Fa‘asinomaga: The layers of Samoan identity

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Fa‘asinomaga: The layers of Samoan identity

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RESEARCH QUESTION How can the investigation of cultural identity through the lens of New Zealand-born Samoans generate a space that enhances an individual’s connection to their cultural self? ABSTRACT In looking to strengthen the cultural identity of diasporic Samoans within New Zealand, this research investigation will examine how identity is perceived and obtained in Samoan within Samoan thought. FaʻaSamoa (Samoan way of life) is the catalyst in depicting how its traditions and customs addr...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2021

Creator

Pillanger, Benjamin J.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/5745

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Samoans in New Zealand / Samoan culture / identity / cultural centres / vā (relational time/space) / Manukau (N.Z.) / New Zealand / Aotearoa / cultural identity / Samoan diaspora in New Zealand / Samoan architecture / Pasifika / Pacific Peoples land, culture and identity / Pacific Peoples architecture

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