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.
Recent Updates
April 30, 2021

As an on-going effort to create more engaging content, we'll be focusing our time on putting parts of the collection together to create these audio/visual pieces. Please see our YouTube channel for a few new stories: Rota UN Day Celebration || Rota from a Fishing Boat || From Saipan to Pagan and Agrigan on Hafa Adai

Scroll down below for website's Twelve sections 

1) Youtube
​Stories

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

2) Photo Inventory
​& Flickr

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

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

4) 1969 Microlympic
​Games

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

5) 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

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

7) 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

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

9) Micro Groups
​Training & List

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

10) After Pc:
​Volunteers Reconnect

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

11) NMHC Grant
(2019) Updates

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

12) 50+ Years ago:
​Kit Recalls

I am in the process of listening to, transcribing & selecting content from 113 audio tapes I sent to family while serving as a PCV on Rota, NMI in the 1960s.