{"id":202232,"date":"2024-08-20T15:14:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T01:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=202232"},"modified":"2024-08-22T14:36:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T00:36:24","slug":"cpis-award-honors-pacific-historian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/08\/20\/cpis-award-honors-pacific-historian\/","title":{"rendered":"New award honors Pacific historian, recognizes rising scholar"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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A newly established award is paying tribute to prominent Pacific historian and former University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa Professor Brij V. Lal who died in December 2021. Created to honor his significant contributions to the Pacific history field and scholarship, the Professor Brij V. Lal Award<\/a> will honor exceptional articles published in The Contemporary Pacific<\/em><\/a>, a journal by the 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Center for Pacific Islands Studies<\/a> (CPIS<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

“This award represents a wonderful testament to Brij\u2019s scholarly legacy as the first editor of The Contemporary Pacific<\/em>, as well as the generosity of the Lal family,” said Terence Wesley-Smith, 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa emeritus professor and chair of the journal\u2019s review committee.<\/p>\n

The first awardee<\/h2>\n
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Monica C. LaBriola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first awardee was Monica C. LaBriola, an assistant professor of history at 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa. LaBriola received the recognition for her article, “Marshallese Women and Oral Traditions: Navigating a Future for Pacific History,” published in the journal\u2019s fall and spring 2023 issues. Her work focuses on reevaluating the role of women in Marshallese history by analyzing oral and performative traditions.<\/p>\n

“To say it is an honor to be the inaugural recipient of the Professor Brij V. Lal Award is an understatement—he was a true giant in the field of Pacific history. I hope Brij would approve,” said LaBriola.<\/p>\n

Pioneering scholar<\/h2>\n
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Brij V. Lal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Professor Lal, known affectionately as Brij, was a pioneering scholar whose work greatly influenced the study of Pacific history, especially regarding Fiji and the Indian diaspora. In recognition of his impactful career, Lal\u2019s family, CPIS<\/abbr> and 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa established the annual award to honor a The Contemporary Pacific article that embodies the rigorous scholarship and depth of understanding Lal championed.<\/p>\n

The Lal family shared their excitement about the award\u2019s first recipient.<\/p>\n

“We are delighted the winning article examines a nation\u2019s history from the perspective of previously marginalised voices, and that it is written by an early career academic. I know Brij would also have wholeheartedly supported the award going to an article that reflects interdisciplinary historiography and embraces non-traditional sources of knowledge to provide a more nuanced understanding of a country\u2019s history.”<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s award was based on articles published in 2023 and reviewed by Wesley-Smith, Emeritus Professor David Hanlon and Stu Dawrs, senior Pacific librarian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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