Before receiving her Royce Fellowship, Olivia didn't identify much with her island heritage. Now she does small islands climate advocacy work at the UN and beyond.

This audio story is part of "20 Years of Royce" - a series celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Royce Fellowship, which supports Brown University undergraduates as they carry out independent projects of their own design in locations across the United States and around the world. Stories produced by Liza Yeager '17.