21. Masters of the Currents: Community-Based Theater in Kalihi

Ova Saopeng is a theater artist and one of the creators of Masters of the Currents, a collaborative production from TeAda Productions and the Micronesian Health Advisory Coalition.

Masters of the Currents addresses the tension and strife that has arisen around the arrival of Micronesians to Hawai’i. As the newest wave of immigrants, many fleeing their island nations due to environmental and economic pressures, Micronesian communities are subject to misconceptions, discrimination, racial profiling, and educational disparities. Micronesian Health Advisory Coalition and TeAda Productions’ intention is that their performances and activities will bring greater insight to the issues behind the story, setting in motion a process of understanding, healing, reconciliation and creating dialogue that results in real solutions.

Website: www.teada.org/masters-of-the-current-1

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