis side, instead of the weapon onewould expect, he held a soccer ball.

The caption declared: “Next time,without fail, we play together.” Thisunmistakable reference to the possibilityof a unified North-South football squad(whether or not under a unified govern-ment), was combined with slick advertis-ing to convey a powerful message. It wasindicative of what happened leading upto and throughout the World Cup: twoof the most powerful forces in SouthKorean life (commerce and politics), inways both subtle and overt, served thethird (reunification).

This anticipated sense of nationalunity was not just southern residentslooking toward their brothers and sistersin the north. It addressed Koreans of thediaspora as well. The World Cup wouldgive them a chance to again engage withfellow global Koreans in a manifestationof national exuberance.

In Hawai‘i, for example, a U.S. statewith a major Korean population due to100 years of immigration, all gamesinvolving South Korea were broadcast on

huge screens at a concert hall in Honolu-lu, funded by a local Korean businessmanand free to all comers. The Korean Ameri-can Federation of Los Angeles reservedthe Staples Center for local fans to watchthe semi-final match in Seoul betweenSouth Korea and Germany (the game thatfinally put the ROK out of the running forthe title). Twenty thousand people showedup, despite the pre-dawn starting time.

As early as 1998, Korean promotersspoke of the World Cup as the event thatwould lead the nation out of its economicdoldrums to a new dawn of prosperity,national pride, and international recogni-tion. The event was seen as a pivotalmoment in South Korea’s steady globaliza-tion. But globalization had most recentlybeen a painful experience. This may helpexplain why the globalizing message of theWorld Cup so quickly yielded to thenationalism that always exists in such anevent. Only a tiny spark was needed, andthe unexpected success of the nationalteam provided a massive combustion.Donna Lopiano reminds us of a widely-observed phenomenon: “In all sports, regu-lar periodic competition between nationalteams, promoted by the print and electron-ic media, ignites passionate nationalism likeno other human endeavor, save war.”9

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Korean nationalism, in turn, has alwaysaccommodated the political reality inKorea today: national division. In her1995 study of soccer in Brazil, Janet Levernoted that “because patriotism engendersfanatic interest in international play, socceris better able than anything else in mod-ern life to tap our deepest sense of‘roots.’”10 “Roots” in Korea will inevitablyraise the complicated problem of division.

The second-round game againstperennial powerhouse Italy in Daejeonwas a case in point. Though far fromdominant in the group round, Italy wasstill one of the favorites.

Toward National UnityKoreans approached the game with a

combination of excitement, nervousness,and what a nonpartisan observer mighthave suggested was a delusional sense ofthe national team’s possibilities. Banners inthe stadium predicted this would be“Azzurri’s tomb,” referring to the nick-name of the Italian team. Media commen-tators ceaselessly noted how the Koreanpeople’s hearts were now one. One inter-preted the thousands of red-clad Koreanspartying before the game as evidence that“the people’s hearts have become oneunder the name Taehan minguk [Republicof Korea].” This message of national unityand glory increased to a fever pitch by thetime the “Reds” reached the semi-finals.

Anthony Smith argued that “in nation-alist language ‘unity’ signified socialcohesion, the brotherhood of all nation-als in the nation, what the French patriotscalled fraternité during the Revolution.”11

In Korea, the social cohesion that soccersuccess fostered at least temporarilybroke down divisions that normally existin any society; the meaning of socialhierarchies became lost in a sea of redshirts and pumping fists.

By winning, the team enhanced theself-respect of its fans. The slogan “Be theReds” implied not only identificationwith the eleven players but with all otherKoreans wearing the omnipresent uni-form of national pride. This phenome-non may have been particularly potent inSouth Korea, with its need to maintain asense of identity linked with successforged out of intense struggle—the very

reservoir of meaning from which RiGwang Gun drew in his congratulatorymessage to South Korea.

Sportswriter Michael Roberts wrotetrenchantly of the imagined link betweenparticipants and spectators: “Thus enduresthe foundation stone of nearly every vari-ety of spectator sport now flourishing: thelinking of the participant’s destiny with thefan’s, in terms of a common city, nation,race, religion or institution of higher learn-ing. In short the whole system dependson granfalloonery, a Kurt Vonnegut word,to express ‘a proud and meaningless asso-ciation of human beings.’”12

This perhaps explains the intensity ofattention to the South Korean team: thestakes were very high. The team’s successwas a gauge of the nation’s success. Itwould be unhelpful, however, to applythat part of Roberts’ analysis that invokesVonnegut. The associations on displaythroughout South Korea in 2002 werehardly “meaningless.” Indeed, they sug-gested the “imagined community” thatcan transcend the hierarchical antago-nisms in a society in the name of a“deep, horizontal comradeship.”

The “image of [national] communion”was perhaps the most powerful imagecoming out of the tournament.13 Leverpoints out that “sociability between thosein different social positions can be awk-ward, but fans implicitly agree to focus onthe game and not on each other.”14 Therelease afforded by common fan identity isimportant in a highly stratified and status-conscious society like South Korea. Thechance to have a relationship or a bondwith another Korean without having toworry about relative social positions is rare.

An Appeal to Past GloryThe most noteworthy thing about the

commentary surrounding the gameagainst Italy, however, was the use of thepast. Banners invoked the glory of pastsuccess with such slogans as “It’s 1966again” and “Remember 1966?” Newspa-pers described that 1966 World Cupgame in England between a Korean andan Italian side, when a plucky squad ofunderdog Koreans stunned the footballworld by defeating Italy 1-0. The Koreanteam, however, was a North Korean team,whose upset victory is still widely talked


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about by World Cup history buffs andwhich remains the North’s most impor-tant outing in global soccer.

For South Koreans in 2002, the polit-ical state from which that heroic team of36 years earlier hailed was of no conse-quence. All that mattered was the team’snational origin: that was our team, and“we” can do it again. And, they didindeed do it again. So while the NorthKorean football chairman’s letter citedabove might seem like the normal rhet-oric of political gamesmanship thatmarks the North-South Korean relation-ship, he wrote as one who understoodthe same theme filling the stadium thatTuesday in June. Smith’s referents ofnationalism—territory, history, andcommunity—were all at play in theWorld Cup and in the message ofpeninsular unity which intensified asthe month progressed.15

South Koreans’ anticipation of victoryover Italy was irrational, unsupportableby any objective examination of thestrengths, international experience, andstatus of the two teams. Yet it happened,leading to another explosion of jubilationperhaps unlike anything seen before inSouth Korea.16 But nationalism, likereunification sentiment in Korea, is itselfirrational, not grounded in reason or inneed of empirical validation.

The Ideal Research SettingThis is one reason why the 2002

World Cup created ideal circumstancesfor examining Korean nationalism and its

negotiation with globalization. While theexplosion of national sentiment wasinteresting to observe, in hindsight per-haps it was predictable. The real questionis: What does it teach us about globaliza-tion and nationalism in Korea?

There has always been ambivalencein Korea (particularly in the south)between globalization and nationalism.As in most places the phenomena trav-el together, sometimes with one oppos-ing the other but often coexisting morepeacefully while delivering non-com-peting messages (in Korea, for exam-ple, “Korea welcomes the world” along-side the sign with the soccer-playingsoldier at the DMZ).

Globalization and nationalism com-pete everywhere, and the relationshipbetween the two is always complicated,but only in Korea is the situation mud-died by one nation divided into twocompeting states and the way in whichthis colors nationalism. (One mightview China as a possible exception, butthe specifics of the relationship betweenthe PRC and Taiwan, and the fact thatthe history of the two is not one of theseverance of a centuries-old unity, put itin a different category.)

Korea has been both beneficiaryand victim of globalization over thelast 20 years, but until the nationalquestion is settled, even in the vastlymore globalized south a certainamount of national energy and atten-tion will have an intensely inwardfocus. Residents of South Korea know

that if unification occurs in any butthe most unimaginable scenario, atremendous amount of the money andnational attention now focused ontheir country’s economic and politicalrole in the world will immediately be“called home” to work on the political,economic, cultural, social, and militarytransition to a unified state.

The 2002 World Cup will be remem-bered for many things. The co-hostingseemed to go as smoothly as could beexpected. Asia was brought into the cen-ter of world soccer. The success of oneof the home teams produced enoughmemorable moments to fill a highlighttape. And the championship matchbetween Brazil and Germany was whatmany expected.

But beyond the excitement, drama,and display that are always part of anevent like the World Cup, the 2002event demonstrated the limits of therhetorical reach of globalization inSouth Korea. Nationalism and globaliza-tion will always have an ambivalentrelationship; this is hardly unique toKorea. One of the consequences of astrong sense of national division, how-ever, is an equally strong sense of theneed for national completion. It was theinfusion of this unique element into thepredictable politics of internationalsports and the normal tension betweennationalism and globalization that madethe World Cup in South Korea especial-ly potent, both as a sporting event andas an object of study.


