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Tahiti Beyond the Postcard

Power, Place, and Everyday Life

By Miriam Kahn

Winner of the 2013 ICAS Book Prize (Social Sciences)

The “Tahiti” that most people imagine - white-sand beaches, turquoise lagoons, and beautiful women - is a product of 18th century European romanticism and persists today as...

Pacific Voices

Keeping Our Cultures Alive

By Miriam Kahn and Erin Younger

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...