Download or read book The Story of a Samoan Chief written by Hawaii Multicultural Awareness Project and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Samoan Chief written by Fay Calkins and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1971-07-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an engaging autobiographical account of a young American woman's life in her Samoan husband's native home. Fay Calkins, a descendant of Puritan settlers, met Vai Ala'ilima, a descendant of Samoan chiefs, while working on her doctoral dissertation in the Library of Congress. After an unconventional courtship and a typical American wedding, they set out for Western Samoa, where Fay was to find a way of life totally new and charming, if at times frustrating and confusing. Soon after her arrival in the islands, the bride of a few months found herself with a family of seven boys in a wide range of ages, sent by relatives to live with the new couple. She was stymied by the economics of trying to support numerous guests, relatives, and a growing family, and still contribute to the lavish feasts that were given on any pretext--feasts, where the guests brought baskets in which to take home as much of the largesse as they could carry. Fay tried to introduce American institutions: a credit union, a co-op, a work schedule, and hourly wages on the banana plantation begun by her and her husband. In each instance, she quickly learned that Samoans were unwilling or unable to grasp her Western ideas of input equaling output, of personal property, or of payment received for work done. Despite these frustrations and disappointments, however, life among the people of her Samoan chief was for Fay happy and productive.
Download or read book My Samoan Chief written by Fay G. Calkins and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tuiavii s Way written by Tuiavii and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Samoan Legends of Love and Courtship Among Kings and Chiefs written by Fofo Iiga I. F. Sunia and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-07 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of short stories describing the courtship styles of Samoan kings, chiefs and legends. This is the English version of the Samoan edition "Usuga ma Aumoega a Tamalii o Samoa".
Download or read book Coming of Age in Samoa written by Margaret Mead and published by Digireads.com. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1928, "Coming of Age in Samoa" is Margaret Mead's classic sociological examination of adolescence during the first part of the 20th century in American Samoa. Sent by the Social Science Research Council to study the youths of a so-called "primitive" culture, Margaret Mead would spend nine months attempting to ascertain if the problems of adolescences in western society were merely a function of youth or a result of cultural and social differences. "Coming of Age in Samoa" is her report of those findings, in which the author details various aspects of Samoan life including, education, social and household structure, and sexuality. The book drew great public interest when it was first published and also criticism from those who did not like the perceived message that the carefree sexuality of Samoan girls might be the reason for their lack of neuroses. "Coming of Age in Samoa" has also been criticized for the veracity of Mead's account, though current public opinion seems to fall on the side of her work being largely a factual one, if not one of great anthropological rigor. At the very least "Coming of Age in Samoa" remains an interesting historical account of tribal Samoan life during the first part of the 20th century. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.
Download or read book The Story of Laulii written by Laulii Willis and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Samoan Chief written by Fay Alailima and published by . This book was released on 199? with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Samoa a Hundred Years Ago and Long Before written by George Turner and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Samoan Chief written by Fay Calkins and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an engaging autobiographical account of a young American woman's life in her Samoan husband's native home. Fay Calkins, a descendant of Puritan settlers, met Vai Ala'ilima, a descendant of Samoan chiefs, while working on her doctoral dissertation in the Library of Congress. After an unconventional courtship and a typical American wedding, they set out for Western Samoa, where Fay was to find a way of life totally new and charming, if at times frustrating and confusing. Soon after her arrival in the islands, the bride of a few months found herself with a family of seven boys in a wide range of ages, sent by relatives to live with the new couple. She was stymied by the economics of trying to support numerous guests, relatives, and a growing family, and still contribute to the lavish feasts that were given on any pretext--feasts, where the guests brought baskets in which to take home as much of the largesse as they could carry. Fay tried to introduce American institutions: a credit union, a co-op, a work schedule, and hourly wages on the banana plantation begun by her and her husband. In each instance, she quickly learned that Samoans were unwilling or unable to grasp her Western ideas of input equaling output, of personal property, or of payment received for work done. Despite these frustrations and disappointments, however, life among the people of her Samoan chief was for Fay happy and productive.
Download or read book A Footnote to History written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by Cosimo Classics. This book was released on 1892 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story I have to tell is still going on as I write [....] it is a piece of contemporary history in the most exact sense." -Robert Louis Stevenson, A Footnote to History (1887) A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa (1887), by Robert Louis Stevenson, describes 10 years (from 1882 to 1892) in the history of a civil war that Stevenson became involved with after moving to Samoa. During this conflict, three colonial powers-America, Germany, and Britain-battled for control of Samoa with the indigenous factions that struggled to preserve their ancient political system. This book is the author's attempt to analyze the "elements of discord" in Samoa, giving his writing the realism of front-line journalism.
Download or read book Frank a Samoan American Odyssey written by Jo A. Lord and published by America Star Books. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From San Diego to the sandy beach of Aua at the age of 3, Frank A Samoan American Odyssey is the real life story of a Samoan American, raised by his loving Grandparents in the local village of Aua after his parents divorced and his mother abandoned him. Consumed by his dreams of finding his father he saved every paycheck he earned at the tuna factory and headed to Los Angeles. First, he is welcomed by his father and new family. However, his drug use, bad behavior and his membership with the local gang soon changed that to unwelcome. Homeless, he is rescued by a family friend and the love of a young girl he will marry. After an accidental shooting, time in jail, and his life in turmoil he gathers his strength and faith to turn his life around. A Marine, husband, Father, Samoan Chief and restaurant owner who honors those that serve in the U.S. Military.
Download or read book My Story of Samoan Methodism written by Martin Dyson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-29 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Download or read book The Story of Laulii written by Laulii Willis and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tuiavii s Way written by Tuiavii and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Story of Samoan Methodism Or A Brief History of the Wesleyan Methodist Mission in Samoa written by Martin Dyson and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Samoan Village written by Lowell Don Holmes and published by New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston. This book was released on 1974 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
