Millie Ah Ching performing at the Luau

Title

Millie Ah Ching performing at the Luau

Description

Pacific University student Millie Ah Ching at the university's annual Lu'au, surrounded by several other students. This was probably taken in 1971. Ching is dressed in a white satin dress as the "Queen" of the Luau. The image is dark and underexposed.

Pacific University began hosting an annual Lu'au in 1961. Student members of Na Haumana O Hawai'i (Hawaiian Club) organized and performed in the event, raising money for scholarships. The Lu'au included a dinner, sales of leis and other products flown in from Hawai'i, and performances of Pacific island dances. The Lu'au is normally held on the second Saturday in April in Washburne Hall. The name of the event was changed to Lu'au and Ho'ike in 2019.

Identifier

PUA_LuauSlides_612

Subject

Luaus

Student Activities

Pacific University

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Format

slides

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Source

Pacific University Archives

Date

1970/1972

Date Created

Circa 1971