Deep Pacific Podcast
Deep Dives into Pacific Issues
April 4, 2021

S2E1 - What does it mean to be Pasifika diaspora?

Six Indigenous islanders share experiences of being diasporic (or not), (be)longing, and hope

[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:

  1. 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

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March 11, 2021

Season 2 Announcement Trailer

Deep Pacific's second season announcement

[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:

  1. Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia Preamble
  2. Deep Pacific's Values: Season 1: Bonus Ep #3

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December 13, 2020

S1E10 - What do Pacific Islanders think about religion?

Six Indigenous Pacific Islanders—To’a, Teatuahere, RT, Temiti, Symone, and Kawena—share experiences with organized religion in the Pacific

[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:

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November 26, 2020

S1E9 - What do Pasifika people think about settlers?

Five Indigenous Pacific Islanders, Temiti, Rhonda, Tēatuahere, Ha’åni, and Kawena speak on 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:

  1. 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
  2. Patrick Wolfe (2006). Settler colonialism and the elimination of the native, Journal of Genocide Research, 8:4, 387-409, DOI: 10.1080/14623520601056240
  3. 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:

  1. About West Papua: https://www.freewestpapua.org/info/about-west-papua/
  2. More about West Papua Conflict: https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/why-is-west-papua-in-constant-turmoil/
  3. 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
  4. Link to Book: “Leaves of the Banyan Tree” by Albert Wendt: https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/leaves-of-the-banyan-tree/
  5. Link to Book: “Potiki” by Patricia Grace: https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/potiki-9780143573784
  6. Link to Rhonda’s new song & Fijian dance anthem “Noqu i Tau”: https://youtu.be/YrYvHH4J2yE

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October 25, 2020

S1E8 - What do Pacific Islanders think about family?

Two Pacific Islander women—Tēatuahere a diasporic Tahitian and Symone a Chamoru from Guam, speak on 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:

  1. 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

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