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kate barclay teaches international studies at the of Technology Sydney. Her current research is on global commodity chains in tuna industries, both the canned variety and fresh tuna consumed as sashimi in . Previ- ously she has worked on tuna as a resource for economic development for Pacific as a postdoctoral fellowship project at the Crawford School at the Australian National University. lorenz gonschor was born in , where he studied anthropology, political science, and history. He obtained a master’s degree in Pacific Islands studies in 2008 from the University of Hawai‘i–Mānoa with a thesis comparing the institutional history of and future political prospects for Hawai‘i, French , and Rapa Nui; he is currently a PhD student in political science at the same institution. His research interests include historical and contemporary politics of Polynesia, especially Hawai‘i, , and Rapa Nui. john r haglelgam is a regent professor at the national campus of the College of –FSM in , where he teaches government, politics, and history of Micronesia. Mr Haglelgam was the second president of the Federated States of Micronesia, from 1987 to 1991. He holds a master of arts in political science from the University of Hawai‘i–Mānoa, as well as a master’s in public administration from John Fitzgerald Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. david w kupferman holds a PhD in and a certificate in Pacific Islands studies from the University of Hawai‘i–Mānoa. His current research interests include crossing disciplinary boundaries between Pacific studies, philosophy, and educational sociology in order to open up spaces in which to consider alternative conditions of possibility in terms of political and ethical self-determination. He has lived and worked in the since 2004. hapakuke pierre leleivai teaches French, history, and geography at the Lano Alofivai secondary school on Wallis . He has a master’s degree in history from the University of Franche-Comté Besançon and was an East-West Center fellowship recipient in 2001. His research interests include ancient and mod- ern history of the Pacific, especially Western Polynesia; oral traditions; and the nation-building concept in . kelly g marsh is currently researching Micronesian heritage and conservation issues as a PhD candidate in cultural heritage studies in the School of Environ-

229 230 the contemporary pacific • 24:1 (2012) mental Sciences at Charles Sturt University, Albury-Thurgoona, . Her doctoral work builds on her BA degrees in anthropology and history and MA in Micronesian studies from the University of , her experience as the former vice-chair for the Guam Historic Preservation Review Board, and her work on Guam as an instructor of Guam history at the university and high school levels. samuel f mcphetres (MA 1962, Centre Européen Universitaire, Nancy, ) is a member of the Social Science and Fine Arts Department of North- ern Marianas College in . Following several of international work with the Peace Corps, he settled in the Northern Marianas to work for the trust government in political education, creation and management of the trust territory archives, and coordination of international organizations. Besides contributing the TCP political review of the Commonwealth of the Northern since this journal’s inception, he has written a civics textbook for Northern Marianas secondary schools and coauthored a history textbook for the of . margaret mutu is professor of Māori studies at the University of Auckland and is of Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Whatua, and Scottish descent. With a PhD in Māori studies and linguistics from the University of Auckland, her research interests include recording and translating oral traditions; Polynesian linguistics; and Māori resource management, conservation practices, Treaty of Waitangi claims against the Crown, and Māori-Chinese interactions. She has published three books and many articles; her latest book, The State of Māori Rights (2011), is an expanded, updated, and annotated compilation of her reviews of Māori issues for The Contemporary Pacific from 1995 to 2009. benedicta rousseau was trained in social anthropology at the University of Auckland and completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge in 2004. She has pursued ethnographic research on indigenous leadership, state institutions, and the contemporary status of kastom in since 2000. She is currently a McArthur Research Fellow in Anthropology at the University of Melbourne. donald r shuster, who has written the political review of Palau for this jour- nal every since 1990, is a professor of education and Micronesian studies at the Micronesian Area Research Center, University of Guam. He has worked and lived in the Pacific since 1965 and focuses his research efforts on Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. With recent publications including a history of base- ball in Palau and a biography of Father Felix K Yaoch, sj, he is aiming to finish writing a biography of Thomas O Remengesau, in 1988 and longtime district administrator during the Trust Territory years. tyrone j taitano has had an extensive career working for the Government of Guam as staff for the Guam , and in the branch as Guam contributors 231

Memorial Hospital administrator, general manager of the Guam Mass Transit Authority, and director of policy and operations for the governor’s office. He remains active in local political and public policy issues. katerina martina teaiwa is senior lecturer and Pacific studies convener in the School of Culture, History and Language in the College of and the Pacific at the Australian National University. She has a PhD in anthropology and an MA in Pacific Islands studies. Her current research is on globalization, popular culture, performing arts, cultural policy, and cultural development in Oceania. nicholas thomas is a fellow of College and director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge. Since the he has researched and published widely on voyages, cross-cultural exchanges, colonial histories, and both historic and contemporary art in Oceania. His most recent book, Islanders: The Pacific in the Age of Empire (Yale University Press, 2010), was awarded the Wolfson Prize in History. forrest wade young is currently a lecturer in anthropology at the University of Hawai‘i–Mānoa. Initially a student of philosophy (BA, MA), Forrest com- pleted a PhD in anthropology, an MA in political science, and a graduate certificate with the Center for Pacific Islands Studies in 2011 at uh Mānoa. His research interests include indigenous politics, linguistic and political anthro- pology, Pacific Islands studies, and Rapa Nui—the subject of his doctoral dissertation.