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Aug 2022
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Standing in Two Worlds BONUS episode

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Camille Leihulu Slagle is Native Hawaiian. She always knew she wanted to go away for college. Education would help her afford to stay in her homeland. Life in the islands is expensive. Camille wants to give back to her people through science, studying the volcanoes central to Hawaiʻi's landscape and culture.


Audio documentary: Standing in Two Worlds

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