News

1. Genocide of Oceanic Peoples

   2020-03-05 03:15:42 UTC
   The relationship of Oceanic peoples has been conceptualized in Va Moana, as a relational experience happening across space - across Moana. Yet, what happens when these relationships encounter colonialism, imperialism, and settler colonialism?  We see these forces lead to genocide, a genocide that is ongoing through the forces of settler-colonialism,…

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2. ‘They Did Not Realize We Are Human Beings’

   2020-01-31 20:34:00 UTC
   In Iowa, a community of Marshall Islanders has found a place to settle, decades after the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on their Pacific home. Now can Washington deliver on the promises it made? Full article:https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/01/26/marshall-islands-iowa-medicaid-103940

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3. Low-Lying Islands At The Forefront Of Climate Change

   2020-01-13 03:25:00 UTC
   Those suffering most from the impacts of sea level rise are marginalized communities - communities already vulnerable to risk.  This has become increasingly evident in my own work. The scary factor is the lack of attention drawn to underserved and marginalized communities in our very own coastal communities.   This is…

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