Teresia Teaiwa

Teresia Kieuea Teaiwa (12 August 1968 – 21 March 2017) was an I-Kiribati and African-American scholar, poet, activist and mentor. Teaiwa was well-regarded for her ground-breaking work in Pacific Studies. Her research interests in this area embraced her artistic and political nature, and included contemporary issues in Fiji, feminism and women's activism in the Pacific, contemporary Pacific culture and arts, and pedagogy in Pacific Studies. An "anti-nuclear activist, defender of West Papuan independence, and a critic of militarism", Teaiwa solidified many connections across the Pacific Ocean and was a hugely influential voice on Pacific affairs Her poetry remains widely published.

Of Banaban, Tabiteuean and Rabi descent, Teaiwa was called a Kiribati "national icon" by ''The Guardian'' newspaper in 2009. A bibliography of her published works can be found in the posthumously released book, ''Sweat and Salt Water'', compiled and edited by [https://researchprofiles.anu.edu.au/en/persons/katerina-teaiwa Katerina Teaiwa], [http://manoa.hawaii.edu/tcp/node/66 April K. Henderson], and [https://hawaii.edu/cpis/people/core-faculty/terence-wesley-smith/ Terence Wesley-Smith] [https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/sweat-and-salt-water-selected-works/]. Her term "militourism" identified the relationship between military and tourism presence in the Pacific. Provided by Wikipedia