Dear Aloha
Tuesday, January 14
Follow two Native Hawaiians living in the Pacific Northwest as they reflect on how the concept of ‘Aloha’ sustains them amidst distance, loss, and longing for their homeland.

Not a U.S. Citizen
Tuesday, January 28
Explore the debate around the unique legal status of American Samoa, a U.S. territory whose residents are not U.S. citizens, and as a result, retain Indigenous ownership over their land.

What Storms Taught Us
Tuesday, February 11
Examine the state of public schools in the U.S. Virgin Islands 7 years after back-to-back Category 5 Hurricanes made landfall. 

Waters of Pu’uloa
Tuesday, February 25
How did the waterways of Puʻuloa, the area now known as “Pearl Harbor” on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, transform from a lush and vibrant hub to a polluted industrial zone?

CHamoru: A Lost Language
Tuesday, March 11
Follow filmmaker Brian Muna as he seeks to reconnect with CHamoru, the language native to the people of Guam and elders in his family. In this search for self-identity, he examines his culturally American upbringing and the importance of passing on the language to his sons.

We Are Taino
Tuesday, March 25
Follow Maekiaphan, a Taino woman from the U.S. Virgin Islands on her journey to reclaim her Taino heritage and to become the first woman Kasike (chief) of the Taino tribe.

Casa Laurel
Tuesday, April 8
Watch as a community of elders gathers in the Calle Loiza district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, for Friday night Karaoke, as the neighborhood around them rapidly transforms due to the forces of gentrification.

Escambrón, Playa
Tuesday, April 22
Follow a group of activists fighting to protect the coastline of Escambrón Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from overdevelopment.