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List Of Samoans
This is a list of Samoans on Wikipedia in alphabetical order by occupation. Arts and literature * Tusiata Avia * Serie Barford * Joseph Churchward * Fatu Feu'u * Sia Figiel *Niki Hastings-McFall *Shigeyuki Kihara *Lily Laita *Janet Lilo *Savea Sano Malifa *Marina Alofagia McCartney * Dan Taulapapa McMullin *Courtney Sina Meredith *Josefa Moe * Lino Nelisi * Sua Sulu'ape Paulo II *Johnny Penisula *Sapa'u Ruperake Petaia *Lemi Ponifasio *Greg Semu *Leilani Tamu *Teuane Tibbo *Angela Tiatia *Michel Tuffery *Momoe Malietoa Von Reiche *Albert Wendt *Lani Wendt-Young Business *Emma Forsayth, Emma Coe *Monica Galetti *Aggie Grey *Alexia Hilbertidou *Maposua Rudolf Keil *Gustavia Lui *Olaf Frederick Nelson *Matai’a Lynn Netzler *Tupua Fred Wetzell Education *Donna Rose Addis *Tuifuisa’a Patila Amosa *Mary Elizabeth Brown *Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop *Brianna Fruean *Aiono Fanaafi Le Tagaloa *Salu Hunkin-Finau *Tania Ka'ai *Folole Muliaga *Dawn Rasmussen *Damon Salesa *Fuiono Senio *C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samoans
Samoans or Samoan people ( sm, tagata Sāmoa) are the indigenous Polynesian people of the Samoan Islands, an archipelago in Polynesia, who speak the Samoan language. The group's home islands are politically and geographically divided between the Independent State of Samoa and American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States of America. Though divided by national border, the culture and language are the same. The Samoan people and culture form a vital link and stepping stone in the formation and spread of Polynesian culture, language and religion throughout Eastern Polynesia. Polynesian trade, religion, war, and colonialism are important markers within Polynesian culture that are almost certainly rooted in the Samoan culture. Samoa's colonial history with the kingdom of Tonga, Fiji and French Polynesia form the basis of modern Polynesian culture. Social organization Among the many parts of Samoan society, three are described below: The ''matai'' (chief), the ''a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Penisula
John Reuelu Penisula (born 1941) is a contemporary Samoan stone sculptor and painter living in New Zealand. Penisula was born in Samoa and began painting when he was 13 years old. He moved to New Zealand in 1962 and set up home in Invercargill. He studied art at night classes and began exhibiting as a painter in 1972. As a sculptor, he experimented with a diverse range of sculptural materials including steel, aluminium, fibreglass, bone, argillite, greenstone and limestone before turning to his preferred medium of stone. His sculptures incorporate both traditional Polynesian and contemporary patterns, symbols that are significant in Pacific Islands history and culture. Exhibitions His work is held in public and private collections, both in New Zealand and internationally, including a civic work in Invercargill's Wachner Place, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi. Penisula's work was part of ''Le Folauga: the past coming forward – Contemporary Paci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aggie Grey
Aggie Grey was born in Western Samoa in 1897 and died in 1988. She was a well-known hotelier and founder of Grey Investment Group and Aggie Grey's Hotel.http://www.pacificislandtravel.coHotel in Apia (Upolu) Biography Aggie Grey was born Agnes Genevieve Swann,travellinglady.tweedies.bi The hotel that became a legend in the South Pacific the daughter of William Swann an English chemist and his Samoan wife Pele. In 1903 her mother died and she was raised by her father and later by him and her step mother. Aggie Grey is the subject of two biographies by Nelson Eustis and Fay Alailima, was on several postage stamps of Western Samoa, and was a pioneering figure of the Samoan hotel industry. Aggie Grey died in 1988. In her adult life she became popular on the Samoan social scene.The Samoans: A Global Family By Frederic Koehler SuttePage 14 Aggie Grey: West Point Hotelier, Legend. Apia, Upolu, Samoa/ref> She founded her hotel in 1933, and became one of Samoa's most popular and well kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Galetti
