Howard, Alan2009-10-302009-10-301999Howard, A. 1999. Pacific-Based Virtual Communities: Rotuma on the World Wide Web. The Contemporary Pacific 11 (1): 160-75.1043-898Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/13261The recent dispersal of Pacific Islanders from their home islands poses long-term problems for maintaining a continuing sense of community. One possible solution is the World Wide Web, where virtual communities can be established to help perpetuate a common cultural heritage. This paper describes a website for the global Rotuman community that includes a number of features designed to serve this purpose.en-USdiasporaInternetRotumavirtual communitiesOceania -- Periodicals.Article