by CPIS
<p>Voices, stories and conversations with criss-crossing currents between the past, present and future that flow deep and across Oceania, and beyond. Brought to you by the Center for Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.</p>
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April 29, 2025
<p>In this two-part story, Oceania Currents dives into Guåhan’s rich and complex relationship with the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC), produced with guest host Eva Aguon Cruz. </p><p>In episode one, we hear from three leading CHamoru cultural practitioners as they reflect on their journeys through FestPAC, from Guåhan’s first participation in 1976 to today: Leonard Iriarte, master chanter and founder of I Fanalai’an Oral History Project; Julie “Mama Jill” Benevente, master carver from artist co-operative Guinahan CHamoru; and Raphael Unpingco, multidisciplinary artist based at Sagan Kotturan CHamoru.</p>
April 15, 2025
<p>After the Cold War, US interest in the Pacific Islands waned. Assistance to Pacific Islands declined, and the US closed its embassies and consular offices in several Pacific Islands. However, China’s presence and influence in the Pacific Islands has triggered renewed interest from Western powers and a new geopolitical competition.</p><p>In this episode, we speak with Prof. Kenneth Gofigan Kuper (University of Guam) about militarization and US strategy in Guåhan and the broader Micronesian subregion and with journalist Nic Maclellan about European and Australian engagement with Oceania.</p>
April 1, 2025
<p>Between 1946 and 1996, the US, Great Britain and France tested over 300 nuclear weapons in the Pacific. The legacies of those nuclear weapons tests continue to affect Pacific Islanders and Islands today. </p><p>In this episode, we speak with Nic Maclellan, an Australian journalist who has worked on nuclear issues in the Pacific for decades. After that, we talk story with Mililani Ganivet and Marie-Helene Villierme from Tahiti about their audio-documentary podcast project <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0DqOxreTxTQ58RLVIAGeTL?si=38a7a81ba1b54765">Nu/clear Stories</a>, which shares stories of everyday life and grapples with the legacies of the period of nuclear testing in French Polynesia.</p>
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