Risako (Risa) identifies herself as an Okinawan/Uchinanchu/Loochooan woman. She is a PhD candidate at Oregon State University, which is located on the traditional territory of the Chepenefa (“Mary’s River”) band of the Kalapuya. She majors in Applied Anthropology with a minor in Risk and Uncertainty Quantification in Earth Systems. Dr. Ana Spalding is on her committee, and Dr. Spalding helped her conduct the internship with Nexus, the University of Washington. Through the internship, she worked with Drs. Yoshi and Chris (UNEP-WCMC), focusing on Indigenous perspectives on MPA consultation with Indigenous communities and the case study of French Polynesia. Her MA fieldwork was conducted in French Polynesia, although she had to change her field for the pandemic. For her dissertation project, Risa is planning to conduct her fieldwork at her home in Okinawa with a focus on marine conservation and Indigenous resurgence.