Monica Galetti (née Faafiti, born August 1975) is a Samoan-born New Zealand chef. She is a former judge on the BBC competitive cooking programme '' MasterChef: The Professionals'' and chef proprietor of Mere in London. She was senior sous-chef at Le Gavroche in London. As well as appearing as a judge on ''MasterChef: The Professionals'' from 2009 to 2021, she has presented '' Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby'' with Giles Coren since 2017. Early life Galetti was born in American Samoa, and was initially raised by two aunts in Upolu as her mother had moved to Auckland, New Zealand, for work. At the age of eight, Galetti moved from Samoa to Wellington, New Zealand, and lived there with her parents and five siblings. In the early 1990s she studied for a diploma in hospitality at the Central Institute of Technology, Upper Hutt. Career After completing her studies, Galetti worked at Lower Hutt restaurant Timothy's. The owner sent her to cooking competitions in Australia, Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Forsayth
Emma Eliza Coe (September 26, 1850, in Apia – 1913, in Monte Carlo) was a noteworthy businesswoman and plantation owner of mixed American/ Samoan descent, also known as Emma Forsayth, Emma Farrell, and Emma Kolbe. Biography Emma Coe was born in what is now American Samoa to Jonas Myndersse Coe, a US commercial representative, and Joana Talelatale, a Samoan belonging to the Malietoa dynasty. Her mother’s bloodline was related to the Moli tribe, and Emma was recognized by the Malietoa as a princess. In 1869, she married James Forsayth, a Scottish seaman, and they set up a shipping and trading business in American Samoa. Emma Coe participated in island politics with her father but fell out of favor with the local population after he was deported in 1876. Around this time, her husband was said to be lost at sea, but there was no confirmation that he was dead. In 1878, she left American Samoa with an Australian lover, James Farrell, who was known as a blackbirder, captain, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lani Wendt-Young
Lani Wendt Young is a Samoan/Maori writer, editor, publisher and journalist. She is the author of 15 books including the bestselling Young Adult series TELESA. Background Wendt Young was born and raised in Apia, Samoa. Her father is Samoan from the villages of Lefaga, Vaiala, Sapapalii, and Malie. Her mother is NZ Maori of Ngati Kahungunu. Career In February 2019, Young was the recipient of a New Zealand Society of Authors Waitangi Day Honor. In accepting the award, Young said, "As a brown woman who writes - oftentimes from the margins and smashing gates as I do so - I have seen the transformative power wrought by stories written by us, about us, and for us, as our communities the world over revel in books they can see themselves in, that they can embrace as their own. This literary honour is testament of that power, and emphasises the ever present need for more of us – to write, publish, and have the support we need to take our stories to an international audience.” Young w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Wendt
Albert Tuaopepe Wendt (born 27 October 1939) is a Samoan poet and writer who lives in New Zealand. He is one of the most influential writers in Oceania. His notable works include ''Sons for the Return Home'', published in 1973 (adapted into a feature film in 1979), and ''Leaves of the Banyan Tree'', published in 1979. As an academic he has taught at universities in Samoa, Fiji, Hawaii and New Zealand, and from 1988 to 2008 was the professor of New Zealand literature at the University of Auckland. Wendt is the recipient of many prestigious awards, including twice receiving the Commonwealth Writers Prize, multiple top awards at the New Zealand Book Awards, the 2012 Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Fiction and an Icon Award from the Arts Foundation of New Zealand in 2018. In 2013 he was appointed a member of the Order of New Zealand, New Zealand's highest civilian honour, recognising his pivotal role in the formation of Pacific literature in English. Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momoe Malietoa Von Reiche
Momoe Malietoa Von Reiche is a Samoan poet, artist, sculptor, photographer. Biography She was born in Samoa and was educated in Samoa and New Zealand. Her published books of poetry are ''Solaua, a Secret Embryo'' (1974), ''Pao Alimago on Wet Days'' (1979), ''Alaoa, above the Gully of Your Childhood'' (1986) and ''Tai, the Heart of a Tree'' (1989). Von Reiche writes in English. She belongs to the "later phase" of South Pacific poetry, whereby her perception of reality is through an individual rather than communal viewpoint. Her poems have been described as "lyrical". A prominent theme in her poetry is the sexist abuse of power. Literary critic Tiffin has noted the use of "words deliberate, carefully chosen, hard hitting" in such poems of hers. Personal relationships are another recurrent theme in her works, and a quest for love and belonging features. Critics have noted some "autobiographical" elements in her poetry, with several of her poems being described as "vignettes which cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Tuffery
