Storyboard: A Journal of Pacific Imagery, Issue 20For over 20 years, Storyboard: A Journal of Pacific Imagery has promoted literacy in the Pacific Islands and annually invites writers and artists to submit poetry, prose, and artwork responding to current themes and topics impacting Pacific islands. Storyboard is published by the University of Guams Division of English and Applied Linguistics in partnership with the University of Guam Press. This issue features 18 original pieces of creative artwork

a Brief History is a bargain

and Micronesian Studies

by Charles Le Gobien

school reports— to offer understanding for the narrator’s mother and mental illness

“Håyon lågu trees had beautiful pink flowers that bloomed year-round and produced seeds that became future trees

10th president

—Kimberly Blaeser

Japanese and US colonial periods

Illustrated by Constance Sartor

The Properties of Perpetual Light is an homage to the work of the activist-writer

The Pacific Islands Educational Leadership Summit offered a forum to major educational leaders of the Pacific Basin to share experiences

Learn how to identify and overcome:• Procrasti-cramming• Reckless Reading• Fishing for Answers• Post-Lecture Reading• Loafing in the Place of Study• Going Solo• Viewing Teachers as Adultists• Seeking Solutions Without Education• Pursuing Logical Paths to Wrong Decisions• Dishonoring Your Loved Ones by Failing in School