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?