"It's not history, it's everyday life": How the Pacific is still reeling from the trauma of WWII

"It's not just history. It's an everyday safety risk for ordinary families trying to live a normal life."Eighty years after World War II, the Pacific is still living with its scars. Rusting shipwrecks leak oil. Unexploded bombs lurk beneath schools and backyards. And the families of children of wartime unions are still searching for fathers they never knew.You'll hear from Maeverlyn Pitanoe, a blast survivor fighting to clear hidden explosives in the Solomon Islands; Dr Saui'a Louise Mataia-Milo, who uncovers the stories of Samoan women and the children left behind by U.S. servicemen; and Georgina Korah, tracing her own mother's wartime history in Vanuatu.The war may have ended decades ago — but its legacy is still alive.Listen to this episode of Culture Compass with host Afamasaga Seiuli Salamasina von Reiche on ABC Radio Australia.Culture Compass was produced by Deadset Studios for ABC Radio Australia.