ReadswithRosa Podcast

||   Behind the Lavalava Podcast  ||

This week on Episode 123 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I am  highlighting a Pasifika Business Podcast based in the US and hosted by a group of Sāmoan veterans. They are doing some fantastic work around amplifying the voices and stories of our people, building community, putting the spotlight on small businesses, and tackling hard to talk about topics about culture and life. Tune in to hear from two of the co-hosts of Behind the Lavalava Podcast, Michael Tan and Atimua Migi. 

Follow Behind the Lavalava:

•   IG:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/behindthelavalava

•   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/behindthelavalava/

•   Youtube: https://youtube.com/@behindthelavalava

•   TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@behindthelavalava

Useful links:

•   Utah Pacific Island Chamber:  https://www.upichamber.org/

•   Pacific Islander Business Summit:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pacific-islander-business-summit-tickets-691583202977?aff=oddtdtcreator

•   Courage to Bro Utah - I love you, Bro Project

https://m.facebook.com/iloveyoubroproject?mibextid=LQQJ4d

•   Wounded Warrior Project:  https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/

•   Pik2ar:  https://www.pik2ar.org/

•   K.A.V.A. Talks:  https://www.pik2ar.org/kava-talks

•   Matai Watches:  https://matai.com.au/

Follow Author Fa’apepele Hunkin:

•   IG:  https://www.instagram.com/peleinspire

•   Heart of a Warrior -  https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Pele-Hunkin/dp/1739742877

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

•   Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Creative Director of  Brown Bruce Creative:

•   Instagram:  ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/brownbrucecreative⁠⁠

•   YouTube:⁠⁠ https://youtube.com/@brownbrucecreative  ⁠⁠

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||  For My Father’s Kingdom  ||

This week on Episode 122 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast I sit down for a talanoa with Vea Mafile’o. She is a freelance film director / producer, production designer and artist, of Tongan, English, Scottish and Māori ancestry who has filmed and exhibited extensively throughout the Pacific. Her debut feature For My Father’s Kingdom made its World Premiere in the Berlin Film Festival 2019, won a Jury Award at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and placed third for the Melbourne International documentary audience awards. It was the first Pacific Island feature documentary funded by the NZFC and first in the world to be directed & produced by Tongan women.   Vea is the Managing Director of @taropatchcreative, a family-led art initiative that champions the storytelling of Pasifika and Maori communities. She is also the co-founder and Director of the visual production company Malosi pictures based in Auckland.

Follow Vea:

•   IG:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/vea_mafileo

•   IG:  https://instagram.com/formyfatherskingdom

•   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@VeaMafileo

Follow Taro Patch Creative:

•   IG:  https://instagram.com/taropatchcreative

Follow Malosi Pictures:

•   Website:  https://www.malosipictures.com

•   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Malosipiks

Follow Pacific Island Screen Artists

•   IG: https://www.instagram.com/pacificislandsscreenartists/

•   Website:  https://www.pisa.org.nz/

•   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pacificislandsscreenartists

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

•   Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Creative Director of  Brown Bruce Creative:

•   Instagram:  ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/brownbrucecreative⁠⁠

•   YouTube:⁠⁠ https://youtube.com/@brownbrucecreative  ⁠⁠

Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:

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•   ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/readswithrosa⁠⁠

||  A Multicultural Nest  ||

This week on Episode 121 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast I sit down and talanoa with Christine Afoa, a Sāmoan writer who was born and raised in the Bankstown area of Western Sydney, Australia. She currently works as the project officer for UTS Pasifika programs and is the secretary of the Australian Pasifika Educators Network. She is passionate about storytelling and has written short stories and poetry for SBS, Cordite Review, Red Room Poetry and UTS Writers’ anthology. She is also part of the Sweatshop Literacy Movement, an organization that is devoted to empowering culturally and linguistically diverse communities through reading, writing and critical thinking. 

Every now and then I cross paths with guests who also grew up in #EFKS and it’s always special to know that I can give them their flowers and they can share their craft, stories and life experiences through this platform. Shout out  to all the EFKS fam, past and present, who tune in and support this podcast.

Tune in to hear more about the multicultural nest that is Western Sydney, Equity, Culturally Responsive Teaching practices, building community with Pasifika Educators in Australia, and Christine’s journey as a writer. 

