{"id":105667,"date":"2019-11-01T15:19:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T01:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=105667"},"modified":"2019-11-01T15:19:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T01:19:27","slug":"maui-college-students-unity-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/11\/01\/maui-college-students-unity-project\/","title":{"rendered":"New UH<\/abbr> Maui College students greeted with Unity Project"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Maui Language Institute students experience the Unity Project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Strands upon strands of pink yarn, connected by six foot high poles, forms a web-like circular structure that greets students and visitors alike when they visit the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Maui College<\/a> campus.<\/p>\n

The unique creation is a representation of network and connection and part of a global movement called the Unity Project<\/a>. It was constructed at the start of the fall 2019 semester by students from Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and abroad. The symbolic activity was part of student peer-led campus tours and gave students an opportunity to think about who they are as individuals, as well as see the visual representation of who they are as first-year students and community members.<\/p>\n

“Our hope was to communicate how our diversity builds a strong and vibrant community at UH<\/abbr> Maui College,” said UH<\/abbr> Maui College First Year Experience<\/a> Coordinator Eri Nomura<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“I loved the experience we had,” said Aline Munaldi<\/strong>. “Made us realize that despite all the differences we have, we are all connected in some way.”<\/p>\n

The Unity Project is a national, outdoor, interactive art display that creates connections among diversity. Students, faculty and staff tie pink yarn to posts that reflect their individual identities, and as a result, a canopy of interconnectedness forms as more people participate. Examples of the individual identifiers are “I\u2019m a survivor,” “My family\u2019s continent of origin is Asia,” “I\u2019m a parent,” and “I am a dog lover.”<\/p>\n

“We need to understand and learn that the world is a colorful, vibrant place. Humanity has different values, but one common value shouldn’t be questionable: we have to respect that we are all different,” said UH<\/abbr> Maui student Zsigmond Varga<\/strong>. “The unity circle teaches this principle.”<\/p>\n

Fellow student Kaede Tada<\/strong> agrees.<\/p>\n

“I really liked the unity of circle. I felt that we are connected somehow, and I\u2019m not alone,” said Tada. “I am from Japan and sometimes I feel alone, however, that activity made me [feel differently].”<\/p>\n

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Unity Project with a tour group.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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