1 “North Korea Congratulates South Korea’s Achievement in World Cup,” http://www.korea-np.co.jp/pk/181st_issue/2002063008.htm. Accessed 13 November 2002.2 In fact, the tournament’s location in Asia was the cause for numerous complaints by bothspectators and participants, who felt that South Korea and Japan were too far away. Ofcourse, this ignored the fact that Asian teams and their supporters have for decades been trav-eling the same distance in the other direction.3 The total number of spectators in Korea and Japan was within 50,000 of the number whoattended in France. On a per-match basis, the difference was fewer than a thousand spectators.The per-match average in Korea and Japan, however, ranks only ninth in the World Cup’s sev-enteen-tournament history, since the total number of matches increased beginning in 1998.4 For a collection of useful articles in English, written prior to the start of the 2002 WorldCup, see Japan, Korea and the 2002 World Cup, ed. John Horne and Wolfram Manzenreiter(London and New York: Routledge, 2002).5 A discussion of most of the anticipated benefits from South Korea’s hosting of the WorldCup can be found in Pak Jongnae, et al., Woldeu keop hanguk eui mirae ga issda (Seoul:Myeongseo seorim, 2002).6 The poll results were reported in the 11 March online edition of the Korean newspaperHangyeore sinmun (www.hani.ko.kr).7 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, “Opening Statements by Prime Minister JunichiroKoizumi and President Kim Dae Jung of the Republic of Korea at the Joint Press Conference,”

http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/korea/pmv0203/state.html. Accessed 17 October2003. Similarly, a joint statement released by the South Korean and Japanese leaders immedi-ately after the close of the tournament emphasized bilateral friendship and the expectationthat the good feelings would continue beyond the World Cup. See the statement athttp://www.korea.net/kwnews/pub_focus/content.asp?cate=01&serial_no=20020702002.Accessed 17 October 2003.8 “Rising Powers,” The Economist (June 1, 2002), Special Section, p. 14.9 Donna A. Lopiano, “Women’s Sports: Coming of Age in the Third Millennium,” in TheOlympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games, ed. Kay Schaffer and Sidonie Smith(New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2000), 122.10 Janet Lever, Soccer Madness: Brazil’s Passion for the World’s Most Popular Sport, rev. ed.(Prospect Heights, Ill.: Waveland Press, 1995), xiii.11 Anthony D. Smith, National Identity (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1991), 76.12 Michael Roberts, “The Vicarious Heroism of the Sports Spectator,” The New Republic(November 23, 1974), 17.13 Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread ofNationalism, rev. ed. (London: Verso: 1991), 6-7.14 Lever, Soccer Madness, 10-11.15 Smith, National Unity, 78.16 There was one more victory to come, a penalty shootout against Spain in the quarter-finals.

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BYU-Hawai‘i helps graduates return to their homelandsthrough increased emphasis on career placement

Brigham Young University Hawai‘i recentlyplaced new emphasis on several initia-tives to prepare international students to

return to their homelands after graduation.“The overriding principle of [these] initiatives

is a reaffirmation of the international mission ofthis campus—a mission that stresses a strongercommitment to preparing men and women to beleaders in the international church while servingtheir communities, nations, and families,” BYU-Hawai‘i President Eric B. Shumway told the fac-ulty and staff a year ago.

“Building a strong, effective career servicesoffice with the appropriate resources on cam-pus and making the connections in country

that will allow students to find employmentinternationally is one of our first priorities,”President Shumway continued, pointing outBYU-Hawai‘i graduates must be able to secureappropriate employment so they can supporttheir families and serve in their communitiesand the LDS church.

To that end, BYU-Hawai‘i reorganized itsplacement office in July 2003 and recruitedKimbrelyn Austin as the new Director of CareerServices. Austin, whose accent reflects her eastTexas origins, most recently spent four yearsteaching university business courses in China.

“I love China, and I really miss it,” saidAustin, who initially moved there to work in the


ReturnGrow&

China Teachers Program sponsored bythe BYU David M. Kennedy Center forInternational Studies.

“The first year I taught English litera-ture classes in Jinan in ShandongProvince, halfway between Beijing andShanghai on the eastern coast. Whilethere, I was invited to extend and workin Beijing for the Chinese Foreign Min-istry’s diplomatic training college. There Iwas asked to do a lot of incredible thingsby the Chinese government. For exam-ple, at that time Beijing was submittingtheir bid for the 2008 Olympics. I wasassigned to work on that,” she added.

Austin, who earned a bachelor’sdegree in business administration andmarketing and a master’s in vocationaleducation and marketing from the Uni-versity of North Texas, also worked forChina’s state-run TV network, CCTV. Shehad previously worked for the BaylorHealth Care System and the TexasDepartment of Commerce economicdevelopment division.

Knowing she had a position waitingfor her at BYU-Hawai‘i, and also due to

the SARS epidemic raging through thecountry at the time, the Foreign Ministryin China released Austin from her latestcontract early so she could come to L

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last summer.She dived right into the challenge

and has already changed the name ofthe former placement office to CareerServices to reflect its broader range ofresponsibilities.

She launched plans to establish a pro-fessional center “where students learnhow to make the transition to full-timejobs. For example, the Banyan Room (a former dining and hosting room oncampus) is being renovated so we’ll havean area that models the type of environ-ment juniors and seniors will see whenthey actually go out and look for a job.The center will have an interview roomthat employers can use, and it will alsobe equipped with high-quality video tele-conferencing capabilities, so students caneffectively interview with employers inother countries.”

The Career Services staff includesMavis Loo, office manager; Cheryl Goo,

a career development specialist whomost recently worked for an airline inNew York and Los Angeles; and Eliza-beth Brown, who has been contractedfrom the University’s Internet Services“to set up our new website, a tool thatwill allow us to do an interactive men-toring program.”

Austin explained that students andalumni can already log onto the existingmentoring section at byuh.edu/careerand the job posting module, but that thesite is being more fully developed.

“We’ve set it up so when employerscome to campus, they can actually dotheir interviewing schedule online, too;and students can also upload theirrésumés. It’s going to be an effective toolfor everyone,” Austin said.

She added that the website willinclude career information betteraimed at BYU-Hawai‘i’s target areas inAsia and the Pacific.

“Every day we’re adding new things,”she explained. “In the past, we weremore geared to getting jobs in the U.S.We also currently have a lot of tools that


Kazuki Omura (center), a senior majoring in computer science, picks up instruction from alumnus Yuu Okii (left) at his summer internship with Tahitian Noni in Tokyo.

can actually help students, such as tipson résumés and information on gettingjobs in other countries. We plan to even-tually have a good database with infor-mation on various countries.”

Austin and her staff have also over-seen the development of Career Servicessignage and new collateral material, andchanged the annual fall semester job fairinto a “career exploration event” inwhich last fall more than 60 presentersand over 1,000 students participated.

In addition, they hosted over 20employers for on-campus recruitment,and published a CD of student résumésthat is organized by majors and countriesof citizenship. Returning from a recenttrip to Asia, she said the CD was a big hitwith potential employers. “It’s nowsearchable by languages, countries, etc.”

“We’re doing everything we can tohelp our graduates return to their home-lands as strong leaders to help thechurch to grow and move forward. Butin order to focus on their responsibilitiesthere, they have to be able to provide fortheir families. Being employed is a bigfactor in making that happen.

“Common sense tells us if you don’thave a good job, you’re not going to goback. We’re starting off in the areaswhere we have the largest groups of stu-dents,” Austin said. These include Japan,Korea, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Coordination throughArea Presidencies

Austin explained that the respectiveLDS Church Area Presidencies in thoseplaces are also being proactive. “They’resetting up placement councils. The place-ment council in Japan, for example, ismade up of influential business leaderswho are members of the church. It’salready functioning. Our graduates willbe assigned job coaches from the place-ment council membership.”

Austin added that Elder Ko WonYong, 2nd Counselor in the Asia NorthArea Presidency and a former IBM execu-tive in Korea, is organizing a similarcouncil in Seoul.

During her recent visit to Korea,Austin correlated plans with Elder Koand met with alumni leaders. She also

visited employers “to discuss internshipsand future job opportunities” with about15 businesses there, including Wal-MartKorea headquarters, MetaNet, AIG Inter-national, Western Korea Electric Power,LG Electronics, e-Bay (which is calledAuction Korea there), 4 Life (alumniboard member P.J. Rogers’ company),and Samsung Medical Center—the pre-mier medical center in Korea, which canalso provide social work practicums.

“We’re very excited about this lastone. International practicums for socialwork is brand new to our campus. Wehope to have six students over theredoing their internships,” she said.

Austin also met with the chair of theKorea Partners for the Future Founda-tion, who agreed to assist BYU-Hawai‘i’s

TESOL majors with employment in thenew English education village beingestablished in the country.

“Exciting things are happening inChina,” too, Austin said. While there, shemet with the regional general manager ofIntercontinental Hotels, who has agreedto create up to 36 internships. “These areall five-star hotels; and if our students doreally well, they will have the opportuni-ty for employment.” She explained whilethose internships are open to studentsfrom any country, “they give preferenceto students from China, Korea and Japan.

