Deep Pacific Podcast

S2E1 - What does it mean to be Pasifika diaspora?

[S2:EP#1] What does being diasporic Pasifika mean to me? Six Indigenous Pacific Islanders dive deep into their experiences of loving home from a distance, and whether or not they consider themselves diasporic [not all do!]. Kalani then discusses a scientific paper on using a gendered lens to describe women’s fishing activities and marine governance in a marine preserve in the Solomon Islands, Melanesia. In this episode you will hear from: Austin, a diasporic Yapese-Palauan living in the Kingdom of Hawai’i Brooke, a Tongan-Niuean-Samoan Pasifika woman living in Aotearoa Kawena, our favorite angry Hawaiian Kanaka Maoli revolutionary in the making Te Tangaroa, a displaced Maori in Australia who wishes to return home Danideru, a diasporic Scottish-Chamorro recording, digital, and film artist Carolann, a diasporic story-teller, cultural practitioner, and spoken word poet from Pohnpei Citations: Rohe, J., Schlüter, A. & Ferse, S.C.A. A gender lens on women’s harvesting activities and interactions with local marine governance in a South Pacific fishing community. Maritime Studies 17, 155–162 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-018-0106-8 Links to Resources: Stevie Davis-Tana: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steviesion/ Stevie’s “On the Importance of Whakapapa” (TEDxTalk): https://youtu.be/_CScSGJO5tI Stevie’s “Project Ko”: A Visual Essay: https://www.projectko.com/ Guma Gela (Queer Chamoru Collective) Linktree: https://linktr.ee/gumagela Learn more about what is happening in West Papua: https://www.freewestpapua.org/info/ Learn about/donate to the victims of the shooting or support Asian Mutual Aid funds: https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html Learn more about Prutehi Litekyan (Save Ritidian) Guam: https://www.facebook.com/saveritidian/ Article: “What is Diaspora? Definition and examples” by Robert Longley: https://www.thoughtco.com/diaspora-definition-4684331 Humans of Kiribati: http://www.humansofkiribati.com/ “Save Tuvalu, Save the World” Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/savetuvalusavetheworld/ Support KVIBE (for Austin): https://atlasofthefuture.org/project/kvibe/ // https://www.kkv.net/kvibe-1 Support a Maori diaspora: Mad Chef Red’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/madchefred Check out Carolann’s blog post of the Pohnpeian Diasporic Hero Isohkelekel: https://keweriwer.wordpress.com/ Check out Dañet (Danideru)’s linktree: https://linktr.ee/danideru Support Deep Pacific Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/deeppacific Find out more at http://deeppacific.org This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-340386 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Deep Pacific Podcast.

Season 2 Announcement Trailer

[Trailer 2] SEASON II ANNOUNCEMENT Hafa adai and welcome to Season 2 of Deep Pacific, a Pasifika (Indigenous Pacific Islander) podcast made by and for the people of the Pacific to share our stories amongst ourselves. This is a women/NB-led grassroots movement in audio form, with episodes/episode updates every other weekend on our social media pages @DeepPacificPod (IG/Twitter). Dive deep into Pacific issues with us. Links to Resources: Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia Preamble Deep Pacific's Values: Season 1: Bonus Ep #3 Support Deep Pacific Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/deeppacific Find out more at http://deeppacific.org This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-340386 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Deep Pacific Podcast.

S1E10 - What do Pacific Islanders think about religion?

[EP#10: DECOLONIZATION SERIES #4] What do Pacific Islanders think about religion in the Pacific? Six Indigenous Pacific Islanders share personal thoughts on organized religion and how to decolonize—if they think it can be done at all. Kalani then goes into a summary on a paper about media coverage and the framing of the Pacific in the media with regards to climate change. You will hear from: To’a, our Fijian poet, iTaukei brother, and man of God Tēatuahere, our favorite diasporic Tahitian Ma’ohi poet RT, our God-loving che’lu ginen Guahan with roots in Chuuk Temiti, our Samoan Tahitian Ma’ohi educator with roots in France Symone, our Guahan Chamorrita neni girl reconnecting with her Indigeneity Kawena, our favorite angry angry Hawaiian Nationalist and Kānaka Māoli Citations: 'A calling from God': Politicians and religiosity in the Pacific Islands. October 2013. Global Change Peace & Security 25(3) DOI: 10.1080/14781158.2013.810616 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263250982_%27A_calling_from_God%27_Politicians_and_religiosity_in_the_Pacific_Islands      Maldonado‐Torres, N. (2014), Race, Religion, and Ethics in the Modern/Colonial World. J Relig Ethics, 42: 691-711. https://doi.org/10.1111/jore.12078 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jore.12078  “Decolonizing Religion: The Future of Comparative Religious Ethics”, Irene Oh. May 29, 2020. Accessed 13 December 2020. Link: https://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/decoloniality/decolonizing-cre/  Links to Resources: Follow our list of Deep Pasifika on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1296009348313804800?s=09 Purchase ‘Kiki: Ten Thousand Years in a Lifetime” by Sir Albert Maori Kiki: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/kiki-ten-thousand-years-lifetime/author/maori-kiki-albert/ Carolann Carl’s “Tuna for FSM” beautiful spoken word video: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CIqvjFNBvdI/?igshid=1l2agoy0jghv3  The video series “Fighting for Our Survival”: https://350.org/survivalfilm/ Prutehi Ritidian (Guåhan): https://twitter.com/PrutehiLitekyan  Protect Mauna Kea (Hawai'i): https://www.protectmaunakea.net/  Ihumātao (Aotearoa): https://www.protectihumatao.com/faq.html  About West Papua: https://www.freewestpapua.org/info/about-west-papua/  More about West Papua Conflict: https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/why-is-west-papua-in-constant-turmoil/ Support Deep Pacific Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/deeppacific Find out more at http://deeppacific.org This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E9 - What do Pasifika people think about settlers?

