Civic Engagement and MALO
You are invited to participate in a research study of the civic engagement of Tongans/Tongan-Americans living in the Inland Empire. You were selected as a possible participant because you are a person of Tongan descent residing in the Inland Empire. We ask that you read this form and ask any questions you may have before agreeing to be in the study.
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Background Information:
The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the relation of Tongans/ Tongan-Americans living in the Inland Empire to civic engagement, voting, and government at local, state, and federal levels. This study will also serve to answer questions around these topics.

Procedures:
If you agree to participate, we will ask you to participate in a survey at a MALO community event. You will be asked to answer roughly 15 questions about your background, your beliefs about government, and your questions. If you prefer to do this in another format, the survey questions can be asked orally in a focus group.

Risks and Benefits of Being in the Study:
We do not anticipate any risks for you participating in this study, other than those encountered in day-to-day life. Should discussion of these topics create emotional discomfort or distress, you can withdraw from the research and/or consider utilizing local resources to secure support (Community organizer/psychotherapist, Lourdes Arguelles, has offered low-cost therapy to our community partners - she can be contacted at at Clinebell Institute at (909) 451-3690 or
https://theclinebellinstitute.org/) The benefits for this study include: direct benefits, including the opportunity for voter
registration and to have your questions about government answered by a future community resource guide, and indirect benefits, as your answers contribute to a stronger understanding of how all levels of government interact with the Tongan community and what MALO can do to
support this.

Compensation:
There is no direct compensation for participation in this study.
Voluntary Nature of Participation: Your decision whether or not to participate will not affect your current or future relations with Pitzer College, CASA Pitzer, or MALO. During the interview and survey, you are welcome to skip any questions you do not feel comfortable answering. If you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw at any time without affecting the relationships mentioned above or the ability to register to vote.

Confidentiality:
Research records will be kept in a locked file (or password- protected computer file or other secure location); only the researchers will have access to the records. Research records must be kept for at least 3 years after completion of the project. We will identify the participants by
pseudonyms only, so your identity will stay anonymous; nonetheless, we can only guarantee anonymity and confidentiality in the survey, interviews and focus group session written results that we have purview over but we can only request but not guarantee that other members of the
focus group do not share names and information shared during the focus group.

Contacts and Questions:
The researcher conducting this study is Devlin Orlin. Please ask any questions you have now. If you have questions later, you may contact djoa2021@mymail.pomona.edu. You can also contact our professor and the principal investigator of the study, Dr. Tessa Hicks Peterson, by email at tessa_hicks_peterson@pitzer.edu. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your rights as a subject in this study, you may contact the Pitzer College Institutional Review Board at irb@pitzer.edu *
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least 18 years old and I consent to participate in the study. *
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