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Mika Tufuga-Valai | The Bittersweet Journey of This Samoan Boy
Friday, August 8th, 2008
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Occasionally we feature a review here of something or someone that has an important idea or work of art or writing. this falls into the latter category, writing. Go to his website to check it out. This is of interest for all of us interested in preserving our fast vanishing island cultures.
Mika Tufuga-Valai | The Bittersweet Journey of This Samoan Boy
Like any other culture, Samoa has its’ own traditions and customs that makes us different and unique. In my book “The Bittersweet Journey of This Samoan Boy,” I credit the traditions and customs of my Samoa for establishing a solid foundation for me at a young age. My parents insisted that my brothers and sisters and I deeply understand the importance of our Samoa and made sure that we lived it on a daily basis when we were still there. We did, and today I am even more grateful to my parents for such eternal knowledge. However, there are some traditions and practices that I had experienced that, at the time it had occurred, proved very painful, but when reflecting upon it, brings laughter that almost chokes me to death.
Thursday afternoon video
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
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Caretakers of the tangata (people), whenua (lands), moana (seas & waterways), plants, foods of land & the sea, manu (birds), waiata me korero (songs & stories), taonga (treasures), etc of the area known as Te Hiku o te Ika a Maui (the tail of the fish of Maui in the far far north of NZ. Te Hei Mauriora
Hon. Lupepau’u divorces Matai’ulua
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
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This goes under the heading of GOSSIP. I just could not resist. Try check out the story. Tonga must be quite a kingdom.
Hon. Lupepau’u divorces Matai’ulua
Tonga News : Royalty & Nobility
Leaving the village: Rural Alaska
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
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Leaving the village: Rural Alaska | adn.com
Out-migration has been a fact of modern Alaska life for decades. But with young women leading the way, the annual net population loss from rural Alaska has more than doubled since 2006, according to the new study by the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
High Court Allows Tame Iti To Travel To Europe
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
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Scoop: High Court Allows Tame Iti To Travel To Europe
Scoop Editor’s Note: The High Court in Auckland has relaxed bail conditions to allow Tame Iti to travel to Europe to play a part in a play that ironically explores sovereignty issues and unlawful detention in an uneasy post 9/11 world. Tame Iti, a veteran Maori activist, was arrested in Ruatoki on October 15 2007 during the so-called anti-terror raids and was later released on bail. Conclusion of his case is pending. Image credit: Tame Iti, courtesy of Lemi Ponifasio of www.MAU.co.nz
Chinese Officials meet with Dalai Lama’s envoys
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
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Officials meet with Dalai Lama’s envoys
SHENZHEN — Chinese central government officials and the private representatives of the 14th Dalai Lama agreed to hold another round of contact and consultation at an appropriate time when they met on Sunday.
Dalai Lama says violence outdated
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
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Dalai Lama backs Olympics, says violence outdated
NARITA, Japan (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, said on Thursday he supports the Beijing Olympics and opposed violent protests that have disrupted the Olympic torch relay around the world. It is really deserving for the Chinese people to host the Olympic Games,” he told reporters in Japan. “(Despite) the recent unfortunate event in Tibet, my position won’t change.” But China’s use of violence was an outdated way to suppress unrest in Tibet, he said during a brief stopover on his way to the United States for a two-week visit he said was not political.
This gives the phrase “Korean Restaurant” another meaning.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
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Anyone who visited SE Asia in the 60s will not be surprised by this. Vendors on every street corner sold dog meat centered food, which if cooked properly did not taste all that bad. It is a cultural taboo. Like the practice of consuming monkey brains whilst they, restrained in the middle of the table are still alive. An acquired taste I’m assured. Coincidently, both dogs and monkeys are quite close to humans in that we share many of the same genes and hence the same DNA.
Anger as Seoul aims to reclassify dog meat - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Seoul city government is seeking to classify man’s best friend as livestock in order to set food safety standards for South Korean lovers of dog meat, officials say. Somewhere between two and four million dogs are estimated to be consumed in South Korea every year but the slaughtering and processing is carried out in dirty environments and poses a risks to diners’ health, they said.
China blasts Dalai Lama as Olympic torch arrives
Monday, March 31st, 2008
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The Chinese seem to be pushing the envelope as far as demonizing this peaceful man. If they open the floodgates and let their general population migrate and idustrialize Tibet, it is all over for the Indigenous fols of the region.
China blasts Dalai Lama as Olympic torch arrives
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has stepped up attacks on the Dalai Lama, blasting him for abusing religion, stirring protests in Tibet and preparing for independence as the Olympic flame arrived in Beijing on Monday under tight security.The scorn aimed at Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader indicated Beijing was digging in its heels in the face of mounting pressure from abroad to engage in dialogue with the Nobel Peace Prize winner. That pressure follows more than two weeks of protests and suppression in Tibetan-populated areas of China.
Chinese security forces seal off Tibet capital
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
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Full story here: Chinese security forces seal off Tibet capital
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese security forces sealed off parts of Lhasa on Saturday and Tibet’s government-in-exile said it was investigating reports of fresh protests, weeks after the city was shaken by an anti-government riot.The reports coincided with a visit by a group of diplomats, who were led on a closely guarded tour of the city that has been at the heart of unrest throughout China’s ethnic Tibetan regions just months before the opening of the Beijing Olympics.
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