Michael "Michel" Cliff Tuffery (born 27 May 1966) is a New Zealand artist of Samoan, Tahitian and Cook Islands descent. He is one of New Zealand's most well known artists and his work is held in many art collections in New Zealand and around the world. Early life His mother is Samoan Bula Tuffery (nee Paotonu) and his biological father was Cook Island Tahitian. His step father was Denis Tuffery, of European descent. He attended Newlands College in Wellington, and has a Diploma in Fine Arts (Hons) from the School of Fine Arts at Otago Polytechnic (1989). He lives and works in Wellington. Career One of his distinctive sculptures from 1994 is the life-sized work, entitled '' Pisupo Lua Afe (Corned Beef 2000)'', which was constructed from flattened and riveted re-cycled corned beef tins. His work is shaped by his research into, and encounters with his Polynesian heritage while making use of Māori design. Many of his works explore colonialism and people's treatment of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Tiatia
Angela Tiatia (born 21 November 1973) is a New Zealand-Australian artist. She works with paint, sculpture, video installation, and performance art. Tiatia's work explores contemporary culture, with particular attention paid to that culture's interactions with gender, race, and neocolonialism. Tiatia's work has frequently been singled out on a national and international stage. Her 2017 installations, ''The Fall'', was met with widespread acclaim and critical recognition. Early life and education Tiatia was born on 21 November 1973 in Auckland, New Zealand. Her great-grandmother was a Chinese immigrant to Samoa. Tiatia's mother emigrated to Auckland from Samoa in the 1960s in order to find a job in a factory as part of a government push to bolster the country's growing economy. Tiatia studied commerce at the University of Auckland, graduating in 2002. In 2010, she graduated from Auckland University of Technology (AUT), with a degree in visual arts. While much of the artist's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teuane Tibbo
Teuane Ann Tibbo (2 October 1895 - 24 May 1984) was a Samoan-born New Zealand artist. She started painting when she was 71 years old; her work is held in the permanent collections of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, The University of Auckland and the National Gallery of Australia. Tibbo was born in Pago Pago, grew up in Samoa, and later lived in Fiji as an adult before moving to Auckland, New Zealand in 1945 with her husband and eight children. She began painting in the 1960s, without any formal training, when one of her daughters became interested in art. Pat Hanly introduced Tibbo to Barry Lett, who became her dealer and showed her work at Barry Lett Galleries Barry Lett Galleries was a dealer gallery focused on contemporary New Zealand art that operated in Auckland in the 1960s and 1970s. History Barry Lett Galleries was opened in 1965 by Barry Lett (1940–2017), who had graduated from Elam Schoo ...; her first solo exhibition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leilani Tamu
Leilani Leafaitulagi Grace Tamu ( Burgoyne) is a New Zealand poet and politician. Background Tamu was born Leilani Leafaitulagi Grace Burgoyne in Auckland and is of Samoan, Tongan, Scottish and German descent. She is the daughter of rugby league player Bill Burgoyne and Ellen Oldehaver. She grew up in Auckland and attended Marist School Mt Albert and St Mary's College. She attended the University of Auckland where she studied history. Her master's thesis was on Apia between 1879 and 1900. Tamu currently lives in Auckland. Career For several years, Tamu worked as a diplomat for the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, including postings to Tonga (2010–2012) and Australia. After leaving the ministry, she became an active writer and social commentator, specifically on Pasifika issues. Published works Tamu published her first collection of poetry, ''The Art of Excavation'' in 2014 (Anahera Press). Her second collection, ''Cultural Diplomacy'', was release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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