Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard

Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard (born 1946) is an American Samoan academic, writer, poet, and environmentalist. She was the first Samoan to become a full professor in the United States.[1][2] She is the sister of American politician Mike Gabbard and the aunt of American politician Tulsi Gabbard.[2]

Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard
Born1946[1]
Utulei, American Samoa
OccupationProfessor
NationalityAmerican
GenrePoetry

Sinavaiana-Gabbard was born in Utulei village, Tutuila, American Samoa[3] and educated at Sonoma State University, University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Hawai'i.[4] Her PhD thesis was on Traditional comic theater in Samoa : a holographic view.[5] She taught creative writing at the University of Hawai'i for nearly twenty years[1] and is currently an Associate Professor of Pacific literature at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.[4][6] In 2002 she published her collection of poetry, Alchemies of Distance.[7][8]

In August 2020 she was named by USA Today on its list of influential women from U.S. territories.[1]

References
  1. Murphy-Marcos, Coral; Schnell, Lindsay (14 August 2020). "Politician Tulsi Gabbard, 'West Side Story' star Rita Moreno among influential women from U.S. territories". USA Today. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. Kerry Howley (June 11, 2019). "Tulsi Gabbard Had a Very Strange Childhood". New York. Vox Media.
  3. Madsen, Deborah L. (2015). The Routledge Companion to Native American Literature. Routledge. Page 45. ISBN 9781317693192.
  4. "Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard". Poetry Foundation. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  5. Caroline Sinavaiana (1992). Traditional comic theater in Samoa : a holographic view (PhD). University of Hawai'i.
  6. "Margaret Mead Was Wrong - Page 2". 3ammagazine.com. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  7. "RATTLE e-Review: ALCHEMIES OF DISTANCE by Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard". Rattle.com. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  8. "The warrior and her poetry". International Examiner. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2022.


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