Monthly Archives: June 2013

By popular demand… well sort of… I have finally placed my paper titled, Partnership in Paradise: The Importance of Collaboration for Handling Traditional Cultural Expression Material in the Pacific Islands on the ICAS’ Website for your reading pleasure. I promise- it … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Vanuatu as the Arthur Bernard Deacon collection is now on the UNESCO’s Memory of the World International Register. The material that Deacon collected during his visit to Malekula in 1926 from the individuals he interviewed is of great value to the … Continue reading →

I just recently received an update from my colleagues in Vanuatu regarding the construction of the new National Library and National Archives building on the grounds of the Cultural Center in Port Vila. Here’s the new photo: An Opening Ceremony … Continue reading →

Several archives in the Pacific Islands enthusiastically embraced International Archives Day on June 9, 2013.  Here is a list of events that some of the archives celebrated on Sunday, Monday, or throughout the entire week: Solomon Islands: The National Archives of … Continue reading →

A National Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of Blackbirding will take place in Vanuatu on July 28, 2013. Blackbirding is the recruitment through kidnapping to work as laborers. Between the years 1853 to 1906, over 30,000 ni-Vanuatu and Solomon Islanders … Continue reading →

The Multimedia Unit in the Center for Flexible Learning at the University of South Pacific (USP) has taken up the task of digitizing media on relevant Pacific Islands culture. Although the unit is in its infancy, they have already posted … Continue reading →