Robert Louis Stevenson’s #shortstory “The Bottle Imp” was first published (in English) #OTD, 8 Feb 1891, in the New York Herald. It was originally published in #Samoan translation as “O le Fagu Aitu” in the missionary magazine O le sulu Samoa (The Samoan Torch)
I do not have Pacific Islander ancestry myself, but I have been practicing the Samoan art of Siva Afi (fireknife dancing) for 12 years. I worked with world-champion fireknife dancers, Samoan speakers, and a Samoan artist to create a card game about it:
“Growing up queer, I never saw any sort of #Samoan or Pacific representation that were queer and what’s been really amazing about me being open about my identity and my story is being able to connect with other #queer#Pasifika people in media or who have been working in media for a really long time,” said Afualo.
#Researchers include Professor Sandy Morrison & Project Lead Lora Vaioleti, who joined Pacific Mornings to elaborate on their studies.
Violeti says a survey with 600 respondees revealed there’s particular interest from #TonganWomen to leave the Kingdom, a gender difference not reflected in the #Samoan respondents.