“They will have a wonderful situation.The company will also provide housingand meals, and local transportation to andfrom work,” Austin continued, pointingout that while most of the internships arenot paid, Intercontinental hotels might“provide some sort of living stipend.”

Austin also met with officers fromShangri-La Hotels and the Accor Group,which operates the Sofitel chain.

In Shanghai, the BYU Marriott Schoolof Business set up a meeting for Austinwith computer giant Intel. “Typically,Intel only takes MBA interns, but provid-ed we have students who meet their cri-teria, they will work with BYU-Hawai‘i.”

Alumni Have Vital RoleAustin stressed that BYU-Hawai‘i

alumni have an important role to play inthis new focus.

“Alumni can help us by maintainingconnections with current and evenpotential BYU-Hawai‘i students andencouraging them to use the Career Ser-vices Center. For example, in Japan thehiring cycle starts one year before gradu-ation. That means our Japanese studentsmust adhere to that same hiring cycle,applying in their junior year. They can-not wait until graduation to look foremployment. Working with the CareerCenter early will be key.”

“Alumni can also help refer our stu-dents to people they know, post jobs onour job posting site, see if their compa-nies will come here to recruit, or come toBYU-Hawai‘i to lecture and do presenta-tions,” Austin continued. She noted thatrecently a Korean research scientist wasinvited to L

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“We’re doing every-

thing we can to help

our graduates return

to their homelands as

strong leaders to help

the church to grow

and move forward.”

– Kim Austin

classes, did laboratory work, and con-ducted a forum with the Korean Clubabout what it’s like to work in Korea andin the biotechnology field. We need moreof that. The students were excited.”

Challenges and MiraclesAustin admits that Career Services still

faces challenges. “It’s going to take time towin more credibility, but I want to do thisbecause I believe it’s something the Lordwants done. The Lord has already givenus a few miracles to keep me encouraged.”

“We recently had AFLAC Japan comehere to recruit,” Austin said. “Of the 10students they interviewed, they’re inter-ested in eight. They have assured us theyare so impressed with our students thatthey will return.”

“We have to help educate our studentsthat it’s very expensive to get recruiters tocome here. There’s a cost-per-hire expec-tation, so if we don’t have that manymajors, the recruiters will go where thereare larger numbers. In businesses, thebottom line is key, so we have to makeourselves so appealing that they will seethe benefit of coming to BYU-Hawai‘i.”

“So far, it’s been really incredible,”Austin said. “For example, multination-al presidents do not usually come tocampuses to recruit, but a couple ofmonths ago the vice president of a largechemical company that does businessin 60 countries visited us. The presi-dent of his company had been talkingabout the challenges of building upmanagement in these countries andsaid, ‘Wouldn’t it be wonderful if wecould find students who had a U.S.education and wanted to return to theircountries.’ The vice president suggestedthey look at BYU-Hawai‘i.”

“Three of them came, and interviewed35 students,” Austin continued. “Thereare still 12 in the interview process from

countries all over the world. The compa-ny’s very excited, and they’ll be back todo more interviewing. The vice presidentsaid when he left, ‘This is an absolutegold mine. In all of our years interview-ing college graduates, this is the best daywe’ve ever had.’”

“That same day, the president and vicepresident of AFLAC Japan came,” Austincontinued. “They interviewed 10 stu-dents, and eight are still in the interviewprocess. These kinds of things are a testi-mony to me—indications that the Lordwants these things to happen.”

“I’m really excited,” she concluded. “Itkeeps me going.”

— Mike Foley


Students find valuable resources at the Career Fairsponsored by the BYU-Hawai‘i Career Servicesdepartment in October 2003.

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Where can you see basketball gameswith an international flavor, where

winning is low priority, and where the“home crowd” cheers for the visiting teams?

Not usually in the United States; when the few interna-tional teams travel the country for pre-season collegegames, the home crowds clearly exhort their own troops tovictory. Likewise, the major international competitions areoften mired in politics and power.

BYU-Hawai‘i and the Polynesian Cultural Center areperhaps alone in co-hosting an event with such intriguingcombinations. This past November, the Asia-Pacific Basket-ball Classic finished its second year of success.

The event is definitely international; so far, it hasincluded teams from China, Japan, Korea, Samoa, and Fiji.While it brings friendly competition to the court, it empha-sizes relationships over rivalries. And, with half of the stu-dents on campus from outside the U.S., cheering for the“home country” is typical, even when the team plays


against our own Seasiders. Not a problem—in the earliest planning stages, the administration antici-pated and encouraged this cross-cultural enthusiasm.

“The students here love this tournament,” said Keith J. Roberts, Vice President of Academicswho supervises the athletics program. “It gives them a chance to really show their national pride,and this helps serve as one of the unifying forces within a highly diverse student body.”

The Asia-Pacific Classic was conceived after administrators decided to eliminate a previous “holi-day” tournament for NCAA Division I teams the campus had been hosting for several years.

“Changes in NCAA rules made it impractical for us to continue operating a largeNCAA tournament,” said Roberts. “We wanted a sports event that would bring peo-ple to our campus and connect with the mission of our university—to educatestudents from Asia and the Pacific so they can return home and become leaders intheir careers, communities, families, and church.”

“We knew the NCAA allows two pre-season games for each university, andoften these are played against teams from other countries,” he continued. “So wedecided to turn these games into an international tournament. This is more inter-esting for the students and at the same time we can build relationships with entitiesthroughout the Asia-Pacific region that help open doors for our graduates.”

Basketball coach Ken Wagner, who served on the committee to plan the games,expressed similar sentiments.

“I think BYU-Hawai‘i is here to prepare people to go back home and be leaders.Through athletics we’ve been able to go out and make real good friends and maybe getinto some areas that we wouldn’t have been able to just as members of the church.Then, through good example, we’ve be able to have further influence,” he added.

Operating an event of this type is not without challenges, particularly in theworld’s current political environment. For example, less than 10 days before the pasttournament was to begin, the university learned that the team invited from China wasunable to obtain travel visas due to increased restrictions from the U.S. government.

Despite these difficulties, the tournament has proven successful. In 2002, teams fromShanghai Jao Tung University in China and Kinki University in Osaka, Japan, joined

BYU-Hawai‘i’s Seasiders andthe Fijian national team.This past November, theuniversity welcomed a nation-al team from Samoa and Korea’sSun Kyun Kwan University.

“BYU-Hawai‘i is unique in that over 45 per-cent of our students are international, from 70countries,” Roberts said. “So when we bring abasketball team in from another country theyalready have a built-in fan base.

“When the Fijian team came not only did theFijian students here show up but also the localFijian community and other Polynesians cameand supported them. When the team fromChina came the Chinese students and thosefrom Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other placesthat have ties to China supported that team.

“It was wonderful to see them wavingtheir national flags and cheering, in a good natured way, whether their team was ahead orbehind. It was a wonderful experience for all of them and for all of us to watch that,” he added.

In addition to offering great enjoyment for the various cultural groups, the games have providedsome unusual moments—beginning even before the first game of the first tournament in 2002.

As the team from China gathered around its coach, the Fijian national players unveiledtheir pre-game cibi (pronounced thimbee), an ancient war chant now performed before


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Korea’s Sun Kyun Kwan University’s basketball team was able to spendtime with Hawai‘i’s Governor Linda Lingle.

competitive activities. The entire group croucheddown, made menacing facial expressions, chantedloudly and slapped their bodies while approachingthe opposition. The action surprised the much taller

players from Shanghai, and the Fijians went on toupset the Chinese with a strong second half press.

Like in many basketball tournaments, theAsia-Pacific Classic has more going on than

just the games. In this case, the unique,cross-cultural flavor starts

by involving the various culture clubs which represent the ethnic student groups on campus inhosting, translating, cheering, and even highly creative half-time performances.

In the first year, for example, the 150-student Japanese club wrapped plastic and ducttape around car tires and performed a rousing “Japanese taiko drum” presentation.

Shawn Opunui, starting point guard on the Seasider basketball team who spent a yearat BYU before transferring to BYU-Hawai‘i, said the games offer enjoyable experienceseven for the players.

“Gift exchanges at the beginning of each game were awesome,” Opunui explained. “Weeach got to show a little bit of our culture. It was interesting to see what they would give us

and what we thought they would like. And during the games the students were involved, andthe Fijian team did their ‘dance.’ It was really not just basketball but also a cultural event.”

One important event off the court is an “all you can eat” luau at the PolynesianCultural Center for the teams and special guests. Along with lots of food, the occasionis used to present ceremonial gifts to the leaders of each team. The players also areentertained with song and dance by PCC performance groups and by hula dancesfrom their own coaches who are enticed to participate without prior warning—oftenwith humorous results.

