The louver windows in the Sun Yat Sen School gym are opened, but the 20 students sitting at the rusted desks still cannot help but fan themselves with sheets of paper. One of the teachers pinches the neckline of his UH logo shirt, pulling the fabric away from his sticky skin as he raps out questions whose answers his student has already committed to memory. Even in this heat they both smile because the student is almost ready for the final exam, the U.S. citizenship test. The Manoa campus is entering its third and final year as part of this program. At Manoa and KCC, students who fulfill the required amount of service time can write a reaction paper in place of a research paper in participating social science classes.
Some classes also offer additional credits.
Na Keiki and Resolving Conflict in School. Many professors integrate specific service learning projects into their class curriculum. For instance, Eldon Wegner, a professor of sociology requires that student volunteers in his Sociology of Aging class participate in projects related to aging. One of the largest endeavors is the Honolulu Chinese Citizenship Tutorial Program. The program was established by the Chinese Community Action Coalition about four years ago.