Follow Christine:

•   IG:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/christineafoa

•   Sweatshop: https://www.sweatshop.ws/sw-collective/christine-afoa

•   The Protest:  http://cordite.org.au/poetry/brownface/in-protest/

Follow Sweatshop Literacy Movement:

•   IG:  https://instagram.com/sweatshop.ws

•   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/sweatshopws/

•   X:  https://twitter.com/sweatshopws

•   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@sweatshopws

Follow Australia Pasifika Educators Network:

•   Website:  https://www.pasifikaeducators.com.au/

•   Youtube: https://youtube.com/@pasifikaeducators8306

•   IG:  https://www.instagram.com/australianpasifikaeducators/

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

•   Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Creative Director of  Brown Bruce Creative:

•   Instagram:  ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/brownbrucecreative⁠⁠

•   YouTube:⁠⁠ https://youtube.com/@brownbrucecreative  ⁠⁠

Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:

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•   ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/readswithrosa⁠⁠

|| Homeschooling with Inventus Learning ||

Mālō e lelei. 🇹🇴

This week on Episode 120 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I sit down and talanoa with Elizabeth Agemotu, founder and owner of Inventus Learning, an educational site that inspires you to holistically approach learning with wonder, passion and confidence. She is a mother, a blogger, and a former public school educator who is sharing her journey in moving from the brick and mortar classroom to homeschooling.

Tune in as she shares tips on how to make meaningful connections with your children and students, best practice, effective tools, her daily learning journey of being both a teacher and student, and the teachable moments.

Follow Elizabeth @ Inventus Learning:

•   Website:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.inventuslearning.com

•   IG:  ⁠https://instagram.com/inventuslearning

•   FACEBOOK:   ⁠https://facebook.com/inventuslearning

•   X:  https://twitter.com/inventuslearn

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

•   Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Creative Director of  Brown Bruce Creative:

•   Instagram:  ⁠https://instagram.com/brownbrucecreative⁠

•   YouTube:⁠ https://youtube.com/@brownbrucecreative  ⁠

Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:

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||  Beyond Samoan Shores  ||

This week on Episode 119 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I sit down and talanoa with Natalia Te’o of @natalia_media_samoa. She is a tama’ita’i Sāmoa, a woman of faith, and an artist and creative who has her own multimedia company. She is also the face behind @natalia_creates and @beyond_Samoan_shores. Natalia is currently studying at the School of International Liberal Studies at Waseda University in Tokyo. Tune in as she shares about student life, living in Japan, what she misses the most about home, mental health, her creative passions in Floristry, Photography, Videography, and ‘second chances’.

Follow Natalia Media Samoa:

•   IG:  https://instagram.com/natalia_media_samoa

•   FACEBOOK:   https://www.facebook.com/nataliateomedia 

•   TIKTOK:  https://www.tiktok.com/@natalia_media_samoa?_t=8gDhgmJRsG2&_r=1  

Follow Natalia Creates:

•   IG:  https://instagram.com/natalia_creates

•   FACEBOOK:   https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063632581804 

Follow Beyond Samoan Shores:

•   IG:  https://instagram.com/beyond_samoan_shores

•   TIKTOK:  https://www.tiktok.com/@beyond_samoan_shores

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

•   Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Creative Director of  Brown Bruce Creative:

•   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/brownbrucecreative

•   YouTube: https://youtube.com/@brownbrucecreative  

Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:

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•   https://linktr.ee/readswithrosa

||  I’m Still Here  ||

This week on Episode 118 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I sit down to talanoa with Siose Solo, a father, wordsmith, artist, Youth Worker and entrepreneur. Born and raised on the North Shore of Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland), Aotearoa (New Zealand), he is proud of his Tongan and Maori ancestry. When he’s not writing or making music, you can find him in community spaces such as Te Karanga Trust’s Navigators Program, empowering rangatahi through creativity, or at the Taro Patch Creative Hub as a co-facilitator for #TalanoaTuesdays.  In September this year he dropped his self-titled EP ‘Siose’ produced by Spewer, and he is one half of ESUNA with IAC MUSIC. Tune in to hear more about The Legacy of Siose. 

Follow Siose:

•   IG:  https://instagram.com/_siose

•   Soundcloud:  https://soundcloud.com/siose-solo

•   ESUNA IG:  https://instagram.com/this.esuna

•   Self titled EP - ‘Siose’:  https://open.spotify.com/album/6vOGjHtxxoyXhLJrStabZS?si=zV7qzkuGT7yWtojdv15ryw

•   IG:   https://instagram.com/curatedbysiose

Te Karanga Trust Navigators Program:

•   Website:  https://www.tekarangatrust.co.nz/navigators

•   IG: https://instagram.com/tekaranga

Connect:

•   Moungazz (illustrator / artist) IG:  https://instagram.com/moungazz

•   Rizvan IG:  https://instagram.com/northcityrizzy

•   Benza IG:  https://instagram.com/benza_nz

•   Spewer (Producer) IG:  https://instagram.com/spewer_os

•   IAC_MUSIC IG: https://instagram.com/iac_music

Taro Patch Creative Hub:

•   IG:  https://instagram.com/taropatchcreative

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

•   Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Creative Director of  Brown Bruce Creative:

•   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/brownbrucecreative

•   YouTube: https://youtube.com/@brownbrucecreative  

Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:

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•   https://linktr.ee/readswithrosa

||  RUIN and other Stories  ||

Talofa lava and kia ora e te whanau. This week on Episode 117 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I catch up for a kōrero with Taranaki-based writer (Kai Tahu), Emma Hislop. At the time of our interview, she was joining us from a 4 week writing residency in Australia, at The National Writer’s House in Varuna which sits on Gundungurra and Darug whenua.  In March this year, she released her debut short fiction collection ‘Ruin and other stories’ which was published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Tune in to hear Emma share her journey as a writer.

