Diane Aoki, Creativity Activism
  • Home Page
  • Blog
  • Poetry
  • Songs
  • Art
  • Plays
  • Reviews
  • Travel Journal
  • Artists of Note
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog

Blog

Thinking through and writing about issues that rouse 

Pregnant with Pulani

3/13/2015

2 Comments

 
Picture
Pulani, as illustrated in my book.
I guess I haven't written much about this thing that has been consuming my life for the last month or so. When I lived in Guam in the 80s, I wrote, developed, and produced a play, Pulani. It was a great experience, something in my life that I am very proud of. When I was in Guam last summer, I wrote a proposal to the Arts Council to do it again, and in October found out that we had gotten the grant. 
 My good friend, Carlotta, runs a non-profit, The Ayuda Foundation, and one of the programs is Island Girl Power, an  empowerment project for teenage girls. The IGP program coordinator, Juanita, was in Pulani when she was a teenager. ( Carlotta's daughter, Madrid, my daughter, Dance, and Juanita's mother, Simona, were all involved in the play back.) Carlotta and I collaborated on the proposal that has Island Girl Power sponsoring the 2015 version of Pulani, but all would be invited to participate. The new vision is that we will hire teaching artists to mentor the students in the roles needed to put on a play. 

Next month, I will be going to Guam to coordinate this project, recruiting the teaching artists, the interns, and the actors. I will also be doing whatever needs to be done, such as publicity and fund-raising, to make the project happen. I did create a website, but it is not yet ready to go public. 

So, with writing and illustrating my book, creating the Pulani website, working on the Pulani script, and doing logistics for the project, my life has been full with Pulani business. Not much else gets done, such as this blog, and I really need to do some housework.
2 Comments
Claudia Chang
3/30/2015 02:59:40 am

Congratulations! What an accomplishment. Look forward to reading the book. Went to amazon.com to buy several copies for the young nieces and nephews.

Reply
Diane
3/30/2015 12:30:16 pm

Thanks, Claudia! I appreciate your support! You're the best!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Read More in About

    Author

    Diane Aoki is a writer who explores other modes of creativity as her intuition leads her. 

    Archives

    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    January 2019
    May 2018
    April 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    August 2017
    May 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    May 2016
    April 2016
    February 2016
    October 2015
    September 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014

    RSS Feed

Go to the contact form to subscribe to my newsletter or send me a message.

Contact Form
t
Proudly powered by Weebly
Photos used under Creative Commons from MikaelWiman, Got Credit, www.cemillerphotography.com, Gerry Dincher, symphony of love
  • Home Page
  • Blog
  • Poetry
  • Songs
  • Art
  • Plays
  • Reviews
  • Travel Journal
  • Artists of Note
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog