Sia (Formerly Pacific Walking Warriors)

Sia (formerly Pacific Walking Warriors) is a portrait of acclaimed Samoan novelist Sia Figiel, who is walking across America to decolonize her body from diabetes and obesity and whose literary body of work aims to decolonize the Samoan female body from an overarching Western, patriarchal narrative.

Year: 

2020

Total CPB Investment: 

$35,000

Made Possible by CPB's Investment: 

Kimberlee Bassford
Honolulu, HI
PIC Subgrant
$35,000

Topics: 

Pacific Islander