So this is a bit late but I was interviewed this past summer by my friend Joachim “Jojo” Peter and filmed by another friend, Leonard “Leni” Leon, for their show “Micronesian Connections.” This is a really awesome show that generally features thoughtful interviews facilitated by Jojo with a focus on Micronesian leaders and Micronesian issues. I have a lot of respect for… Read More
Archives for December 2013
Diabetes, World War II, and a new poem
This week, I’ll be spotlighting a poem I wrote a few weeks back that centers around two topics: World War II and diabetes. So how are these two topics linked exactly? First, let me describe my relationship to diabetes. Like many Micronesians, if I was told to think of my cultural foods, the comfort food that I grew up with, I… Read More
The Micronesian Question
On Tuesday my class, “Contemporary Pacific Poetry and Poetics” (with my instructor Craig Santos Perez, Chamorro poet activist and scholar) finally got to the section on Micronesian Poetry. Our assignments to prepare for that section was to Read Pohnpeian poet Emelihter Kihleng’s book “My Urohs” http://www.amazon.com/My-Urohs-Emelihter-Kihleng/dp/0979378834, Read her poem “The Micronesian Question” http://tinfishpress.com/?page_id=512 Watch this video: [vimeo http://vimeo.com/42044060] which is called “Micronesians Abroad,”… Read More