[EP#9: DECOLONIZATION SERIES #3] What do Pasifika people think about settlers? Five Indigenous Pacific Islanders speak out on settlers and settler-colonialism. Kalani then goes into a summary of a paper on Radical Care and Survival Strategies Written by Dr. Hi’ilei Julia Hobart, a Pasifika scholar and researcher, and Dr. Tamara Kneese. You will hear from: Temiti, our awesome Samoan Ma’ohi (Tahitian) educator Rhonda, an Indigenous iTaukei (Fijian) from Viti Tēatuahere, our favorite beautiful poetic Ma’ohi (Tahitian) soul Ha’åni, our Chamoru Samoan graduate student and future decolonization powerhouse Kawena, our favorite angry Hawaiian and Kanaka Maoli future demilitarization powerhouse Citations: Angela “Ånghet” Hoppe-Cruz, Kisha Quichocho Borja (2010). I Kareran i Palåbran-måmi, UH Manoa School of Graduate Studies, http://hdl.handle.net/10125/24267 https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/24267 Patrick Wolfe (2006). Settler colonialism and the elimination of the native, Journal of Genocide Research, 8:4, 387-409, DOI: 10.1080/14623520601056240 Hobart, Hi‘ilei & Kneese, Tamara. (2020). Radical Care. Social Text. 38. 1-16. 10.1215/01642472-7971067. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339866054_Radical_Care Links to Resources: About West Papua: https://www.freewestpapua.org/info/about-west-papua/ More about West Papua Conflict: https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/why-is-west-papua-in-constant-turmoil/ Link to purchase “Effigies iii” featuring works by Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Kisha Borja-Quichocho-Calvo, Tagi Qolouvaki, No’u Revilla: https://www.saltpublishing.com/products/effigies-iii-9781784631833 Link to Book: “Leaves of the Banyan Tree” by Albert Wendt: https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/leaves-of-the-banyan-tree/ Link to Book: “Potiki” by Patricia Grace: https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/potiki-9780143573784 Link to Rhonda’s new song & Fijian dance anthem “Noqu i Tau”: https://youtu.be/YrYvHH4J2yE Support Deep Pacific Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/deeppacific Find out more at http://deeppacific.org This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

S1E8 - What do Pacific Islanders think about family?

[EP#8] What do Pacific Islanders think about family? The ladies take the lead on this episode. Two Pasifika women speak on family, followed by a clip reel of past contributors speaking on family from other episodes. Kalani finishes off the episode by summarizing a peer-reviewed article on settler colonialism in the US Pacific. You will hear from: Symone, a Chamoru artist ginen Guåhan Tēatuahere, a diasporic Tahitian poet living in Hawai’i Citations: Aaron John Spitzer (2019) ‘A wolf in sheep’s clothing’: settler voting rights and the elimination of the Indigenous demos in US Pacific territories, Postcolonial Studies, 22:2, 131-149, DOI: 10.1080/13688790.2019.1591569 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/13688790.2019.1591569 Links to Resources: Will Nu’utupu Giles website: www.willgilespoetry.com Symone’s Art Instagram: www.instagram.com/betdegal Tēatuahere’s Poetry Blog: https://teatuaherespoetry.tumblr.com Rhonda’s New Song: https://youtu.be/YrYvHH4J2yE Lisiatē’s Twitter: www.twitter.com/Manhellnaaah Support Deep Pacific Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/deeppacific Find out more at http://deeppacific.org This podcast is powered by Pinecast.