One Ocean, Many Currents: Three Perspectives on Pacific Research Methodologies

In “Lo(o)sing the Edge”, the late Teresia Teaiwa (I-Kiribati) quoted Vince Diaz’s description of a “motley group” of Pacific Islanders at UC Santa Cruz as “[having] caught different waves, all of us, only to find ourselves, beached, temporarily, out here” (Teaiwa et al., 2021, p. 60). In this interdisciplinary panel at Green College, speakers explore the stories of three Pacific Islanders who found themselves similarly “beached” at UBC. This open-ended conversation will explore the panelists’ journey to UBC and how they carved out a space for themselves during three different decades of the University’s history, and their experiences of drawing on Pacific Research Methodologies (PRM) in their work and teaching.