Gender, Tradition, and Skin: A Female Batok Practitioner's Voice
Gender, Tradition, and Skin: A Female Batok Practitioner's Voice In-Person
Gender, Tradition, and Skin: A Female Batok Practitioner’s Voice
International Women’s Month Program at Waiʻanae Moku
In celebration of International Women’s Month, Leeward Community College Library invites students, faculty, and community members to a special program at the Waiʻanae Moku Campus exploring Indigenous knowledge, gender, and ancestral practice.
Gender, Tradition, and Skin: A Female Batok Practitioner’s Voice features guest speaker Natalia Roxa, who will share her lived experience and cultural knowledge surrounding batok, an Indigenous Filipino skin-marking tradition. For many generations, communities across the Pacific have practiced Indigenous tattooing as a way to honor ancestors, lineage, and identity. For those in the diaspora, these practices often become powerful pathways for reconnection, offering education not only about cultural traditions, but about family histories and ancestral ties.
This event will take place on Thursday, March 12, from 12:00–1:00 PM, in the Waiʻanae Moku Campus Common Area. Participants are invited to stay afterward and enjoy halo-halo as part of the gathering.
The program is spearheaded by Leon Florendo, Associate Professor and Counselor at Waiʻanae Moku, in partnership with Hauʻolihiwahiwa Moniz, Hawaiian and Pacific Resource Librarian at Leeward Library. In conjunction with the talk, the library will provide educational materials and feature books from its collection highlighting Filipino women and culture.
We warmly invite students, colleagues, and community members to join us for this meaningful conversation centered on women, culture, and the enduring connections between skin, story, and ancestry.
- Date:
- Thursday, March 12, 2026
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Hawaii (change)
- Location:
- Waiʻanae Moku
- Campus:
- Leeward Community College - Wai‘anae Moku
- Audience:
- All University of Hawaii Students Community Leeward CC Faculty & Staff Leeward CC Students
- Categories:
- Community / Outreach Events Guest Speaker(s) and Presentations
