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Sione, Lima, Tavita, and Filipo are high school friends, uso, or brothers. They are part of a special letter-writing project that helps to start a brave new conversation, an open and honest talanoa with themselves, starting with the words, Dear Uso ... Here they share the...
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Sione, Lima, Tavita and Filipo are high school friends, uso or brothers. They are part of a special letter-writing project that helps to start a brave new conversation, an open and honest talanoa with themselves starting with the words, Dear Uso ...
Tama Samoa is the brother book to the MG/YA book, Teine Samoa released in 2020 and written by Dahlia Malaeulu. This is Dahlia's eight story that she has written by and published in 2021. Dahlia is also the first Pasifika author to have written stories that have been published across all schooling levels (preschool, primary and high school). A V A I L A B L E F R O M * General public: Online and in-store from Lagi Routes from the Pacific Store for the general public (www.lagi.co.nz) * Wheelers Books for schools and libraries. * Retailers interested in stocking any of our Mila's Books please contact us at milasbks@gmail.com
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Description
Sione, Lima, Tavita, and Filipo are high school friends, uso, or brothers. They are part of a special letter-writing project that helps to start a brave new conversation, an open and honest talanoa with themselves, starting with the words, Dear Uso ...
Here they share the cultural challenges they face, and without realising it, their need to belong, to be accepted, and the impact this has on their wellbeing overall.
Tama Samoa is not just a story of friendship, brotherhood, and healing. Tama Samoa helps us all to reflect, reconnect, and reunite in better supporting each other as who we are. It is also a story of self-discovery and hope for a new tama Samoa code to be created based on real talanoa and understanding.
Includes:
- Study Questions For Students
- The Tama Samoa Project: A space created for fourteen Samoan male students and educators to share their own boys-to-men stories, lessons, and journeys to help today's tama Samoa, our tama Pasifika, to be better understood and supported in succeeding as themselves.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780473585440
Publisher: Dahlia Malaeulu
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 July 2022
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Mila's Books
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 174
About the Author
Dahlia Malaeulu is a Wellington-born Samoan author of children's Pasifika books and creator of Mila's Books. She is a passionate educator who enjoys creating stories that develop cultural confidence amongst tamaiti (children), fanau (families) and faia'oga (educators). Mani Malaeulu Mani Malaeulu is the owner of Empowerment Training, a leadership training company. He has spent over a decade in leadership roles, consulting and mentoring high school students, as well as managing and leading teams across the recruitment and financial sector.
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