Kit Porter Van Meter Marianas Collection & NMI PCV Memories
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      • Kit Remembers
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      • Update #1 (08/23/19)
      • Update #2 (09/13/19)
      • Update #3 (10/27/19)
      • Update #4 (11/15/19)
      • Update #5 (12/01/19)
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  • Home
  • KPV Collection
    • COLLECTION INDEX & GENERAL CONTENT
    • EDUCATION & CULTURE ​CONTENT
    • NEWSLETTERS, MAGAZINES & ​PRESS RELEASES
    • IMAGE CAPTION ​INVENTORY
    • About the Website
    • Audio Samples
    • Pacific Arts & Crafts
    • Highlights, History & Timeline
    • Higher Education and Northern Marianas College
    • Chamorro & Carolinian Education
    • NMI & Micronesia Transition (1970s)
    • Stories & Recent Visits
    • YouTube Stories (1975-1983)
  • PC Memories
    • Youtube Stories (1967-1969)
    • Flickr & Photo Inventory
    • PC Stories & Remembrances >
      • Kit Remembers
    • Art & Artifacts
    • Video & Audio
    • PC Related: Printed
    • Micro Groups Training & List
    • PCV and Staff Content
    • After PC: Volunteers Reconnect
    • NMHC Grant 2019 Updates >
      • Update #1 (08/23/19)
      • Update #2 (09/13/19)
      • Update #3 (10/27/19)
      • Update #4 (11/15/19)
      • Update #5 (12/01/19)
    • Encouragers, Collaborators, & Supporters
  • Contact Us
  Kit Porter Van Meter Marianas Collection & NMI PCV Memories
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The people of Micronesia/US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI)  hosted Peace Corps Volunteers starting in 1967 in the then named districts: Marshall Islands, Ponapae, Truk, Northern Mariana Islands (NMI), Yap, &  Palau.  In 1978 the NMI became a US Commonwealth and PC ceased sending PCVs to the CNMI.

This site shares content as provided by PCVs/staff/trainers who served between 1967 and 1978.  The site was founded in 2016 by Kit Porter Van Meter, NMI PCV, to share her photos with the people of Rota where she lived from 1967-1969.  With support from Micronesia PC volunteers/staff/trainers, friends and the Northern Marianas Humanities Council the site now includes stories, remembrances, photos, videos, audio, Youtube stories, documents, art, articles & reports related to PC in Micronesia. 

Additional documents & content related to Micronesia and Oceania are in KPV Collection.

Scroll down below for website's Twelve sections 


1) Youtube
​Stories

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Youtube Stories
Curated images and audio put together into a slideshow, hosted on Youtube.

2) Photo Inventory
​& Flickr

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Flickr & Photo Inventory
All slides & photos submitted by our contributors is here. You can now comment on photos/pictures using our new host: Flickr.

3) PC Stories
​& rememberances

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PC Stories & Rememberances
Stories, vignettes and memories of times past by PCVs and other contributors

4) 1969 Microlympic
​Games

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1969 Microlympic Games
Story by Tom Zink (and many others) about the 1st MicrOlympic games in 1969

5) Art &
Artifacts

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Art & Artifacts
Items preserved from times past, via photo and through narrative. Wood carvings, stone, woven, adornments, Japanese occupation & WW2, TT era.

6) Videos
​& Audio

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Videos & Audio
Videos and audio tracks submitted by contributors can be viewed/listened to here.

7) PCV & Staff
​Content

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PCV & Staff Content
Images, audio, stories, and more--from contributors who served as Peace Corps Volunteers, or Staff, in the Marianas.

8) PC Related:
Printed

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PC Related: Printed
Images, audio, stories, and more--from contributors who served as Peace Corps Volunteers, or Staff, in the Marianas.

9) Micro Groups
​Training & List

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Micro Groups Trainings & List
Books & articles, stories about training, about Peace Corps Micro Groups and general information about Peace Corps

10) After Pc:
​Volunteers Reconnect

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After PC Service
After their service is done, PC Volunteers reconnect and reunite to share their stories and lives.

11) NMHC Grant
(2019) Updates

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2019 Updates
We tracked our last grant (May 2019 to December 2019) from the Northern Marianas Humanities Council with a series of updates.

12) ENCOURAGERS, COLLABORATORS & SUPPORTERS

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Helpful Folks
This entire effort would not have been possible without continued encouragement and support: click here to see who has helped along the way.

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