TCP [The Contemporary Pacific], 2022 - Volume 34, Number 1
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Item type: Item , Review of Balancing the Tides: Marine Practices in American Sāmoa, by JoAnna Poblete(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Harangody, MichelleItem type: Item , Review of A Whakapapa of Tradition: 100 Years of Ngāti Porou Carving, 1830–1930, by Ngarino Ellis, with new photography by Natalie Robertson(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Defngin, AxelItem type: Item , Review of Unsustainable Empire: Alternative Histories of Hawai‘i Statehood, by Dean Itsuji Saranillio(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Hennessey, Shannon Pōmaika‘iItem type: Item , Review of Hawaiian Language: Past, Present, Future, by Albert J Schütz(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Garrido, Heather Ann FranquezItem type: Item , Review of Waikiki [feature film](University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Lipset, DavidItem type: Item , Review of Sista, Stanap Strong!: A Vanuatu Women’s Anthology, edited by Mikaela Nyman and Rebecca Tobo Olul-Hossen(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Jolly, MargaretItem type: Item , Review of Refocusing Ethnographic Museums through Oceanic Lenses, by Philipp Schorch, with Noelle M K Y Kahanu, Sean Mallon, Cristián Moreno Pakarati, Mara Mulrooney, Nina Tonga, and Ty P Kāwika Tengan(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Cabrera, KrystineItem type: Item , Sāmoa in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Alofaituli, Brian TItem type: Item , Tonga in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Tupou, Patricia (Trish); Sullivan-Lee, AmandaItem type: Item , Review of E Hina e! E Hine e! Mana Waahine Maaori/Maoli of Past, Present and Future [exhibition](University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Taito, MereItem type: Item , Pitcairn in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Clegg, PeterItem type: Item , Hawai‘i in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Perkins, ‘UmiItem type: Item , Niue in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Talagi, SaloteItem type: Item , Māori Issues in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Mutu, MargaretItem type: Item , Kiribati in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Camus, GuigoneItem type: Item , Northern Mariana Islands in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Dandan, ZaldyItem type: Item , Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Alofaituli, Brian T; Clegg, Peter; Mutu, Margaret; Perkins, ‘Umi; Sullivan-Lee, Amanda; Talagi, Salote; Tupou, Patricia (Trish)Item type: Item , Micronesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Camus, Guigone; Dandan, ZaldyItem type: Item , “We Are So Happy EPF Came”: Transformations of Gender in Port Moresby Schools(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Spark, Ceridwen; Macintyre, MarthaIn this article, we examine the work of Equal Playing Field (EPF), an organization that introduces ideas of gender equity to students in schools in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Drawing on interviews with students, teachers, and EPF staff and volunteers, we demonstrate that the design and implementation of the EPF program is derived from Western liberal ideas of gender difference and the desirability of an educational environment that removes gender discrimination. Without discounting the challenges of upholding these ideas and practices in Port Moresby schools, we argue that they have gained traction among students and teachers and that the potential long-term benefits of this arguably outweigh the risks and challenges entailed. Demonstrating that programs such as those run by EPF are no longer instances of external donors imposing foreign agendas for social change on uninformed or unwilling recipients, we place under scrutiny notions that the appeal to human rights is inappropriate, irrelevant, or necessarily alien in the context of urban life in PNG. Instead, we suggest that, as with other programs that promote human rights awareness in PNG, the problem for such educational projects is that they assume support services and practical solutions that simply do not exist.Item type: Item , Pacific Island Pride: How We Navigate Australia(University of Hawai‘i Press, 2022) Enari, Dion; Taula, LoraymaPacific Island peoples have a long-standing history in Australia, but throughout that history, their experiences on arrival have unfortunately been marked by racism and prejudice. The racism is extensive, ranging from negative stereotypes to official government statements. In this essay, we explore previous research and our own lived experiences to disrupt and dismantle these narratives. Through this process, we have discovered a shared resilience and pride among Pacific Island peoples in Australia, as evident in their use of cultural imagery, family, and knowledge to guide their individual and collective journeys. In this essay, we provide a strengths-based perspective on Pacific Islanders and their cultures in hopes of informing both local and national government policies. Our voices—as two Pacific Island academics raised in Australia—unite to tell our story.