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Life as a Samoan
Am I like a Samoan? Besides professional wrestling, I had never met or seen a Samoan person until I was in sixth grade. Seeing men like the Rock and Rikishi wrestler), or various other members of the Anoa’i Family, caused me to believe that all Samoans had larger than...
Jonah Kuhio: Prince of the People
Who was Prince Kuhio? He was a fascinating, internationally educated, charming, passionate man who spent the majority of his life serving his people – who he loved deeply. Born into Hawaiian royalty, he still prioritized the needs of the land he loved even past the loss of his throne.
Wallis and Futuna…A Polynesian Discovery
Discovery in that, I find I am woefully ignorant of what makes up Polynesia. Polynesian Triangle? Check. Six largest cultures? Hawaii, Tonga, Samoa, Maori, Tahiti and Fiji. Check. And then there are the Cook Islands, Easter Island, Kiribas, Niue, Tuvalu and Pitcairn...
Afatasi
That's me - afatasi, a Samoan word describing someone who is part Samoan and part something else. It literally means half of one. My grandmother comes from the village of Nu'uuli on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa. Here at the Polynesian Cultural Center there...
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