“Oceania is vast, Oceania is expanding, Oceania is hospitable and generous, Oceania is humanity rising from the depths of brine and regions of fire deeper still, Oceania is us. We are the sea, we are the ocean…We must not allow anyone to belittle us again, and take away our freedom.” – Epeli Hau’ofa

This was definitely one of my favorites from the Pacific Worlds Exhibit. Each flower was a little message that people wrote about their hopes, dreams, goals for Pacific Islanders in the future (I totally forgot to take a picture of the question.) This was mine:

Pacific Worlds Exhibit: Papua New Guinea

Pacific Worlds Exhibit: Maori

wa’a / waka / vaqa / va’a / proa / wa

The Pacific Worlds Exhibition at the Oakland Museum of CA. 

Overall I was impressed with the exhibit. It had a good mix of different cultures and histories throughout Oceania. More pics on the way.