Browsing Occasional Papers by Subject "identity"

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Ka ‘Ike e Ho‘omaopopo Ai: A Journey toward Understanding Identity

Parker, Makanani (Honolulu: Center for Pacific Islands Studies, School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, 2009)
Kamoan Mine

Higgins, Katherine; Leleisi‘uao, Andy (Honolulu: Center for Pacific Islands Studies, School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, 2009)

This article critically considers the concept of Kamoan. Coined by visual artist Andy Leleisi‘uao to identify New Zealand–born Samoans, Kamoan is a hybridization of the terms Kiwi and Samoan. The authors discuss the issues ...
Pacific Identity through Space and Time in Lily Laita's Va i Ta

Webb-Binder, Bernida (Honolulu: Center for Pacific Islands Studies, School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, 2009)

This essay considers Lily Laita’s exploration of Pacific identity through space and time iin her large-scale, four-part painting Va i Ta Taeao Lalata E Aunoa Ma Gagana, created in 2000. Va i Ta constitutes a visual ...