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Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard
Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard (1946 – 26 May 2024) was an American Samoan academic, writer, poet, and environmentalist. She was the first Samoan to become a full professor in the United States.[1][2] Life and careerSinavaiana-Gabbard was born in Utulei village, Tutuila, American Samoa, in 1946.[1][3] She was 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 as a faculty of the Department of English, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa,[4][6] from 1997 until her retirement in 2016. 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] Sinavaiana-Gabbard moved to Samoa after she retired.[9] She was murdered at the GaluMoana Theater in Vaivase-uta, on 26 May 2024, at the age of 78.[9][10] Playwright Sia Figiel was charged with her murder.[11][12] She was the paternal aunt of American politician Tulsi Gabbard and sister to politician Mike Gabbard, a member of the Hawaiian Senate.[13] References
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