Last month we hosted a meetup in San Francisco for the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship.

What's happening: I moderated a fireside chat with Eric Nakagawa and Nick Wong. Four scholarship recipients attended, as well as Eric's daughter. 

 

My takeaways: 

  • Recipients Jada Lee, Koa Chang, Landon Choy, and Logan Lau attended.
  • Yes, even amongst Hawaiians, a rivalry exists between Stanford and UC Berkeley.
  • Eric shared his success story with I Can Has Cheezburger?
  • Nick shared his experiences with the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship and his current role as Product Manager at Paragon.
  • Questions included internships at Google and Meta.

 

About the scholarship: The primary objective of the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship is to encourage Native Hawaiians to pursue careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) or Technology in general.

The scholarship is recurring in nature. In other words, recipients receive $1,000 per year until they graduate.

The bottom line: Connecting recipients to our professional network will always be of interest, for both parties.

See also: The big ideas behind the Paubox Kahikina Scholarship

Enjoy the pics!

Two men sitting on a couch at a Paubox Kahikina Scholarship SF meetup

Eric Nakagawa (left) listening to Nick Wong's experience being a Product Manager at Paragon

Group of scholarship recipients and staff at Paubox Kahikina STEM Scholarship SF meetup event

Great things often start small

Eric Nakagawa and Nick Wong at Paubox Kahikina Scholarship SF meetup event

Rich Mansfield (left) hanging with Eric Nakagawa

Nick Wong presenting his product management experience at Paubox Kahikina Scholarship SF meetup

Eric Nakagawa and Nick Wong checking out my dad's print

Two people smiling at SF meetup event

Selfie with my EA and cousin, Rich Mansfield