Stories in the Samoan language told by early settlers who came to Aotearoa to seek opportunities & a better life for their families.
Sa’ili Mālō - Seeking a Better Life
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Stories in the Samoan language told by early settlers who came to Aotearoa to seek opportunities & a better life for their families.
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May 25, 2020
Taesega Elisala-Sidler
<p>Taesega never thought about leaving Samoa but in 1958 an aunty asked her to accompany her on the long sea voyage to New Zealand. Taesega didn't have the money, so she borrowed £40 to pay her fare.</p><p><strong>Samoan</strong></p><p>"E leai ma sona manatu na te tu'ua Samoa a o laitiiti."</p><p>Na fanau Taesega Elisala-Sidler i Samoa, i le aso 25 July 1930. Ina maliliu ona mātua i le 9 o ona tausaga sa tausi ia e le uso o lona tamā. E leai ma sona manatu na te tu'ua Samoa a o laitiiti.</p><p>O Tesema i le 1958 na fai atu ai le tuafafine o le uso o lona tamā, la te malaga mai i Niu Sila. I lenā taimi e leai ma sana tupe na i ai ma sa aitalafu lona pasese e £40 mai se loia.</p><p>Na te manatua se lagona uiga 'ese i le fai Kersimasi ma le Tausagafou i le sami. Na taunu'u le va'a i Lyttleton ona aga'i atu ai lea i Ueligitone ma tulau'ele'ele ai.</p><p>E pei o isi tagata Pasefika na taunu'u i Ueligitone i na taimi, sa lolotu i le Newtown PIPC. O se tasi o faifea'u o le Ekalesia, o Reverend Pepe Nokise, ma o ia lea na faamau ma lona Aunty o Lili'a.</p><p>Na maua le galuega muamua a Taesega i le falesu'isu'i ma o i'inā na a'o ai lana su'isu'i ma lana Igilisi. O taimi na, o le tele ia o avanoa faigaluega ma sa faigofie ona sui lau galuega.</p><p>Sa feiloa'i Taesega ma lona to'alua Siamani i le Newtown PIPC. Na faamanuiaina i la'ua i le fanau e to'a lima. O se tasi e 'aveva'alele, o leisi e foma'i ma le faipisinisi.</p><p>---</p><p><strong>English</strong></p><p>"As a child she never thought about leaving Samoa".</p><p>Born in Samoa, on 25 July 1930, Taesega Elisala-Sidler's parents passed away when she was just 9 years old. After her parents' departure she lived with an uncle. As a child she never thought about leaving Samoa. </p><p>However, in December of 1958, an aunty asked Taesega to accompany her on the long sea voyage to New Zealand. Taesega didn't have the money, so she borrowed &pound;40 from a lawyer to pay her fare. </p><p>She recalls how strange it was to experience both Christmas and New Year's while at sea. The ship arrived in Lyttleton before continuing to Wellington where she finally disembarked.</p><p>After arriving, like many new Pacific migrants in Wellington, she attended the Pacific Islanders' Presbyterian Church. One of the Church's Ministers, Reverend Pepe Nokise, was her Aunty Lili'a 's fiance. </p><p>Taesega found her first job in a Wellington tailor's shop where she learned how to sew and more importantly, to speak English. She said that in those days there were plenty of work opportunities and it was very easy to go from one job to another…</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/sa-ili-malo?share=elf_audio_2018747580">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
May 25, 2020
Fereni Pepe Ete QSM
<p>Fereni Pepe Ete QSM established the first A'oga Amata at the EFKS church in Newtown in 1985 making a huge contribution to the preschool where the Samoan language was being taught. </p><p><strong>Samoan</strong></p><p>"E tāua tele le a'oa'oina o fanau a Samoa i la latou lava gagana."</p><p>Sa faavae e Fereni Pepe Ete QSM le A'oga Amata muamua i Niu Sila i le 1985 i le EFKS i Newtown. E telē lona sao mo A'oga Amata. O lana mau "E tāua tele le a'oa'oina o fanau a Samoa i la latou lava gagana."</p><p>Sa malaga muamua mai Fereni i le 1954 ina ua 14 ona tausaga e a'oga i Niu Sila ae na toe vave fo'i i Samoa ona ua misia lona āiga. E sau mai se aiga e 15 le fanauga. O lona tamā sa Foma'i i Samoa.</p><p>Na toe malaga mai Fereni ma lona to'alua Reverend Risatisone Ete e avea ma Faafeagaiga a le EFKS i Newtown. Na taunu'u i le masina o Tesema 1974.</p><p>Sa faaauau e Fereni lana galuega mo a'oga amata a o la tausia le Ekalesia. Sa a'oga i le Iunivesetē i Vitoria mo lona faailoga i le Early Childhood Education.