Pacific voices : keeping our cultures alive

Kahn, Miriam. (Added Author). Younger, Erin. (Added Author). Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (Added Author).

Summary: The groundbreaking "Pacific Voices" exhibit grew out of a five-year collaborative process that brought together members of Washington State's diverse Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native American communities. The exhibition became a vehicle for the expression of a variety of voices exploring sources of cultural identity: objects, rituals, ceremonies, and traditions that both anchor and showcase the ways of life of Pacific Rim communities.

Record details

ISBN: 029598550X (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780295985503 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xii, 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press in association with Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Book springs from 'Pacific Voices', a longterm exhibit that opened at the Burke Museum in late 1997"--Acknowledgments.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-167) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Hawaiian Pahu: Voice of the Gods / Iwalani Christian -- Hawaiian Pahu: Foundation of the Hula / Moodette Ka'apana -- Samoan Tānoa: A Visible Symbol of Community / Veronica Leasiolagi Barber and Sapina Pele -- Maori Korowai: Mantle of Status / Aotaumarewa Lorraine Elkington Morehouse -- Micronesian Canoe: Reminder of a Way of Life / Rokuro Mesiab, with David Hawelmai -- Vietnamese Incense Burner: Vehicle for Carrying Prayers / Rose Dang and Thuy Vu -- Lao Khaen: Instrument of Spiritual Nourishment / Khampha Chantharangsy, with Kham Oui Sikhanthat -- Philippine Santo Niño: Icon of the Holy Child / Jack Buzzard and Marcela Antonia Buzzard -- Korean Gourd Cups: Symbol of a Perfect Union / Sonia Kim -- Japanese Obutsudan: Altar to Remember Loved Ones / Reverend Dean Koyama -- Japanese Taiko: Drum for Learning about Culture / Seattle Matsuri Taiko -- Chinese New Year Foods: Meals that Bring Families Together / Maxine Chan, with Ron Chew, Donnie Chin, Helen Kay, and Laura Wong-Whitebear -- Coast Salish Fish Hook: Reminder of the Importance of Salmon / Leonard Forsman -- Coast Salish Voyaging Canoe: Carrier of the Culture / Peg Deam -- Coast Salish River Canoe: A Place to Learn Patience / Vi Hilbert -- Northwest Coast Wolf Headdress: Representation of Who We Are / George David -- Iñupiaq Umiaq: Symbol of a Way of Life / Larry Ulaaq Ahvakana -- Conclusion: Voices Within Our Community / Erin Younger.