Monthly Archives: November 2017

Today the Latin American Association of Archives-International Council on Archives (ALA-ICA) conference wrapped another successful and informative program. The conference ran from November 27-29 in Mexico City, Mexico. This was the first time that a Latin America country was the … Continue reading →

Recently I wrote a post about the first female solo art exhibition in Papua New Guinea (PNG) that was titled “Beauty Within PNG.” Since this post I have come across a few other extraordinary art exhibition that took place, or have … Continue reading →

Speaking of Yams… Earlier this week I posted a story about the taro and yam exchange that took place a couple of months ago in Vanuatu. Throughout Melanesia yams and taro have traditionally been the major staple crops. The two have … Continue reading →

The Vanuatu Daily Post ran an interesting article about a ceremony that recently took place on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu called the ‘niel’ ceremony. This was one of those unique events that could only take place in the Pacific … Continue reading →

I recently received an announcement about the first female solo art exhibition in Papua New Guinea (PNG) that I thought was very special and would like to share with those that did not hear about it. “Beauty Within (PNG)” is … Continue reading →

I have been meaning to share an interesting story that broke out in Guam a couple of months ago but just got sidetracked with other stories and events. The story of interest came from the Guam Daily Post who reported that the Guam … Continue reading →