Ho驶okai膩ulu: 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 Ho驶okai膩ulu: Public Humanities in the Pacific speaker series featuring Dr. Lyz Soto, Communications Officer of the Hawai驶i Council for the Humanities. Lyz Soto was born on the H膩m膩kua coast on the island of Hawai驶i and raised on Maui and O驶ahu. She was the Executive Director of Youth Speaks Hawai驶i and Pacific Tongues for more than ten years鈥攖eaching spoken word and poetry to youth in Hawai驶i, 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 Hawai驶i at 惭腻苍辞补. This series is co-sponsored by the 惭腻苍辞补 Center for the Humanities and Civic Engagement and the Mellon/ACLS Scholars and Society Fellowship.


Event Sponsor
惭腻苍辞补 Center for the Humanities and Civic Engagement, Mānoa Campus

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

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