Before the tournament last November, all of the teams and BYU-Hawai‘i officialstraveled to Honolulu to greet and pose for photographs with Linda Lingle, Governorof the State of Hawai‘i. Gov. Lingle presented an official commendation, declaring:

“It gives me great pleasure to commend BYU-Hawai‘i for sponsoring a tournament ofthis caliber in our islands and furthering the goals of building academic and athletic rela-tionships with our international neighbors from around the Pacific Rim…. The organiz-ers, officials and hosts, combined with the hard work of the athletes and their commit-ment and enthusiasm for the sport of basketball, are exceptional and I commend their

outstanding dedication in making this a successful and enjoyable tournament.”The classic also offered opportunities for interaction between the players, even

when there were language barriers. “After each game, we got to have dinner with the team we played and get to know

them a little bit better,” said Opunui. “Our players were excited to win the tourna-ment, but they were more excited about meeting the teams off the court.”

While university administrators are still learning how to operate such atournament, the event is worth continuing. The committee plans to let the

classic evolve slowly.“We love the tournament the way it is,” said Roberts. “If we take care

of it as a four-team tournament with good teams coming in and goodpublicity and good support from the local community, it will grow interms of fan base and stature. But right now our goal is to take thismodest idea that has been successful and to improve on it until it is

the best of its kind in the world.”“Every one of the universities that has come has called back and said

we’d like to do more with the university in terms of exchanging studentsand faculty, said Wagner, “so I think it really opens the door for sometremendous possibilities in helping us spread the gospel.”


BYU-Hawai‘i, Samoa National Team, and Korea’s Sun Kyun Kwan University basketball teamsgather for some friendly camaraderie after the tournament.

Currents

Ambassador ComplimentsBYU-Hawai‘i and Church

Roland Eng, Cambodian ambassador tothe United States, visited BYU-Hawai‘ithis fall and thanked the university and

its sponsor, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for their contributions to the highereducation of students from Southeast Asia.

“I pay homage to your church, not only fromCambodia but for others around the world forwhat you are providing for our students,” saidAmbassador Eng. “Our Cambodian students areblessed to have your school. So are others fromother countries.”

A former freedom fighter in the civil warsthat racked his country for 23 years before hewent into public service, the ambassador madehis comments in a November 22 speech toabout 80 students and faculty while on campusafter a conference of the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN) in Honolulu. His speechfollowed remarks of students from Cambodia,Malaysia and Thailand at a luncheon meeting.

Ambassador Eng told the students that stronginfluences by the LDS Church and other religionsin Cambodia will help advance peace there andthroughout the region. He viewed BYU-Hawai‘ias being on the forefront of that cause.

“I am inspired by what your school teaches,”he said. “What you need to do is try to educatemore people about [this] mission of peace bysending [your students] around the world. Thereare no people better equipped with this message.”

Described by BYU-Hawai‘i President Eric B.Shumway as “an incurable optimist,” Ambas-sador Eng described Cambodia’s attempts tocatch up in the global economy after the coun-try’s civil war resulted in the deaths of more thantwo million people through disease, starvationand the notorious “killing fields” of the brutalKhmer Rouge.

The ambassador’s parents, sisters, and twobrothers were killed by the Khmer Rouge whilehe was studying in Paris. But he refused to dwellon the tragedies of the past, preferring instead tofocus on a future of hope.

“My generation must work to build a bettergeneration for the next generation,” he once tolda British journalist. “There has been too muchemphasis on the past.”

After serving as a private secretary to formerPrince Sihanouk, Ambassador Eng joined theguerillas fighting against the Khmer Rouge. Helater helped write a new Cambodian constitutionemphasizing freedom of religion and the press.He has also served as Cambodian envoy to Thai-land, Singapore, and Malaysia before acceptingthe assignment in Washington, D.C.

Cambodia was the last country to join the 10-nation ASEAN and is one of the smallest mem-bers of the third major trade partner with theUnited States. Ambassador Eng said the Cambo-dian people are united in their economic goalsof attracting visitors and exporting rubber, riceand other agricultural products.

“You might call the Cambodian people optimists,”he said. “We are, and we are eager to learn.”

A 46-year-old bachelor, Ambassador Eng hasadopted 68 children to give them hope for theirown futures.



The 48-member BYU-Hawai‘i Con-cert Choir is preparing to per-form in the premier concert halls

of Asia during an 18-day tour of Japanand Korea beginning May 18, 2004.

“The choir is excited to represent the uni-versity on this tour,” said V. Napua Baker,Vice President of University Advancement.“With 150 students from Japan and 120from Korea on campus, we feel it is impor-tant to be more visible in those countries.”The President’s Council also wanted to assistmissionary efforts for the LDS Church,reconnect with BYU-Hawai‘i alumni, andgive the choir members intercultural learn-ing experiences, she added.

“To be able to represent BYU-Hawai‘iand the Church as we undertake thisconcert tour of Japan and Korea is a greatprivilege and responsibility for the choir.We are grateful to our administration fortheir confidence and support and areworking hard to prepare ourselves,” saidDr. James A. Smith, director of the choir.

Immediately after the tour wasannounced in May 2002, Smith, who hastaught on campus since 1976 and directedthe choir for 29 years, launched a searchfor an enticing mix of musical selectionsfrom Japan, Korea and around the world.

Since then, the choir has beenrehearsing and refining these selections

in various concerts. The choir will per-form in a local LDS Church sponsoredconcert at the Pearl City Cultural Centeron March 6 and in two other pre-tourconcerts on April 2 at the David O.McKay Auditorium on campus.

“We feel a great desire to be musicallyexcellent and to be true to the artistic val-ues of the beautiful music we will per-form,” Smith said. “In addition, we feelthat through music and our spiritualpreparation we can build bridges of com-

munication and good will for the Churchand our university.”

The entourage plans to travel to Tokyoon May 18, then to Pusan, Daejeon, andSeoul, Korea, before returning to Japan toperform in Osaka on June 3. In Tokyo,the choir is booked into the MetropolitanOpera City Center on May 22; in Seoul,the troupe will perform with EwhaWomen’s University Choir at the SeoulArts Center on May 27.

“These beautiful facilities are Asia’sequivalents to Carnegie Hall or the Syd-ney Opera House,” said Robert I. Wake-field, Director of University Communica-tions and tour manager. “We are gratefulto our friends in Tokyo and Seoul whoarranged these venues for us.”

The choir will perform at the PusanCitizen’s Cultural Center on May 25,then bus north to a concert at theChungnam National University hall onMay 26 before continuing on to Seoul,where a Saturday concert is also tenta-tively scheduled. In Osaka, the choir willperform at the Piroki Concert Hall beforereturning to L

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In addition to the concerts, the choirplans to participate in meetings withBYU-Hawai‘i alumni and members of theLDS church, visit junior high schools,and tour cultural treasures. The activitieshave been arranged by local committeescomprised of church members under theguidance of Joel A. Kongaika (’02), tourdirector and a former soloist for the choiron previous international tours.

Choir members will earn credits incultural or interdisciplinary studies cours-es taught by Professor Michael Allen, whowill serve as cultural advisor for the tour.

In past years, the choir has touredSingapore, Taiwan, New Zealand and thePacific Islands. This is the first time thechoir will perform in Japan or Korea. Thetour originally was planned for 2002, butwas postponed because of the attacks onthe World Trade Center.

“It’s been a few years since the choirmembers have been able to showcasetheir talents outside of Hawai‘i,” saidKongaika. “They’ve been preparing forquite some time and they’re ready to go.”

“Our singers’ lives and education willbe greatly enriched by this experience,”Smith added. “Our past international toursto Asia in 2000 and the South Pacific in1997 were super and this one has thepotential to be the best yet. I am excited.”

Concert Choir to TourJapan, Korea

“To represent BYU-Hawai‘i and the Church as we undertake this

concert tour is a great privilege and responsibility.”

— Dr. James A. Smith, choir director

Brigham Young University Hawai‘i graduateshave been greatly blessed to receive counselfrom members of The First Presidency and

The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles during recentcommencement ceremonies.

At the June 2003 commencement, President Gor-don B. Hinckley said he had attended many similarceremonies, “but I've never been to one like this,with the great variety of people from many lands, allmingling together.”

He counseled the graduates to build upon theirBYU-Hawai‘i degrees to "assist others to live better.Your education demands that in the future you willdo much better than if you had not come here."

President Hinckley cited President Harold B. Lee,who "used to encourage us to survey large fields, andcultivate small ones." He then added his own advice,"to reach out in matters of the heart” and “standtaller than those in need. Poverty is so rampant.Hunger is so prevalent. There are millions on thisearth who cry out for a helping hand. Reach out,"President Hinckley said. “What a great difference youtoo can make.”

“I could wish nothing more for any of you thaneach of you will find yourself in a position whereyou are well compensated,” the prophet added. “Butnever forget, you have been educated, so you mustserve...otherwise your education has been wasted.Stand tall, reach down, and help those who cry outfor your strong arms.”

President Hinckley recognized the spirit of alohathat permeates the BYU-Hawai‘i experience. "Take itwith you, and never shed it," he said.

