Accepting My Hair
By Tamia Mahe As a Pacific Islander, growing up having thick, curly hair made it difficult for me to be accepted into society. Throughout primary school I was bullied because my hair was different from the other kids, it was “too big” or “too much”...
Nikau Hindin
Nikau Hindin is a Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi and Ngāi Tūpoto cloth maker dedicated to reviving and preserving the artistry of aute making in Aotearoa. Her star maps are created with incredibly delicate precision and care. Nikau graciously accepted our invitation to talanoa on the synergy...
Kymon Palau
An emerging filmmaker of Tongan and Navajo descent, Kymon Palau uses short film and photo sets to challenge the genocide and dehumanization of his peoples. Currently in his first year of college at the University of New Mexico, Kymon is already making waves with his...
“As humans, we see more of our workplace than we do our own home, families and friends.”
The Australian theatre industry is buzzing with diversity initiatives right now. Struggling to keep up with the demand for an arts industry that is reflective of the diversity of our streets, there are few opportunties for actors of Pacific descent to flex their skills. Iopu...
“We can’t move into the future without knowing the past for ourselves and our families”
Multi-disciplinary artist Jasmine Togo-Brisby shares with us how through artistic expression she uses tools of oppression to empower and heal and the importance of acknowledging the South Sea Islander comunity and their contributions to Australia's history.
Pacific Runway is Normalising Diversity and We Are Here For It
So it’s 2019 and pop culture finally has dipped both feet in the winding and intersecting worlds of diverse representation. We are calling out colonisation time and time again for reducing our understanding of everything from gender and sex to ethnicity & beauty to simplistic...
One year on: Broderick Mervyn’s journey to the 6th Asian Pacific Youth Parliament
In 2017 we featured Broderick Mervyn, a proud Rotuman man representing at the 6th Asia Pacific Youth Parliament. Since then Broderick has continued to work in youth activism and community decision making. He recently represented Fiji at the 11th Edition of Young Diplomats Forum (YDF) in...
Stanley Nalo
Stanley Nalo is an emerging hip-hop dancer, born in Nouméa and raised in Vanuatu. After college, he came back to Nouméa where he danced with break dance crews. He competed in various hip-hop battles in France including Battle of the Year 2011 (6th place), Juste...
Rukshana Afu
As technology continues to connect our globalized community it is also helping our Pacific community to shift our perceptions of beauty after years of being subjected to Western ideals and standards. Rukshana Afu is a Samoan Fijian-Indian woman determined to make her mark in the...
A Pacific without NCDs for our children, is it a dream Beyond the Stars?
The impact of non-communicable diseases is more than an alarming statistic for people across the Pacific. For many of us, it’s a scary reality. Illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer touch our parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, cousins, and friends. Around 70-75% of...
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