Brown Skin, Ronna Su’a
Papalangi: You, with the brown skin, big eyes and thick long hair. You are a child of the wavering seas and abundant lands. You’re a Pacific Islander aren’t you. Forgive me for singling you out, here let me introduce myself. My name is western society...
GROUNDED Clothing Label, Tevita Christopher Maka
Tell us about yourself – who are you, where are you from? Born and raised in the Kingdom of Tonga! My father hails from Ofu, Vava’u and mother is from Tongoleleka, Ha’apai. I come from a working class family of fishermen, farmers, tapa designers, mat...
Staavias CEO and Founder, Gustavia Lui
Meet the founder and CEO of groundbreaking footwear brand Staavias. The handcrafted footwear that caters to women in sizes 10 to 14, including wide widths. Before launching her brand Gustavia Lui had no previous experience in business or the footwear industry, only a hard work...
Debt free Pacific: Should the Pacific follow Niue’s lead?
Scrolling through Facebook recently, I discovered that Niue has been debt free as a country since late 2016. Through the leadership of premier Toke Talagi, Niue has paid off approximately US $4,000,000 worth of debt and are no longer interested in loans. Despite hearing offers...
Healing, Talking Krit
Sitting in a boardroom of 10 people, as the only non-white Australian, discussing how to promote a new documentary on white privilege… Krit: I’ve got a few ideas! I’ve thought about these short skits we could do that aren’t too confrontational – keep it light...
The Future is Female – Elissa Baledrokadroka
I was brought up on that Spice Girls’ girl power and girls can do anything philosophy. And yet from an early age I learnt that there were certain things that I couldn’t do because I was a girl. Even the word ‘girl’ was symbolic for...
Monica Waqanisau and Life with Vitiligo
Tell us about yourself – who are you, where are you from? If I had to answer this question on the surface I would answer ‘from Suva’ but of course the Pacific custom is to start from where my parents are from, this is essentially...
Who’s listening to Millennials in the Pacific?
Have you read anything about Millennials lately? I’ve read countless articles giving varied opinions, but for the most part – we’re labelled lazy, entitled and impatient. [easy-tweet tweet=”But who’s talking to #Millennials in the Pacific? Who’s listening to what we have to say?” user=”talanoa_au” usehashtags=”no”...
Sharon Shyamni Narayan and The Genda Project
Tell us about yourself – who are you, where are you from? My name is Sharon Shyamni Narayan and I am equally known by both my first and second names to different people. This sometimes creates confusion that I am two separate persons! I am...
Amie Batalibasi and Blackbird the Film
Tell us about yourself – who are you, where are you from? I’m Australian Solomon Islander writer, director, producer based in Melbourne. I grew up in Queensland, Australia and my cultural heritage lies in the Solomon Islands (Feralimae/ Kosi tribes). How did your story as...
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