Elder L. Tom Perry, a member of The Quorum ofthe Twelve who accompanied President Hinckley,also shared insights. "I want to encourage all of youto seek after your goals," he said. "Do not be satisfieduntil you reach the goals you're seeking."

At the December 2002 commencement, ElderThomas S. Monson, First Counselor to PresidentHinckley, borrowed a familiar recruiting slogan fromthe U.S. Army in encouraging the graduates to “be allthat you can be.”

He told the graduates that as they pursued newcareers and directions, they should follow "four helpfulguideposts: First, glance backward; second, look heaven-ward; third, reach outward; and fourth, press onward."

President Monson encouraged the students tolearn from human nature. "I have suggested merely aglance at the past, for it is not practical to think wecan return." Looking heavenward "is much moreinspiring,” he said; “we have not been left to wanderin darkness and in silence uninstructed, uninspired,without revelation."

He cited President David O. McKay: "The great-est battle of life is fought within the silent chambersof your own soul. It is a good thing to sit down andcommune with yourself; to come to an understand-ing with yourself and decide in that silent momentwhat your duty is to your family, to your church, toyour country, and to your fellowmen."

"As we look heavenward, we inevitably learn ofour responsibility to reach outward," President Mon-son said. "'Love thy neighbor' is more than a divinetruth. It is a pattern for perfection. This truthinspires the familiar charge, 'Go forth to serve.'"

"Press onward we must,” he implored, “for weunderstand full well that attacking is not solving.Complaining is not thinking. Ridiculing is not rea-soning. Accountability is not for the intention but forthe deed. No man is proud simply of what heintends to do. Let us not be deceived.”

Speaking at the June 2002 commencement, ElderJeffrey R. Holland of The Quorum of the Twelveencouraged the graduates to serve God rather thanriches, fame, or power.


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President Hinckley, General Authorities have blessedBYU-Hawai‘i graduates during commencements

Graduates ReceiveInvaluable Counsel

"I pray you will always have money sufficient for yourneeds," he said. "But I ask you not to be lured by the sirensong of money, or power, or greed, or the quest forunrighteous dominion. Student life and student wageshave already taught you that you can be happy withoutthe most expensive car, or the most fashionable clothes, orthe most elegant furnishings in your home."

"In the years ahead, neither your self esteem nor your stand-ing before God will hinge on being on top of the corporatepyramid. Don't let yourself be compromised. Don't featheryour nest with what you've plucked dishonestly from another.Remember that in the end," Elder Holland said, "surely Godwill be looking only for clean hands, not for full ones."

Elder Russell M. Nelson of The Quorum of the Twelve toldthe December 2003 graduates they are faced “with the ruderealities of a world ripening in iniquity.” He encouraged themto seek safety in the circles of family, the Saints and the Savior.

“The family is the most important unit of the Churchand of society,” he said, pointing out we actually belong toa series of “interlocking circles that form a chain. We arechildren in one circle, grandchildren in another…and soon—linked together as foreseen by our loving Lord.”

He counseled the graduates to remain spirituallystrong and guard against “purveyors of pornographic poi-son. Self-control must be strong—strong enough to keepus from the ever-expanding evil plague of pornography.”

“There is additional safety in the circle of the Saints,”Elder Nelson said, noting that pioneer Church memberscircled their wagons every evening for protection. Heencouraged the graduates to remain within the circle ofSaints by paying tithing. “Tithing keeps our namesenrolled among the Saints and allows the blessings of theLord to be poured out upon us.”

“There is consummate safety in the circle of the Savior,”he added, which spans both mortal and post-mortal life.“Here and now, we keep close to heaven by daily prayerand scripture study. Later, thanks to the Atonement of theLord, we may be encircled in the arms of His love.”

— Mike Foley


ChangesAnnounced forJenkins Fund

During their recent visit to BYU-Hawai‘i, Keith and CarolJenkins committed a second million dollars to their

matching scholarship fund.The Jenkins, of Leesburg, Virginia, were in L

_a‘ie for meetings

of the BYU President’s Leadership Council and to participate inthe Polynesian Cultural Center’s 40th anniversary celebration.They extended the generous funds with several modifications tothe terms of their original matching plan:

• The new Phase II of the Keith and Carol JenkinsMatching Gift Program focuses on student, alumni,staff and faculty donations made solely to the BYU-Hawai‘i Ma Manuhii Legacy Endowment. The ManuhiiEndowment is a general scholarship fund named afterthe Hawaiian woman who helped care for the mission-ary Joseph F. Smith in 1854. In 1919, she was amongthe first Hawaiian Saints endowed in the newly com-pleted Hawai‘i Temple.

• The Jenkins fund will match student contributions upto a maximum of $25 at a $6 to $1 ratio. For example,if a student donates the full $25 to the ManuhiiEndowment, the Jenkins matching fund will providean additional $150.

• The Jenkins fund will match alumni, staff and facultydonations to the Manuhii Endowment up to a maxi-mum of $500 at a $4 to $1 ratio. In other words, theJenkins fund will match an alumnus contribution of $20with an additional $80 or $200 with $800.

• In the Jenkins’ desire to influence the gift of “treasure”as well as the gift of “time and talent” from currentlyenrolled BYU-Hawai‘i students, their matching fundwill contribute additional sums based on the percent-age of students participating in either cash donationsor service projects approved by the President of BYU-Hawai‘i, at the following rates: $12,500 for 65% par-ticipation; $15,000 for 80% participation; and$25,000 for 90% participation.

“We sincerely appreciate the deep generosity and interestof Keith and Carol Jenkins in BYU-Hawai‘i,” said PresidentEric B. Shumway. “Their willingness to help has spurredthousands of students, alumni and faculty over the past sev-eral years to make their own contributions. Now with theiradded commitment, we hope to see the total percentage ofpossible donors increase even further.”

For more information or clarification contact the LDSFoundation office in the Snow Administration Building,293-3925. Alumni may also contact the Alumni Affairsoffice at 293-3648 for additional information regardingtheir contributions.

BYU-Hawai‘i President Eric B. Shumway (right) and Elder Russell M. Nelson of theQuorum of the Twelve congratulate graduates outside the Cannon Activites Center.

Campus Prof i le

Red Hat Certified

Thanks to the efforts of Dean S.K. Davis,third-year Department Chairman forInformation Systems and a 1998 alum-

nus from Molokai, BYU-Hawai‘i has achieved anational first in the computer training arena.

Davis recently completed the prestigiousRed Hat Engineer Certification and intro-duced Linux operating system techniciantraining into the university’s School of Com-puting curriculum.

“BYU-Hawai‘i is not only the first academicinstitution in Hawai‘i to offer this program, it’sthe very first university in the United States todo so,” said Page Gravely, program director for

the Raleigh, North Carolina-based Red HatAcademy. “We’re very proud of our associationwith BYU-Hawai‘i because of their leadershipin this area.”

Gravely noted that “only about 60 percentof the people globally who take the exampass it because of its challenge and difficulty.We congratulate [Davis] on his achieve-ment.” He added there are only about 50 to60 international Red Hat Academy trainingprograms, and none among BYU-Hawai‘i’starget constituencies.

“Dean is one of the top people in the countryin this whole Red Hat environment. He’s a trailblazer,” said Robert Hayden, Dean of the Schoolof Computing. “The certification he has attainedis big, and will open a lot of opportunities forstudents who are interested. They have to workfor it; but if they make it through, they’re goingto be sought after.”

Gravely agreed: “It’s of immense importance.Prior to the ‘bubble bursting,’ most informationtechnology technicians were singular in theirorientation. Today, most corporations have avariety of IT platforms. The true value of stu-dents entering the IT workforce is having adiverse expertise.”

“Linux has the highest adoption rate as anoperating system today,” Gravely continued,pointing out that IBM, HP and Dell increasedtheir adoption of Linux by about 35% in thefirst quarter of 2003. “There’s going to be anincreasing need for Linux professionals.”

Davis, who started working at BYU-Hawai‘i immediately after graduating and hassince earned his master’s degree in informa-tion systems from Hawai‘i Pacific University,is on the leading edge of this shift in sys-tems. “We strive to provide our students withthe best tools possible to prepare them forthe industry,” he said.

For those not familiar with computers, Davisexplained, “Linux is an open-source operatingsystem that interfaces between the hardwareand software, where you can download sourcecode for free. That’s why Linux is customiz-able”—way beyond the capabilities of othersystems. Consequently, running Linux is muchcheaper, he said.


BYU-Hawai‘i is the first academic institution to offerthis program in the United States.

“Red Hat certification will give BYU-Hawai‘i students a hiring advantage,

particularly in international markets.”

Robert HaydenDean, School of Computing

“Red Hat is a computer-based com-pany that developed Red Hat Unix. TheRed Hat certifications are the de factostandards for Linux, which is a flavor ofUnix. It’s like an automobile: Unix is acar, Linux is a Toyota, and Red HatLinux is a Camry.”

