A Tale of Two Islands: Tourism, Culture, and Conflict in Yap State

"A Tale of Two Islands: Tourism, Culture, and Conflict in Yap State". Ocassional Papers. Kagoshima University Research Center for the Pacific Islands (39): 25–34. 2003.

• Has attachment: File:X8ESNP5X.pdf

Abstract: Yap historically has been perhaps the most cautious and deliberative, among all the Micronesian islands, in embracing tourism. While Yapese take continuing pride in their sense that they have pre- served their traditions and culture, Yapese official attitudes towards tourism development have changed over the past two decades. Recent tourism development projects in Yap State include plans for the first two small, locally-owned resorts in Ulithi Atoll. One project succeded while the other one encountered local opposition and became stalled. This paper describes some of the underlying cultural conflicts that arose in the course of these two projects.