</p><p>Sa faaliliuina e Fereni le Ta'iala mo A'oga Amata i le gagana Samoa. Sa ia faavaeina fo'i le A'oga mo Faia'oga Amata i Niu Sila.</p><p>Na faamanuiaina Fereni i le faailoga tauoloa o le QSM i le tausaga e 2014.</p><p><strong>English</strong></p><p>"Teaching Samoan kids in their own language is very important."</p><p>Fereni Pepe Ete QSM established the first A'oga Amata at the EFKS church in Newtown in 1985. She has made a huge contribution to the development of A'oga Amata, a preschool where the Samoan language was being taught. "Teaching Samoan kids in their own language is very important," she said.</p><p>Fereni first travelled to New Zealand in 1954 when she was fourteen to further her education but felt homesick and returned to Samoa. She is from a family of 15 (8 girls and 7 boys). Their father was a doctor in Samoa. She later travelled to New Zealand with her husband Reverend Risatisone Ete who became the Church Minister for the Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano Samoa (EFKS) in Newtown. They arrived in December 1974.</p><p>During their church ministry, Fereni pursued her passion and attended Victoria University for further studies in Early Childhood Education. She also translated the Early Childhood Education Guideline into the Samoa language. Fereni's achievements in her field also include establishing a Training School for A'oga Amata teachers, working to ensure future generations know their own culture's language. She was recognised for her community work and was awarded the QSM in 2014.</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/sa-ili-malo?share=elf_audio_2018747581">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
May 25, 2020
Dr Ali’itasi Su’a Fuimaono Tavila
<p>Dr Ali'itasi Su'a Fuimaono Tavila grew up in Samoa but was only 14 years-old when she moved to New Zealand in 1975 after winning a scholarship to attend a New Zealand school.</p><p><strong>Samoan</strong></p><p>"E ui ina tele taimi sa tauivi ai ma meaa'oga, ae ua tauia lo'u tautigā."</p><p>E faatāua e Dr Ali'itasi Su'a Fuimaono Tavila le a'oga. O lona talitonuga mau, e taunu'u miti a tagata pe a maualuga le soifua a'oa'oina.</p><p>Sa soifua a'e Ali'itasi i Gagaifo i Lefaga ma Falelatai i Upolu. O le 1975 na malaga mai ai e a'oga faasikolasipi i Niu Sila.</p><p>Sa nonofo i Porirua āiga o Ali'itasi ma sa a'oga i le Kolisi o Porirua. Na o ia le teine na fanau i Samoa i totonu o le vasega ma sa lagona lona popole. Sa fai lana tala faapea: "E mafai ona sili atu a'u nai lo isi tamaiti i le vasega" ma o se talitonuga malosi na mafai ai ona faamanuiaina lona soifua a'oa'oina.</p><p>Na tu'ua e Ali'itasi le Kolisi o Porirua ae ulufale i le Hutt Valley High School ma sa nā o ia fo'i le tagata Samoa, e lē gata i lana vasega ae faapea le a'oga atoa.</p><p>Na faigaluega faaofisa ina ua mae'a ana a'oga i le Wellington Polytechnic ma sa lafo le tele o lona totogi i lona āiga i Samoa. Sa toe fo'i i Samoa e tausi ona mātua mo le 3 tausaga. O le faanaunauga o Ali'itasi e toe a'oga, na toe fo'i mai ai ma a'oga i le Iunivesetē ma o se tulaga faigatā mo se tagata matua. Ae o lona lototele ma lona talitonuga mau o lana inivesi lea mo lona lumana'i na faafaigofie ai ana a'oga</p><p>Sa faamanuiaina lona soifua a'oa'oina i faailoga o le: Bachelor in Social Work, Masters ma le PhD. I le taimi nei o lo o avea Dr Ali'itasi ma Faia'oga Sinia mo le faailoga o le Pasifika Health i le Iunivesetē o Vitoria i Ueligitone. Sa ta'utino e Dr Ali'itasi "e ui ina tele taimi sa tauivi ai ma meaa'oga, ae ua tauia lo'u tautigā"</p><p>---</p><p><strong>English</strong></p><p>While she struggled many times during her studies, that struggle has been worthwhile.</p><p>Dr Ali'itasi Su'a Fuimaono Tavila is passionate about education. She firmly believes that higher education is a pathway which helps people achieve their dreams. </p><p>Ali'itasi grew up in Samoa, in the villages of Gagaifo i Lefaga and Falelatai (Upolu). She was only 14 years-old when she moved to New Zealand in 1975, after winning a scholarship to attend a New Zealand school…</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/sa-ili-malo?share=elf_audio_2018747573">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>
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