“Red Hat-certified engineers can beconsidered experts in Linux technolo-gy. They can develop and support anytype of server—web, print, or net-work—and they can also set up,administer and secure networks,” hecontinued. “A lot of the employershave asked our students if they’re com-fortable with Linux, because the indus-try is moving in that direction.”

Davis expects BYU-Hawai‘i studentswho complete the courses and pass thehalf-day Red Hat Certified Technicianexam will qualify for higher-paying

jobs. “The program is very difficult, butit’s considered to be one of the top cer-tifications. We expect to have a couplepass this year and a growing numberby next spring.”

Hayden agreed the Red Hat certifica-tion will give BYU-Hawai‘i students a hir-ing advantage—particularly in the inter-national arena.

“This is an opportunity, for the mostpart, to allow our international studentsto return to their countries and be readyto embrace an open-source operating sys-tem and way of computing which devel-oping countries are more likely to be ableto afford,” he said. “While Red Hat is nota panacea for all computing, it’s certainlya start to allow a quicker competitiveedge in the computer industry.”

Hayden encourages the School ofComputing faculty to pay more atten-

tion “to helping the students understandwhat they will be doing before theyactually leave the campus. Many gradu-ates walk off the stage after receivingtheir diplomas, and they’re not surewhat they’re going to do next. It’s mycharge to the faculty to make sure thestudents are thinking about it now.”

Hayden said the School of Computinghas over 350 students, “and we graduat-ed 55 last year. Technology is an impor-tant facet of all of our lives, and we haveto be ready to work with it.”

In addition to the new Red Hat CertifiedTechnician Certificate, BYU-Hawai‘i alsooffers its students the opportunity to earn theMicrosoft Certified Professional, A+ (hard-ware), Network+ (basic network), and CiscoCertified Network Associate designations.

— Mike Foley


Dean S. K. Davis is chair of the Information Systems Department and an alumnus of BYU-Hawai‘i.

Campus Prof i le

Teacher of Year 03-04

“Returnability” study major catalyst for the honor

Dr. Norman W. Evans is one professor whoproves every day that effective teachingextends far beyond the classroom. As a

result of his exemplary service to the students and theuniversity ohana, the BYU-Hawai‘i President’s Councilselected Evans as its Teacher of the Year for 2003-04.

“Servant-leadership, the quintessential qualitycharacteristic of the Savior’s life, is the hallmarkof Norm's contributions to the campus and itsstudents,” said President Eric B. Shumway inpresenting the honor to Evans, who has taughtEIL (English as an International Language) andTESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of OtherLanguages) on campus for the past 23 years.

"I'm still in shock,” responded Evans, “Thereare so many fine faculty here on this campus,but I’m deeply grateful for the recognition.”

The award is well deserved. In addition to histeaching and research, Evans has coordinated orparticipated in numerous initiatives to advance the

university’s mission. In his “spare time,” he alsohas served as president of the BYU-Hawai‘i 2ndStake (for married students) the past four years.

Evans said the honor “renews in me astronger and deeper commitment to the stu-dents, if that’s possible. It’s a gentle nudge thatwhat we’re doing here really does matter. That’swhy I went into teaching in the first place.”

Evans came to L_a‘ie in 1981 after earning his

M.A. in TESL [Teaching English as a SecondLanguage] at BYU. Prior to that, he earned abachelor’s degree in speech communications

from BYU, served a mission in Bogotá, Colom-bia, and did some volunteer teaching amongHispanics in Salt Lake City.

More recently, he earned his Ed.D. degree fromthe University of Southern California. His doctoralthesis on the “retention of Polynesian students” ledhim into an important assignment for the university.

“My dissertation studies put me front-and-center in the ‘returnability’ question, whichalways comes up,” said Evans. As a result, hewas asked last year to chair a campus-wide adhoc committee on this critical issue.

For his qualitative dissertation, he hadtracked down and interviewed half of the inter-national students who entered BYU-Hawai‘i in1994. In the process, he made several “impor-tant discoveries. As I peeled away the layers ofthis thing, there was a core there that was differ-ent than anything I expected.”

“When we use models in education that are basedon mainstream U.S. population, we don’t get a goodpicture here, and we do our students a disservice,”Evans said. He cited the example that freshman ori-entation does not address the key issue of freedomamong international Polynesians, most of whom ledrelatively controlled lives before arriving in L

_a‘ie.

“Many of them come here and have all thisfreedom they’ve never had before, and they don’tknow what to do with it. It can just kill them aca-demically,” he says. “Often, because of their closeties to family and culture, they cannot say no totheir friends. When the option to study for a testcomes up against going to a movie with friends,the movie wins out. It’s a cultural consequence.”

He reports that those Polynesian studentswho had not returned to their homelands afterBYU-Hawai‘i, “almost without exception saidthey’re going to—there’s still that longing toreturn, but not now. They’re in the midst of rais-ing families and careers, but the best way to helpnow is to make the money and send it back.”

““…we are here for the customer. Some in education

would take issue with calling students customers, but in

fact, they are. They are our primary reason for being

here. If they don’t succeed, I don’t succeed.”


Evans also found that “those who hadreturned to their countries really didn’texpress any regret. They felt like theywere where they needed to be.”

After eight months of studying theseissues, Evans’ committee determined thatreturnability isn’t something that BYU-Hawai‘ican “fix,” but rather “needs to become part ofthe fabric of this University.” The groupreported that returnability is a complex andvery personal matter, inseparably connectedwith economics and job placement. They alsosaid BYU-Hawai‘i needs to insure that interna-tional students have "return-ABILITY"—theskills and connections to succeed back home.

After receiving the committee’s recom-mendations, President Eric B. Shumwaysaid, “Returnability is not understoodmerely in terms of the act of returning,but having the ability, the wherewithal,and the connections to return and suc-ceed economically; and to contribute spir-itually and socially as a leader within thefamily, the Church, and the community.Hence the emphasis on return-ability.”

“To provide an educated leadershipbase throughout the Pacific and Asiaregions is at the heart of the university'smission,” he added.

President Shumway said that Evans’work on the committee and his disserta-tion have set up “an empirical foundation

for BYU-Hawai‘i's self understanding. Hisqualitative analysis of the representationsof students who have struggled to findsuccess at the university will be one ofthe foundational documents of BYU-Hawai‘i's ongoing project of serving theinternational church—of becoming theBYU of the international church.”

Today, Evans sees BYU-Hawai‘i takingpositive steps in the returnability equationwith the appointment of a new Director ofCareer Services, Kim Austin, and a grow-ing commitment to establish internshipprograms and stronger ties to graduatestudies in the students’ home countries.He also foresees he will continue to beinvolved in the returnability issue.

So, what kind of a teacher is Evans? “It’s kind of funny,” he replied, drawing

upon a lesson he learned while workinghis way through school as a night managerin a grocery store that closed at 10 o’clock:“A manager there taught me an awful lot:You never lock the door until 10 [minutes]after 10:00—the point being, we are herefor the customer. Some in educationwould take issue with calling students cus-tomers, but in fact, they are. They are ourprimary reason for being here. If they don’tsucceed, I don’t succeed.”

“I incorporate into each of my coursesyllabi a statement President Elliot Cameron

made in my first devotional at BYU-Hawai‘i:‘At this school, students are expected tolearn, not just be taught.’ That’s become thedriving force of my teaching philosophy.”

“I like the dual responsibility thatstatement imposes both on the studentand the teacher. I demand as much frommyself as I expect from them,” Evanssaid. “We always need to keep teachingat the fore of this university.”

As part of his award, Evans received a$1,000 check from the Polynesian Cul-tural Center. “PCC needs to be com-mended for their continued support ofeducation. That’s a significant commit-ment on their part,” he said.

Among other things, he used themonetary award to purchase a new bicy-cle to “get back and forth to class.” That’salso something we’ve come to expectfrom the current Teacher of the Year.

— Mike Foley


Norman Evans receives his Teacher of the Year Awardfrom BYU-Hawai‘i President Eric B. Shumway.

‘S ider S ight ings

The fall 2003 semester brought some changes to theBrigham Young University-Hawai‘i athletics depart-

ment. Randy Day, who had been serving as athletic direc-tor in addition to his position as a science professor,returned to full-time teaching and basketball coach KenWagner resumed directorship duties.

Wagner hired two assistants to help operate thedepartment. He selected assistant volleyball CoachMike Apo to coordinate the sports facilities, andDawn Kurihara got the nod as the second assistantbecause, as Wagner said, “She is really organized anddetailed.” Kurihara will help ensure that BYU-Hawai‘i’s teams are in compliance with NCAA Divi-sion II requirements.

Wagner, who has served as basketball coach for 14years and was athletics director from 1992-2000, saidhe feels good about his choice of assistants and theirabilities. He feels things will run smoothly with the twoassistants because the responsibilities will be sharedbetween three people.

Wagner has definite ideas to improve the athleticsdepartment. For example, he hopes to create moreinvolvement in BYU-Hawai‘i’s target area, which cov-ers Asia and the Pacific Islands.

