Noahno and Lih Pingelap
About the video:
In her pieces Noahno (mother) & Lih Pingelap (women from Pingelap), poet Resida Keller focuses on the questions “where is my place?” and “what is my role?” Her works celebrate the varied and often unrecognized contributions that women make within their families and communities.
Lesson Plans by Local Educators
Alana Kanahele, PhD candidate in Geography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Women’s Roles in Poetry
Subject: Pacific Studies, Gender Studies | Grade: College
This lesson plan helps students identify how gender roles are shaped by social and cultural factors. Students will explore how poetry can be used to portray the deeper meanings and feelings surrounding women’s roles.