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<blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 9775501" data-attributes="member: 25619">If I recall correctly, the collective term for what’s now the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia etc. is Austronesia.Along with Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia, maybe it’s all Oceania?&nbsp; But I guess for historical connection reasons, Austronesia and the rest of the First Island Chain are usually called Asia.In one episode of Chief of War, which is based on a real person, he goes to Zamboanga, Spanish East Indies (Philippines) and the location of Cook's Islands (Hawaii) is a valuable secret, useful for trade and for fresh water stops on the fur trade trips between Alaska and Asia.This despite the fact that a kanaka (native Hawaiian) woman has been living there for decades - with no other Hawaiians around, nobody noticed or cared until a Chief of Maui showed up in ceremonial grab and she said in Hawaiian &quot;what are you doing here&quot;.Inspiring stuff for me, as a history major and a worldbuilding DM.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="haakon1, post: 9775501, member: 25619"] If I recall correctly, the collective term for what’s now the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia etc. is Austronesia. Along with Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia, maybe it’s all Oceania? But I guess for historical connection reasons, Austronesia and the rest of the First Island Chain are usually called Asia. In one episode of Chief of War, which is based on a real person, he goes to Zamboanga, Spanish East Indies (Philippines) and the location of Cook's Islands (Hawaii) is a valuable secret, useful for trade and for fresh water stops on the fur trade trips between Alaska and Asia. This despite the fact that a kanaka (native Hawaiian) woman has been living there for decades - with no other Hawaiians around, nobody noticed or cared until a Chief of Maui showed up in ceremonial grab and she said in Hawaiian "what are you doing here". Inspiring stuff for me, as a history major and a worldbuilding DM. [/QUOTE]

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