Our Queerness is Pacific was born from the love I hold for the Queer Pasifika in my life and the individual unraveling of my own queerness in real-time. This brief three-month project sought to create an intentional, safe, and collective space for LGBTQ+ Pacific Islanders in Southern California to flesh out conceptions of identity, representation, and belonging from their own lived realities. I am immensely grateful for our evenings together, the meals we shared, and the passage of our laughter around my tiny living room. These quotes are but a slim window into the dialogue we exchanged throughout our storycircles, and allow us to continue scratching the surface of what it means to be a multiplicitous being in a colonial world.
This short quote book features experiences from Queer Pacific Islanders in the diaspora. This short collection cannot and does not represent the whole of Queer Pasifika experiences or thoughts. We uplift the Queer Pasifika elders who have come before. Corrections are appreciated.
