PacificQueer/LGBT Archive(preliminary plans and thoughts)
D. Kealiʻi MacKenzieReference librarian: UH Mānoa Graduate Student: Center for Pacific Islands
Studies
Begins with Friendship, Collaboration, and …. - Tagi QolouvakiPhD Student in UH MānoaEnglish Program,Activist, Poet, Friend
a question… Queer Pacific Indigeneity:
What does it mean to construct our archive?
The answer:Exposing absence and silence in: archiveslibrariesour own communities
Creating an archive of our own
What kind of archive?Not sure.
What we do know: responsive to our Pacific queer communities
tells our stories in respectful, culturally appropriate manner, based on the needs of communities ...
An archive that documents events
An archive that documents art and music
An archive that documents organizations
Remaining questions:What kind of archive? • Paper?• Object?• Video?
Location? Funds?