A backstrap loom with fibers ready to weave holds traditional knowledge and marks the Pasifika diaspora that is renewing connection to traditions, culture, and place-based environments. On display at the Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum (PIEAM) in Long Beach, California (September 2022).
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The Asian American Studies Center acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and pay our respects to the honuukvetam (ancestors), ‘ahiihirom (elders), and ‘eyoohiinkem (relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.
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