Your Humanities Half-hour
Weekly chats with scholars, experts, and practitioners on humanities topics related to The Marianas - Saipan, Tinian, Rota and the Northern Islands - a U.S. commonwealth in Micronesia in the western Pacific.
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Episodes
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
Honorary Marianas Tourism Ambassador Kyoko Nakayama and Yuya Azuma share about The Marianas in Japan, 08.08.24
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
Emerenciana Peter Palican shares her indigenous Carolinian "usos" (beadwork) spanning a lifetime of learning and improvisation. 08.01.24
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Manny Flores Borja shares the history of Santa Lourdes Grotto in Saipan. 06 20 24
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Northern Marianas Humanities Council Project Coordinator Leeani Saralu shares details of the Inafa'maolik-Tipiyeew Matters Project exploring values of the various cultural groups of The Marianas. 07 18 24
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Venkatesawara Rao Potana shares stories from India in this episode of our series on Stories, Folktales & Legends from cultures in The Marianas. 06 13 24
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Isidore Metewalur and Robert Erailug of the island of Satawal share about aspects of "awoowoo" (respect) in traditional Carolinian culture. 07.11.24
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Vicente Camacho Borja shares his journey delving deeper into his indigenous Chamorro culture -especially the "yupaktu" (sling) and slingstone - and his mission to inspire the younger generation. 04.25.24
Sunday Jun 30, 2024
Sunday Jun 30, 2024
Former Governor Juan N. Babauta of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shares about the publication Now for Then and the story of the Marianas Marine Scouts recruited by the U.S. Marines in Saipan during World War II. 06.06.24
Saturday Jun 29, 2024
Saturday Jun 29, 2024
Veisinia Tilisa Mafi of Tonga shares a pivotal story from the island nation's history and about the traditional way of life in this episode of our series on Stories, Folktales & Legends from cultures in The Marianas. 06 27 24
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Guam historian and Chamorro storyteller Malia Toni Ramirez shares stories about the sacred "promesa" (promise) novena vow, World War II, legend of Sirena, and more. 05 30 24