One way to increase this involvement is throughthe Asia-Pacific Basketball Tournament, which tookplace for the second year last November and onceagain was a success. Another is through clinics and

other activities the various coaches have directedthroughout Asia and the Pacific over the years.

Wagner hopes that continued athletic involvement inthese areas will have a positive impact on “returnability”and open the door for more school and work opportu-nities for international students. He would also like toset up more sports clinics in which international stu-dents can participate.

Wagner admits that it is not easy to be the headbasketball coach and athletic director at the sametime. He realizes that “you can only do one thingreally well” and that by serving in dual positions hewill have to contend with conflicts of interest andtime management issues.

“It’s tough when you are trying to help your ownsport and others need help. Somehow neither winsout over the other,” he said. But he hopes that hisnew assistants will help bear the added load and willhelp avoid potential conflicts.

Some things are different from the last time Wagnerserved double duty. The biggest change, he said, is thestep up from NAIA to NCAA competition, a move hehelped orchestrate in 1998. With the NCAA affiliation,for example, adherence to the rules is more stringent.

Many small university programs have coaches servingas athletic directors at the same time who “are doing well,”Wagner said. So the future looks fine for Wagner in hisresponsibilities in a highly successful athletics program.


Ken Wagner New Athletic Director

From the left; Assistant Athletic Director Mike Apo, Athletic Director Ken Wagner, and Assistant Athletic Director Dawn Kurihara.

Brigham Young University Hawai‘i’s men’s tennis team has won the national cham-pionship two years in a row and is preparing to do it again this season. Oneof the major contributors to these winning ways has been Peter

Madarassy, who just graduated in December 2003.Madarassy, from Budapest, Hungary, did not intend to attend BYU-

Hawai‘i. He had been accepted by Tulane University in New Orleans andwas planning to receive his education there. However, before he leftfor the United States, he met BYU-Hawai‘i’s tennis player PetraGaspar, also from Budapest, who had been an All-American forthe women’s team that captured successive national champi-onships along with the men’s team.

Gaspar told Madarassy about BYU-Hawai‘i and its ten-nis program. She then contacted BYU-Hawai‘i’s tenniscoach Dave Porter, who called Madarassy and con-vinced him to play tennis at BYU-Hawai‘i.

Madarassy has not regretted his decision; hesaid if he had to do it all over, he would notdo things any differently. He also said he haslearned much from his experiences at BYU-Hawai‘i. He has been able to learn about TheChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsand the values the church stands for.

“I learned a lot about honesty and righteous-ness,” he said. “My best experiences have comefrom making progress toward graduation andthe national championships.”

On the court, Madarassy has excelled.He was named to the Intercollegiate Ten-nis Association All-American first team inboth singles and doubles as well as the All-Pacific West Conference first team in singlesand doubles for all three years of play. In hisfirst year he was honored as the ITA national playerto watch, and last season he also earned the BYU-Hawai‘i sportsmanship award.

“Peter has had a real positive effect on our team,” saidPorter. “He has good leadership and acts as a stabilizer. Hisintense competition motivates the others to play their best.” Portersaid that Madarassy excels off the court as well. “Peter is disci-plined and has good study habits. He is mature and takes advantageof opportunities.”

Whether on or off the court, Porter has had no worries about his starplayer. “Peter represents our school positively,” he said.

Aside from tennis, Madarassy is passionate about education. He majored ininternational business before graduating.

Madarassy already has been offered an opportunity to teach tennis inNew York and work for a corporation.

“I have never experienced work before,” Madarassy said. Heplans to take the corporate position so he will get some valu-able work experience while he continues to stay close to hispassion—tennis.

— Spread written by Emily Lowe


Hungary for Tennis

‘S ider S ight ings

From Walk-On toChelsea Smith’s excellent adventure across country deliversBYU-Hawai‘i’s first ever individual national championship.

Hollywood can't script one better thanthis: A young woman runs crosscountry for her small-town high

school team. She does well enough to lead herteam but her times don't impress anyone, leastof all college coaches. But she develops a pas-sion for running and decides to pursue it incollege anyway.

She walks on to a small college program notnoted for producing great runners and earns aspot on the team. By the end of her freshmanyear she is the top runner on the team, breaksthe school record for fastest time, and becomesthe first runner in school history to qualify forthe national meet, where she finishes arespectable 57th.

Nice story, right? But there's more.In her sophomore season, she breaks the

school record again in her first race of the year.She continues breaking records in every race forthe entire season. She wins every race but one,finishing second against the fastest runner of thebest team among the nation’s largest schools.

Then, to top off this Cinderella story, shewins the national cross country meet by 25 sec-onds while setting yet another school record. Anincredible story, worthy of Hollywood’s best fic-tion. Except it isn't fiction.

Meet Chelsea Smith of Brigham Young Uni-versity-Hawai‘i. Smith turned in an incrediblecross country season for the Seasiders this year.After coming out of Mt. Spokane High School inMead, Washington, and walking on as a fresh-man last year, Smith has become the top femalerunner in BYU-Hawai‘i history and the 2003NCAA II national champion.

Smith captured the national title in Raleigh,North Carolina, by blitzing the field in the 6K

race with a school-record time of 20:33, finish-ing 25 seconds ahead of the next competitor.The title capped a season in which Smith shat-tered every record in the BYU-Hawai‘i recordbook. She competed in seven competitive meetsduring the year and each time turned in arecord-breaking performance.

To open the season she won the ChaminadeInvitational with a new BYU-Hawai‘i record of17:51 in the 5K. More importantly, this was thefirst time she had defeated her top island rival,Nina Christensen of Hawai‘i Pacific. At the BYU-Hawai‘i Invitational, Smith again took first placewith a new Seasider record of 17:42 in the 5K.

Next came the University of Hawai‘i Big WaveInvitational. Competing against two-timedefending national champions BYU and fiveother NCAA Division I teams (UCLA, Houston,San Diego State, Navy, and Hawai‘i), Smith fin-ished second to two-time NCAA I All-AmericanMichaela Mannova of BYU with another schoolrecord of 13:48 in the 4K.

Smith followed that performance with anon-competitive meet, the BYU-Hawai‘i/Chami-


Chelsea receives recognition for her outstanding achievement fromPresident Shumway at a recent BYU-Hawai‘i devotional.

nade Dual Meet Road Race. Despitethe non-competitive nature of therace, Smith took first place with anew BYU-Hawai‘i 5K road racerecord of 16:43

The Hawai‘i Pacific Invitationalwas Smith's first run this season at thelonger distance of 6K. It didn't slowher much at all as she again won witha new BYU-Hawai‘i record of 21:04.Then, back at the 5K distance in theUH-Hilo Invitational, Smith loweredher school record to 17:33.

Then came the NCAA II WestRegional with its stiffer competi-tion. However, Smith made thecompetition look nonexistent, win-ning by a whopping 55 secondswith still another Seasider record of20:54 in the 6K.

And then, of course, Cinderellawent to the ball in Raleigh. At thepre-championship banquet on theeve of the meet, Smith was honoredas the NCAA II West RegionWomen's Cross Country Athlete ofthe Year. The next morning shedonned her glass running slippersand completed the fairy tale.

And if all of her athletic accom-plishments aren't enough to qualifySmith for a Hollywood role, she alsohas a 3.938 cumulative grade pointaverage (on a 4.0 scale) as an exer-cise and sport science major. Holly-wood's loss is the Seasiders' gain.

— Scott Lowe

Chelsea Smith is not the onlyBYU-Hawai‘i athletics success

story. The 2002-03 academic yearproduced three more national cham-pionships for the Seasiders.

In December 2002 the women'svolleyball team captured its secondNCAA II national championshipand tenth national title overall.Freshman outside hitter Yu ChuanWeng, from Taiwan, was namedNCAA II national freshman of theyear, and both Weng and freshmanmiddle blocker Chun Yi Lin, alsofrom Taiwan, were honored as firstteam All-Americans.

The 2003 Seasider volleyball teamfinished with a 20-2 record and Linwas once again named first team All-American with Weng garnering sec-ond-team honors.

The 2003 BYU-Hawai‘i men's andwomen's tennis teams each success-fully defended their NCAA titles inMay, becoming the first teams fromthe same school and with the samecoach, Dave Porter, to ever do so inNCAA play. Jan Krejci (from theCzech Republic), Peter Madarassy(Hungary), Adrienn Hegedus (Hun-gary), Judy Weng (Taiwan), and AmySun (China) were all named firstteam All-Americans.

The men's basketball team com-pleted the 2002-03 season with a 19-4 record and was nationally rankedin NCAA II play for the first timeever. Forward Alexus Foyle (from theVirgin Islands) was second in thenation in scoring and a first teamAll-American.

Men's water polo also achieveda national ranking for the first timeduring its 2002 season and againin the 2003 campaign. Vanja Kal-abic (from Yugoslavia) receivedfirst team All-American status inboth seasons.


