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Welcome to the Salient blog! Here you'll find every piece of writing we've published this year. Browse by category, or just go for a scroll.

Jasmine Navala Waleafea

Sep 25, 20232 min read

Unearthing Pacific Literature: Talemaot Solomon Stories of Peace and Conflict

Words by Jasmine Navala Waleafea (she/her) The earliest form of literature was said to be cuneiform scripts on clay tablets, created by...

Upu S Lefauaitu

Sep 25, 20232 min read

Words by Upu S Lefauaitu (she/her) Pasifika communities, spanning the vast expanse of the Pacific Islands, have cultivated a profound...

Vaetoeifaga Apelu

Sep 25, 20232 min read

Words by Vaetoeifaga Apelu (she/her) What comes to mind when folks talk about Pasifika arts and culture? It’s food, fashion,...

Porita Fruean

Sep 25, 20236 min read

Words by Porita Fruean (she/her) What comes to mind when I ask you, “What do you think of when you think of the Pacific Islands?” Let me...

Wesley Potogi

Sep 25, 20233 min read

Interviews by Wesley Potogi (he/him) Tulipe’s Studio (@_tulipestudio) Mālō le soifua maua ma le lagi e mamā. O lo’u igoa o Vienna Futi,...

Tarifa Laban

Sep 25, 20232 min read

Words by Tarifa Laban (she/her) I’ve always struggled with what box to tick on forms that only give you one option for your ethnicity. It...

Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold

Sep 25, 20232 min read

Words by Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they; Tahitian (Ra'iātea, Taha'a, Huahine) and Norfolk Islander) There’s a legend in Tahiti that is...

Grace Fakahau

Sep 25, 20234 min read

Words by Grace Fakahau (she/her) As the stars twinkle in the night sky, they twinkle like us, the grandchildren in my grandparents’ eyes....