Pacific Lockdown by Melvin Pineda, Lathrop, California (Curation Number Twelve)

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Melvin Pineda

Lathrop, California

Pacific Lockdown


• Documentary trailer showing how people in the Pacific Islands are dealing with covid-19 over the past year.


Pacific Lockdown: Sea of Resilience

• Article on impacts of covid-19 on agriculture and food systems

Iese, Viliamu, et al. “Impacts of COVID-19 on Agriculture and Food Systems in Pacific Island Countries (PICs): Evidence from Communities in Fiji and Solomon Islands.” Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, 25 Feb. 2021, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X21000524.

• Article about how the pacific Islands have been affected

Poling, Gregory B. “The Pacific Islands Are a Covid-19 Priority.” The Pacific Islands Are a Covid-19 Priority | Center for Strategic and International Studies, 5 Mar. 2021, www.csis.org/analysis/pacific-islands-are-covid-19-priority.

• Interview with SPC’s Public Health director on Covid-19 Dr Paula Vivili, SPC's Public Health Director, on COVID-19



Pacific Lockdown Curated by Melvin Pineda Lathrop, California

The purpose of this curation and the reason I made these selections was to simply better inform myself on the different ways the Pacific Islands were affected by the pandemic and how they’re dealing with it today. I’ve recently started learning more about these islands but mostly based around the military. Before this curation, I had no idea what was going on in these islands during this pandemic. Everyone has dealt with it in many different ways. I’ve learned about most countries and I’m glad I was able to learn about the islands.

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