Tama Samoa

Dahlia Malaeulu, Mani Malaeulu, Simati Leala , Senio Sanele

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Dahlia Malaeulu
11 September 2021

Children's literature studies: general; Fiction & Literature; Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: racism & multiculturalism (Children's&YA)

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.

By: Dahlia Malaeulu, Mani Malaeulu
Contributions by: Simati Leala, Senio Sanele, Emmanuel Solomona
Imprint: Dahlia Malaeulu
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9780473585440
ISBN 10: 0473585448
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 11 September 2021
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sione 7 Lima 19 Tavita 33 Filipo 45 Mika 57 Glossary 76 Tama Samoa Study Questions 81 The Tama Samoa Project 84 Being a Tama Samoa by Isaac Sanele 86 I'm the plastic one by Elijah Solomona 89 Teach me by Simati Leala 93 The Playing Field by Senio Sanele 96 Rise up by Emmanuel Solomona 101 Let's Talanoa by Aleki Leala 105 To My Matua by Okirano Tilaia 110 Hope by Israel Risati Sua-Taulelei 114 Disconnected to Reconnecting by Saul Luamanuvae-Su'a 121 How to be a Navigator by Atama Cassidy 127 Samoan Kiwi Teacher Q + A by Darcy Solia 139 The Pasifika Way by Liko Alosio 143 Journeying Between Two Worlds by Mikaele Savali 152 Tofi o Tamatane by Sadat Muaiava 160 Acknowledgements and About the artist 169 About the authors 172 Helplines & Resources 174

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.