craig santos perez.applause] maybe i did this as an icebreaker so everyone would meet each other at the end and exchange awards. [laughter] >> aloha, greetings. i want to, first, acknowledge the indigenous peoples of this place upon which we gather, the indigenous peoples of this continent as well. there's so many similarities between native pacific eye handers and native americans, and i feel so honored whenever i get to be in this place and kind of learn more about the issues going on here. i also want to thank the before columbus foundation for this prestigious award. the publicity that it's generated has helped amplify and echo the themes i write about. as jenny mentioned, these include the ongoing colonization and militarization of my home island of guam as well as the strength and resill yen city of my native -- resill resiliency y native people and culture, so thank you for that. i want to dedicate the award to a few friends who came out today, javier, steve and tonya, thank you for all your suppo