Follow Emma:

•   IG:  https://www.instagram.com/her_slop

•   Twitter:  https://www.twitter.com/EmmaHislop2⁠

•   https://teherengawakapress.co.nz/ruin/

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

•   Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Creative Director of  Brown Bruce Creative:

•   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/brownbrucecreative

•   YouTube: https://youtube.com/@brownbrucecreative  

Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:

•  Youtube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com@readswithrosa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

•   https://linktr.ee/readswithrosa

|| Enrich Through Education ||

•   Youtube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

•   Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Creative Director of  Brown Bruce Creative:

•   Instagram:  ⁠https://instagram.com/brownbrucecreative⁠

•   YouTube:⁠ https://youtube.com/@brownbrucecreative  ⁠

Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:

•  Youtube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com@readswithrosa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

•   ⁠https://linktr.ee/readswithrosa⁠

||  The Peregrine Falcon's Cry ||

Ni Sa Bula Vinaka! Happy Fijian Language Week! 🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯

This week on Episode 115 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I sit down and talanoa with iTaukei Poet, IB Educator, and avid traveller, Kelera Tuvou-Ganivatu, who lives in Estonia. She is a global citizen and daughter of the Pacific, a lover of fiction + non-fiction, and she writes short stories and poems in her free time. Her writing explores issues of ordinary people in Fiji, civic responsibility, alienation, racism, gender inequality, politics, corruption, her Christian faith and education. Her debut collection, ‘The Peregrine Falcon’s Cry: Poems,  was released in 2022.  Check out more of Kelera’s story.✨

Follow Kelera:

•   IG:  https://www.instagram.com/kelera_tuvou/

•   Twitter:  https://twitter.com/KeleraTuvou

•   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/IndigenousFijianWriter

•   Blog:  https://fijianfalcons.wordpress.com/2023/08/10/how-i-released-my-debut-collection-of-poems-the-peregrine-falcons-cry/?fbclid=IwAR0YKfKqa4R2jo784X9JrGaAHvXTwGJImHPFYUNTtTSG691uVJLCkdCyHQw

•   LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/kelera-tuvou-ganivatu-91808137

•   Email: [email protected]

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Purchase 'The Peregrine Falcon's Cry: Poems'

•   Outside of Fiji (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Peregrine-Falcons-Cry-Poems-ebook/dp/B0B8BMPLG7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NMTSG6CSZ9E5&keywords=kelera+tuvou+ganivatu&qid=1696851290&sprefix=kelera+tuvou+ganivatu%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-1

•   Amazon store: https:/

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•   Inquiry to purchase book in Fiji:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

Follow Natalie Dickinson (Illustrator and watercolour artist):

•   Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/chinitacreations
•   IG:  https://www.instagram.com/nat_chinita_official/

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

•   Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Creative Director of  Brown Bruce Creative:

•   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/brownbrucecreative

•   YouTube: https://youtube.com/@brownbrucecreative  

Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:

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||  The Digital Village  ||
This week on Episode 114 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast I catch up for a talanoa with Lauren To’omalatai, a screenwriter, mixed-media artist and tama’ita’i Samoa who lives in Utah, USA.  As a screenwriter, Lauren’s stories focus mostly on women and womanhood with a special interest in horror, fantasy and science fiction elements, and she’s written and produced Public Service Announcements specifically for the Pacific Island community on social issues. In 2022, she was named 1 of 6 fellows in the very first all Pacific Island Cohort for the Visual Communication’s Armed with a Camera Fellowship. In May this year, Lauren’s debut short film ‘SNACK’ premiered at the 39th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.  She is also one of the co-founders of Nuanua Collective - A community for LGBTQ+ Pacific Islanders and QTBIPOC folx. Her advocacy for Pacific Island Filmmakers is rooted in collectivity and building community, and this can be seen through her support and collaboration with Utah Pacific Island Film Series and Masima Film Tour.

Follow Lauren:

•   IG:  https://instagram.com/lomalatai

•   Website:  https://www.laurentoomalatai.com

•   IG:  https://instagram.com/nuanua.collective

•   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nuanua/

Pacific Film Community in Utah:

•   Masima Film Tour:  https://slfs.org/masima/

•   Utah Pacific Island Film Series:  https://www.pik2ar.org/upifs

Follow PIK2AR:

•   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@pik2arpacificislandknowled631

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@lanialo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

•   Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/lanialomusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Creative Director of  Brown Bruce Creative:

•   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/brownbrucecreative

•   YouTube: https://youtube.com/@brownbrucecreative  

Subscribe and follow the #ReadswithRosaPodcast:

•  Youtube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com@readswithrosa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

•   https://linktr.ee/readswithrosa