ReadswithRosa Podcast

||  How do we engage the next generation? ||  

Happy Māori Language Week ! | Hari Wiki o te Reo Māori !  

This week on the #ReadswithRosaPodcast I catch up with fellow Sāmoan and Pasifika Educator, Afamasaga Uli Pesefea.  He is a classroom teacher and the Director of Māori and Pasifika Achievement at Shirley Boys High School in Ōtautahi, Aotearoa.   As is the case with many of our Pasifika educators, he is impacting and changing lives both inside and outside of the classroom, wearing a multitude of hats such as sports coach, community leader, youth mentor, cultural group tutor and youth group leader.    

Follow Afamasaga: 

•   Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/mr_pesefea

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBomJul5S2lQq5Mvl7kGmA

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||  I'm very passionate about accountability. ||  

Mālō e lelei.   

This week on the #ReadswithRosaPodcast and in celebration of Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea Faka-Tonga ( #TonganLanguageWeek ), I sit down for a talanoa with the sis Lilika’imoana Funaki. She is an advocate not only for her Tongan people and Polynesian folx, but also for marginalized voices who continue to do the work, raise awareness, build community and lead the fight on indigenous sovereignty + black liberation.   Lilika shares parts of her own advocacy journey around accountability, healing and unlearning, as well as the importance of passing on the Tongan culture, stories, values and language to her own children.  

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Follow OKT Talanoa: 

• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/okt.talanoa  

Follow PVBC: 

• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/pasifikavirtualbookclub

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBomJul5S2lQq5Mvl7kGmA

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This week on the #ReadswithRosaPodcast I sit down for a talanoa with Emeli Sione. She is a mother, educator, writer, consultant and editor for Lift Education Publishers, and author of the recently released book - ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴅᴀᴡɴ | ‘Ko e Pongipongi Fo’ou, a story about Emeli’s childhood dawn raid experience.  She shares her journey of healing, working with the Mila’s Books team, the importance of developing learning resources that inform and educate not just our people but non-pasefika folx, and we talk about social justice.  

Follow Emeli: 

• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/aholeleisione

• Purchase 'A New Dawn':  https://www.lagi.co.nz 

Follow Dahlia Malaeulu:   

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

• Instagram:  @milasdm  

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBomJul5S2lQq5Mvl7kGmA

Follow Rosa:

•   Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/readswithrosa

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

||  Stereotypes of a Polynesian Misunderstood.  ||

Follow Big Sima:

• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/bigsima2k22

• Bandcamp: https://bigsima2k22.bandcamp.com/

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBomJul5S2lQq5Mvl7kGmA

Follow Rosa:

•   Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/readswithrosa

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||  Honoring our ancestors front and centre  ||  

This week on the #readswithrosapodcast I sit down for a korero with Sarah McCann, a professional MMA fighter out of Purebred in Saitama, Japan. She is the owner of the セラ (Sera) brand, an avid reader and proud mother to three American Bullies: Bernie, Tamashii and Cowgirl. These are just some of the things we talk about in this episode. Enjoy!  

Follow Sarah: 

• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/sera.desu

• TikTok: @seradesu 

• Info:  https://linktr.ee/sjmccann?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=c2e76034-5c19-4b20-9582-b4f834f5d230

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBomJul5S2lQq5Mvl7kGmA

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|| My goal is to spread the Bula Spirit. ||

Talofa lava, bula vinaka. This week on the #ReadswithRosaPodcast we highlight a small business based in Orlando, Florida. Originally from the Fiji Islands, Adalyn Hazelman Jaquez is the Creative Director and owner of #FijiCreations. What started as a hobby has now turned into a business with a huge focus on empowering women and bringing Pacific Islanders together.

Follow FijiCreations:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fijicreations

• Website: https:www.fijicreationsshop.com

• Facebook: https://facebook.com/FijiCreations

• TikTok: @fijicreations21

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBomJul5S2lQq5Mvl7kGmA

Follow Rosa:

•   Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/readswithrosa

Watch the #ReadswithRosaPodcast online:

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

|| Connection through Conversation. ||

This week on the #ReadswithRosaPodcast I catch up with the sis Fatima Lui. She has years of live talk experience behind her, she’s a communication specialist and entrepreneur, and the host of the #TimaTalks Podcast. 

Follow Tima:

• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tima_talks

• Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/51h8NOV2iTpivJY8XYWTdO?si=1y6Dqt8ASACyj0Ip9A0eBA

•  Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/tima-talks-podcast/id1495986390

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBomJul5S2lQq5Mvl7kGmA

Follow Rosa:

•   Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/readswithrosa

Watch the #ReadswithRosaPodcast online:

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

|| It’s ok to ask for help. ||

This week on the #ReadswithRosaPodcast I sit down for a talanoa with Micha Faamausili (@love_meeshh). She is a Mental Health advocate and content creator based in Oregon, USA. She takes us through the advocacy work of the @polysandmentalhealth collective, her own struggles with depression and grief, learning our Samoan language, and the content that she likes to create.

Follow Micha:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/love_meeshh

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMSvbe2tE2EISz_ijm_lsSA

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

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBomJul5S2lQq5Mvl7kGmA

Follow Rosa:

•   Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/readswithrosa

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|| Understanding that failure is a possible outcome. ||

This week on the #readswithrosapodcast I sit down for a talanoa with Samoan self-taught comic-book illustrator Michel Mulipola aka ‘Bloody Samoan’. We chat about his work with Duffy Books, ReadNZ,Storylines and visiting schools around Aotearoa. He also shares his three greatest achievements to date, some of his experiences as a gamer, and his journey as a professional wrestler who goes by the name of Liger ‘the Smashmouth Samoan’.

Follow Michel: 

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

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

•  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloodySamoan

•  Twitter: @bloodysamoan

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBomJul5S2lQq5Mvl7kGmA

Follow Rosa:

•   Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/readswithrosa

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|| Lessons learned from self-publishing. ||

Mauri. Happy Kiribati Language Week.

This week on the #ReadswithRosaPodcast I sit down for a chat with Felicity Maddison, Author of the fantasy-fiction series Benhar. She shares her Kiribati and Chinese heritage, the lessons she has learned from being a self-publishing author, and the stories behind her writing.

Follow Felicty:

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

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

•  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxj1OSWzVOaOKfL3_-Fb6LA

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

•   Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBomJul5S2lQq5Mvl7kGmA

Follow Rosa:

•   Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/readswithrosa

Watch the #ReadswithRosaPodcast online:

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