6 I Pacific Islanders—What does Tyson Farm have to do with all of this? (Joseph Seia)

Joseph Seia is the Co-Executive Director of the National Association of Pasifika Organizations (NAOPO) and the founder of PICA-WA (Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington). He has 15 years of experience in direct service, youth development work, and nonprofit leadership & administration. He labors against the political erasure of Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (NH/PI) communities in data and policy by re-envisioning what it means for Pasifikans to feel cultural belonging in the U.S. Diaspora. 
In Part 1 of this conversation, we talk about

Melanesia

how unhealthy food is dumped in pacific island market, affecting their health

the idea that pacific islanders are primarily a black race and how anti-blackness has infiltrated the community

Micronesia

the harms of Japanese and us colonialism and COFA, Compact of Free Associations

the targeted recruitment of Pacific Islanders for food factories to avoid immigration barriers

the poisoning of the environment through nuclear waste plants and climate justice champions fighting this violation

Polynesia

the concern of viewing islands' existence as entertainment for Asian and American tourists

how Christianity was Samoanized when it arrived, emphasizing the idea of holding multiple beliefs in contrast to western society's belief that things can’t coexist

Joseph’s favorite food

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