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Context of Islands

Context of Islands

Written by: Pasquines
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 Context of Islands is the official podcast from Pasquines, exploring the unique political, cultural, and civic realities of the United States territories. From deep-dive narratives to personal stories of life in Guam, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands, we deliver the context that connects the past, present, and future of these often-overlooked communities.© 2025 Pasquines Politics & Government
Episodes
  • The context of how American Samoans are not American citizens

    The context of how American Samoans are not American citizens
    Sep 15 2025
    American Samoa is the only permanently inhabited unorganized US territory, meaning it remains under the total control of the President and lacks an official organic act from Congress, despite attempts to pass one. We trace the islands’ history from their strategic value for Western vessels to the 1899 Tripartite Convention that divided the Samoan archipelago between Germany and […]
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    26 mins
  • The context of how the US Virgin Islands are constitution-less

    The context of how the US Virgin Islands are constitution-less
    Aug 21 2025
    The United States Virgin Islands have a unique and challenging constitutional status as an unincorporated territory acquired from Denmark in 1917. While the territory has a self-sufficient governmental structure similar to a US state, it lacks its own constitution and is not fully protected by the US Constitution due to rulings in the Insular Cases. These historical Supreme Court decisions, based […]
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    26 mins
  • The context of how America’s day begins in Guam

    The context of how America’s day begins in Guam
    Jul 10 2025
    Guam is a United States territory with deep historical ties and an undeniable strategic significance for American military power projection in the Pacific. Its citizens are American, and its culture is heavily influenced by the military, yet they lack the full federal political rights afforded to citizens in the states. This creates a complex dynamic […]
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    11 mins
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