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PCC’s Sione Milford: Immersed in Tongan culture

by Nina Jones | May 1, 2017 | Cultures of Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga

The Polynesian Cultural Center recently participated in a media blitz on the U.S. East coast that included our Tongan Culture Ambassador Sione Milford. We think you will enjoy meeting him, too. But first, there’s something even many native Tongans don’t realize about...

Tongan Taovala: Meaning, Origins & Cultural Significance

by Mikaele | Dec 19, 2016 | News at the Center

When one of the Polynesian Cultural Center’s most senior managers recently retired after 45 years of service, Alamoti “Moti” Taumoepeau — “chief” of the PCC’s Tongan Village — gave him a traditional laufala mat hand-woven from strips of dried pandanus leaves,...

Traditional Tongan Wedding, Courtship & Marriage

by Guest Blogger | Nov 10, 2014 | Cultures of Polynesia, Tonga

By Polynesian Cultural Blogger Bobby Akoi, Jr. One of my favorite times of the year is celebrating a wedding of a couple. I’ve been to almost every ethnic wedding you can think of and had the awesome privilege of marrying some of them. But I can honestly say that...

PCC’s Sione Milford: Immersed in Tongan culture

Tongan Taovala: Meaning, Origins & Cultural Significance

Traditional Tongan Wedding, Courtship & Marriage

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