Hoʻokaiāulu: Public Humanities in the Pacific Speaker Series

April 26, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Mānoa Campus, Register online at go.hawaii.edu/x47

Please join us for the fifth event in our Hoʻokaiāulu: Public Humanities in the Pacific speaker series featuring Dr. Lyz Soto, Communications Officer of the 51׻ʻi Council for the Humanities. Lyz Soto was born on the Hāmākua coast on the island of 51׻ʻi and raised on Maui and Oʻahu. She was the Executive Director of Youth Speaks 51׻ʻi and Pacific Tongues for more than ten years—teaching spoken word and poetry to youth in 51׻ʻi, Aotearoa, Papua New Guinea, and the Marshall Islands. Lyz worked in construction for nearly twenty years and has also taught 20th century American poetry, spoken word, and Pacific Island literature for more than ten years. She is a published poet, acclaimed performer, dramaturg and theater director. She has her PhD in English from University of 51׻ʻi at ԴDz. This series is co-sponsored by the ԴDz Center for the Humanities and Civic Engagement and the Mellon/ACLS Scholars and Society Fellowship.


Event Sponsor
ԴDz Center for the Humanities and Civic Engagement, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Holo Hoopai, 808-956-8247, holo@hawaii.edu

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