EDITORIAL | Wan Solwara: Uncovering Hidden Pearls
Welcome to "Wan Solwara: Uncovering Hidden Pearls". Join us as we embark on a journey deep into the heart of the Pacific.
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Welcome to the Salient blog! Here you'll find every piece of writing we've published this year. Browse by category, or just go for a scroll.
Guest Writer
Jul 221 min read
Guide To Pasifika Small Businesses
Gem Smile (IG: @_gemsmile_) Tooth gems are semi—permanent. The gems are non-abrasive, there is no drilling or permanent damage....
Guest Writer
Jul 221 min read
The Tale of Leveimatagi and Leveifualolo
The story of Leveimatagi and Leveifualolo is all about good vibes, honor, and creating a cultural legacy.
Theamaureen Hunt
Jul 221 min read
Just a Brown Lady
Leaving home, bound for a foreign land
For the sake of gaining new knowledge,
Navigating a new culture,
Onjei Bond
Jul 156 min read
Get in Behind: The green-lit woman of the red-light district.
Onjei Bond (he/him) She did drag performances whilst serving compulsory military service. She was Queen of the red-light district—and is...
Basil Penwarden
Jul 154 min read
WHAKAIROTAKATĀPUI: words belonging in intersectionality
by Basil Penwarden (they/ia) Ko Nukutaimemeha rāua ko Tākitimu tōku waka, Ko Mauao tōku maunga, Ko Tauranga Moana tōku moana, Ko Ngāti...
Goose
Jul 152 min read
EDITORIAL | LOOKING FOR A THIRD
When I was younger, before I knew I was a trans woman, I used to wish I was a gay man. In high school I had seen the way the gay guys...
Khai Dye-Brinkman
Jul 153 min read
Lost & Found
Khai Dye-Brinkman (they/them) Have you ever gotten hopelessly lost in IKEA? That, my friends, is what my existence felt like. Endless...
Jasmine Navala Waleafea
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Unearthing Pacific Literature: Talemaot Solomon Stories of Peace and Conflict
Words by Jasmine Navala Waleafea (she/her) The earliest form of literature was said to be cuneiform scripts on clay tablets, created by...
Upu S Lefauaitu
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Nurturing Pasifika Heritage: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security, and Culture
Words by Upu S Lefauaitu (she/her) Pasifika communities, spanning the vast expanse of the Pacific Islands, have cultivated a profound...
Vaetoeifaga Apelu
Sep 25, 20232 min read
I Know That You Know That We Know
Words by Vaetoeifaga Apelu (she/her) What comes to mind when folks talk about Pasifika arts and culture? It’s food, fashion,...
Porita Fruean
Sep 25, 20236 min read
THE REAL ISLAND WAY!
Words by Porita Fruean (she/her) What comes to mind when I ask you, “What do you think of when you think of the Pacific Islands?” Let me...
Wesley Potogi
Sep 25, 20233 min read
Pasifika Creatives in Business
Interviews by Wesley Potogi (he/him) Tulipe’s Studio (@_tulipestudio) Mālō le soifua maua ma le lagi e mamā. O lo’u igoa o Vienna Futi,...
Tarifa Laban
Sep 25, 20232 min read
This identity. My identity. What’s an identity again?
Words by Tarifa Laban (she/her) I’ve always struggled with what box to tick on forms that only give you one option for your ethnicity. It...
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Eat me and be nourished
Words by Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they; Tahitian (Ra'iātea, Taha'a, Huahine) and Norfolk Islander) There’s a legend in Tahiti that is...
Grace Fakahau
Sep 25, 20234 min read
For My Grandfather’s Stories
Words by Grace Fakahau (she/her) As the stars twinkle in the night sky, they twinkle like us, the grandchildren in my grandparents’ eyes....
Janicka Tei
Sep 11, 20234 min read
He Waka Eke Noa
HE WAKA EKE NOA Words by: Janicka Tei (She/her - Kūki Āirani) A long time ago, our tūpuna set out on a wondrous journey. They sailed in...
Grace Muldrock
Sep 11, 20234 min read
To my whanaunga from different maunga
Words by Grace Muldrock To my whanaunga from different maunga, Do you remember how stupidly young we were, chasing the sun, always...
Reni Broughton
Sep 11, 20236 min read
In Pursuit Of Mana Motuhake: A guide to (sort of) surviving the battle of indigenous resistance
Words by: Reni Broughton (She/they - Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara, Ngāpuhi) Whaia te Mana...
Phoebe Sullivan
Sep 11, 20234 min read
Whaia te ara pau kaha
Words by Phoebe Sullivan (she/her; Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara, Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrākei, Waikato-Tainui) Student executives are...
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