NationalChampion

MoreNationalHonors

Alumni Ohana

Aloha kakou,

Though it’s been a while since our lastissue of BYU-Hawai‘i Magazine, in acommunications sense I feel closer than

ever to those alumni and friends for whom wehave current e-mail addresses:

For almost two years now it’s been my privi-lege to combine my service as president of ourCCH/BYU-Hawai‘i Alumni Association with myprofessional responsibilities as editor of ourmonthly e-newsletter.

If you have access to e-mail, but you have notbeen getting our e-newsletters, please go imme-diately to [email protected] and update yourrecords so we can put you on that mailing list,too. Of course, BYU-Hawai‘i Magazine goes outto a much larger audience, and contains in-depth articles, but our e-newsletter has carried asuccession of fascinating stories and more cur-rent “news-bytes” about the University.

One last “commercial” for the e-newsletter:Many of those who have been listed in the “per-sonal updates” section report they have gotten e-mails from former classmates and friends—theirfirst contact with these people since they leftschool. For example, I’ve recently exchanged e-mails with a number of classmates whom I hadlost contact with for over 30 years. So please,send me your comments to post. Who knowswhat kind of response you might get.

Now…the past year since our last issue ofBYU-Hawai‘i Magazine has been extremely richin memorable experiences. The lead article inthis issue, for example, attempts to give yousome sense of the wonderful spirit we enjoyedduring the Polynesian Cultural Center’s week-long 40th anniversary celebration from October20–26, 2003. What an incredible week, madeeven more special by President Gordon B.Hinckley’s participation for three days. Those ofus fortunate enough to be here will never forgetit and the tearful Aloha ‘Oe he requested we singfor him at the end.

I say this not to make the rest of you feel youmissed out, but rather to suggest you begin think-ing now about attending BYU-Hawai‘i’s goldenjubilee celebration, which will be held about thesame time of the year 2005. There’s a growing sensehere in L

_a‘ie that the University’s 50th anniversary

may be even better than the PCC event. As details

become finalized, they will be posted atwww.byuh.edu/jubilee.

I have volunteered to serve on the goldenjubilee’s history committee, which—among otherthings—would like to set up a “wall of fame” dur-ing the event. To do so, we invite interested alumnito submit a current picture and a brief descriptionof your accomplishments since you left L

_a‘ie, and

share your mana’o [thoughts]. We also invite you tosubmit old photos for possible display. If wereceive enough responses, we’ll compile them intoa booklet and/or post them on the web.

BYU-Hawai‘i is a great school, founded in ful-fillment of a prophetic vision. As alumni, friends,families and donors, we are participants in andbenefactors of that prophecy. I felt this when I wasan undergraduate at CCH, working back stage atthe PCC; and I feel this more sharply today.

I frequently challenge myself and our alumnichapter leaders, and in closing I also ask you:Are we doing enough as alumni, as benefactorsof a tremendous heritage and investment, tocontinue to carry out President McKay’s vision?

There’s so much more that still needs to beaccomplished. BYU-Hawai‘i needs our kokuamore than ever. If you’re not sure how to help,contact your alumni chapter chair, or send mean e-mail. A hui hou, manuia and soifua,

— Mike Foley, President (’70, TESL)


The director of sales, marketing, andpublic relations for all the Marriott

hotels in New York City attributes someof his success to his work experiences atthe Polynesian Cultural Center.

“PCC helped me a lot,” said Daren Kingi,a 1983 art alumnus who now lives with hiswife and three children in Berkeley Heights,New Jersey. While at BYU-Hawai‘i, Kingi wasan entertainer and tour guide at the PCC.

“One thing I do a lot is make presen-tations to groups, whether customers orassociates and even prospective Marriottdevelopers and hotel owners,” explainedKingi. “I first learned to speak in publicstanding in front of the waka taua [warcanoe] in the Maori village.”

Kingi, who is part Maori, also creditsfriends in L

_a‘ie for his decision to join The

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The conversion story, he said, actually

began when his father, Barry Kingi—aLatter-day Saint originally from Hamil-ton, New Zealand, became the first Maorichiropractor. He went to college in Dav-enport, Iowa, “where he met my mom. Iwas raised in my mother’s faith.”

Kingi spent his own first two years ofundergraduate work at Graceland Col-lege in Lamoni, Iowa.

“I was an art major. My professor,Kauila Clark, originally from Wahiawa,took us on a one-month tour to Hawai‘ito study art. The highlight of our tripwas a visit to the PCC where I met myfriend, Tommy Taurima. That was myintroduction to the [LDS] church.”

“While in the Maori village all the Iowansstarted telling everybody that Kingi was aMaori,” he continued. “The villagers startedfellowshipping me, and tried to get me tocome to Hawai‘i. This went on for two years.”Eventually, their persuasions succeeded.

After enrolling at BYU-Hawai‘i, Kingistarted dancing in the night show. “Notlong after that I was in a bad car accident.Previously the missionaries used to cometo my house, but I would sneak away.After the accident I had a full-leg cast,and I couldn’t run. The rest is history.”

Kingi joined the LDS Church inMarch 1982. “Tommy Taurima baptizedme at Clissold’s Beach.”

While Kingi still misses surfing theGoat Island break off the Windward

coast, one of his fondestmemories of L

_a‘ie is “the

spirituality of the studentsand fellow workers in theMaori village. They werealways challenging me to dowhat was right. Ultimatelytheir influence got me to dothe right thing.”

After he graduated in art with an empha-sis on ceramics, he served a two-year mis-sion for the LDS Church in Ventura, Cali-fornia. He was then hired to teach ceramicsat a BYU-Hawai‘i summer session and,while doing that, “Calley Haneberg gave mea lead on a full-time job at the Turtle BayHilton. The first question they asked me is,‘we’re looking for someone to build busi-ness: Have you ever gone door-to-door?’”

“The missionaries used to talk aboutgetting blessings from serving a mission.That was the first one,” Kingi said.

From Turtle Bay, Hilton promotedKingi to Los Angeles in local, thennational and international sales. “Then Igot a call: What would it take to get youback to Hawai‘i?” Kingi explained thatoffer sent him to work at the RoyalWaikoloa in Kona for the next five years.

Because his wife started to get bad aller-gies from the volcanic “vog” on the BigIsland, Kingi eventually accepted a posi-tion in Minneapolis—“I used to say, out ofthe fire and into the freezer”—and fromthere went on to Washington, D.C, wherehe ran all of the Hilton sales operations.

“One day I was invited to a BYU lawschool luncheon to hear J. Willard Mar-riott speak,” Kingi continued. He feltinspired to give Marriott his businesscard, and “ten days later I got a call.”

Kingi encourages BYU-Hawai‘i studentsto listen to such promptings. “Always fol-low the promptings,” he said. “For exam-ple, I felt a prompting to go up and meetMr. Marriott. Don’t be afraid to reach outand meet people. Little did I know in thattime frame Mr. Marriott and his team hadstarted looking for aggressive sales people.”

Close to four years later, Kingi has a staffof 40 and is “ultimately responsible for driv-ing $500 million a year in sales. The Mar-riott Marquis in Times Square is consideredthe flagship of the whole chain. That’swhere my office is,” he said.


“People assume I’m Italian. The peoplein New York don’t know what Polynesiansare. My boss didn’t get it until he met [PCCvice president of sales] Alfred Grace….There are not a lot of Polynesians here.”

Kingi’s position and experience alsoallows him to be heavily engaged inchurch service. “We’re building a templein Manhattan, and I’m on the templecommittee,” he said. He also helped pro-mote an of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

“Working at the PCC and talking topeople was a great experience,” Kingiremembered. “The spirit of aloha is real-ly the spirit of the gospel. You really feelthat true spirit there.”

“The PCC prepared me for mycareer; but the writing, communica-tions and discipline at BYU-Hawai‘ialso really helped me,” he added. “Theprofessors were great, and the qualityof education was outstanding.”

So, would he make the same deci-sions again? “Absolutely. It was one ofthe greatest experiences of my life.”

Deceased Alumni in 2003Janet S Allred 3/24/03Hermann Arp 7/4/03David L Binghan 12/12/03Edwin L Cline 8/9/03Marguerite L De Long 7/8/03Sainila Fanene Jr 9/8/03E. Curtis Fawson 7/1/03Phoebe H Groot 10/03Elaine P Jaten 7/19/03Albert K Kapeliela 10/3/03Blossom E Kekaula 2/28/03Thomas A Kekaula 2/25/03Marilyn H Morrison 6/19/03Atunibeia Mote 8/15/03Kaobunang A Mouata 8/15/03Henry J Nicholes 2/19/03Mailefihi T Niutupuivaha 3/14/03Tofi Nonu 11/26/03Alice C Pack 6/4/03Alice M Rogers 2/12/03Larae N Sullivan 2/21/03Frank M Tahere 3/1/03Derrell M Tingey 6/20/03Maudie M Vipperman 10/14/03Christine Willardson 9/23/03

Daren Kingi, right, gives clients a tour of downtown New York.

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