Tonga is an archipelago in the south pacific in Western Polynesia, consisting of more than 170 islands, but with only 45 inhabited, (About Tonga) and is a very different country compared to Canada in nature. Both Canada and Tonga has its own unique social, cultural, and traditional values which have greatly influenced over their marriage traditions, and the clear differences in such values explain why Canada and Tonga share such different viewpoints towards
Tongatapu, ‘Eua, and Vava'u. Only three other islands are inhabited; Eva, Niuafo'ou, and Niuatoputapu (Goldman 1970: 281).Tonga is on the western side of the international date line. Radioactive carbon dating of a Tongan specimen gave us a date going back to about the 5th century B.C. This date is the oldest of all of Polynesia (Lieb 1972: 79). Among the Polynesian chiefdoms, Tonga is unique because of its level of political development and extensive travel and exchange (Kirch 1984: 217). The entire
The general causes of migration are poverty, unemployment, economic stagnation and overpopulation. Accepting immigrants has become a humane cause along with foreign investment in these poor countries with the hope that less people will have to migrate. U.S. investment in the global economy has had the reverse affect though, encouraging people to move along with the flow of capital, goods, and services. Saskia Sassen’s article, Why Migration, points out that the “open nature of the U.S. labor
explore and enjoy the serenity of the Kingdom of Tonga, where life happens to the tempo of the oceans winds and waves. The Kingdom of Tonga is divided into three different groups. The group farthest north is Vava’u, which is made up of more than forty small islands. The second group, south of Vava’u, is Ha’apai, and the farthest south group is Tongatapu— tonga meaning south. Tourism happens all over the Kingdom of Tonga, but the most popular eco-lodges in Tonga are located in Vava’u. These eco-lodges embody
Tonga is made up of 176 islands that are scattered over 270,000 square miles of the South Pacific Ocean. The country is known as the Friendly Islands. The country of Tonga has many sports teams. Some of the most popular sports ingratiated into the culture of Tonga are rugby, surfing, and cricket. The most famous sport in Tonga is rugby. Rugby is often thought to be a combination of American football and soccer, but in-fact is not as close as commonly believed. Rugby was started in England and spread
Malo e lelei or Hello, like all cultures, Tongan culture is a way of life and in this case the island life. The Kingdom of Tonga is but a speck on the map, a Polynesian kingdom off the South Pacific Ocean. My cultural identity is defined in a variety of ways, my self-perception, my family background, and the values associated within the larger ethnic group. Where I come from is not known and most people have never heard of such a place, it is untouched and largely undiscovered. But, my culture is
consists of well-known Islands such as Hawaii, Easter Island, and New Zealand. These Islands are also the islands that create the Polynesian Triangle which outlines the area defined as Polynesia. Other Islands located inside the triangle include Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Tokelau, Wallis, Futuna, Niue, Tuvalu, and French Polynesia. The settlements of the Polynesian people have also extended into New Guinea, Caroline Islands, Solomon Islands, Ratuma, and Vanuatu. Polynesia only makes up 1/3 of Oceana.
in Tonga, however there are deficits in PAC being developed for economic developments in the Pacific Islands. Initially, New Zealand set out policies for immigration that not only benefits New Zealand, but also the Pacific Islands, however when immigrants like Tongans, come to the country, they face many challenges from
confidence in biomedical notions of disease. According to Parsons (1983), the best way to challenge community engagement In Tonga, would be trough researching and valuing healers’ knowledge. “There were, however, few precedents for psychiatrist and traditional healer collaborations in the literature to draw on. Wolfgang Jilek’s encouragement of such collaborations in Tonga followed the 1978 Alma Ata declaration (WHO, 1978) calling for greater recognition of, and integration with, traditional healers
A Comparison of Mexican and Tongan Immigrant Groups I chose to write my paper on the comparison and contrast of two immigration groups. I chose them because they are extremely similar once they have arrived in America, and very different culturally. The two groups that I chose are the Mexicans and the Tongans. It is never easy for someone when they arrive in a new country, but it is how you handle yourself while you are there is what counts, so my goal is to show a brief comparison of these
Summary: Australian media and political personality Julie Bishop is the minister for foreign affairs, and is a regular tweeter. Being a political personality, her twitter has become a platform to connect with the general public, as well as a platform to PR her views, her whereabouts, and evidence of connections with general public, through photos of her activities and duties as minister of foreign affairs. As with any political figure Bishop creates some discussion of political matters and issues
I wanted to get the readers of my blog interested and hopefully encourage them to go and see Tonga for themselves, so they can have some of the wonderful experiences that I had. I learned how to write a blog and that there are many different types if blogs. I have grown immensely as a writer since I wrote a blog for my 2nd genre experiment. I have
Ethnic favoritism has definite roots in colonialism. The redrawing of African boundaries was a tool used for colonial administration. In Richard Ilohar’s article, he states that “the exercise provided opportunities for the colonialists to play one ethnic group against another to maintain a strong grip on power,” which in fact agrees with Grabowski’s article which states the boundaries of African states “defied any genuine process of development, especially political development, and rather created
Some people had heard the warning and hurried to the nearest mountain they saw. People in Samoa, America Samoa and Tonga lost their homes, some still have missing family members, villages were entirely damaged, they had contaminated water and there was no food to eat. The combination of Samoa and America Samoa were homeless because there was not a single building that
The Pacific islands were the most difficult to reach, and therefore believed to be the last place on earth discovered by humans. Once settled, mankind finally reached the end of the known habitable world. When the first Europeans arrived to Polynesia in the 1800s, they found the islands already settled. This aroused interest and speculation about the origins of Polynesia, and a debate among scholars, scientist and others concerning this historical aspect of the Pacific continues today. Evidence
in the world”. On this account the study will be of great value to Zimbabwe as a nation as it will promote the establishment of national dress based on the beliefs and values of the major sub cultures of Zimbabwe which are the Zezuru, Ndebele and Tonga. The collaboration of the aspects from these subcultures will serve as leverage for acceptance of the national dress by the people of Zimbabwe. The present study will extend existing knowledge about the different cultural aspects of the major sub cultures
Oppression and Privileges in my cultural Genogram Men in family have more privilege than women in my family. My grandfather believed he had the privilege to be abusive to my grandmother and this passed down to his sons. My mother witnessed abuse from grandfather, she went through herself and accepted it. My grandfather made all the rules in the family, he could go out for days and not come back and he believed he had the right to do that. My step-father was abusive to my mother when I was living
The Sign Of Four In the beginning of the novel Dr. Watson says that he has seen Sherlock Holmes take cocaine three times a day for many months. Dr. Watson tells Holmes about the danger but Holmes disagrees and tells him that the drug relaxes and clears his mind. He uses cocaine due to no work. A lady named Mary Morstan comes to talk to Holmes for a case which she assures him is unusual. Miss Morgan's father vanished some years before. He had got a twelve month notice from his Indian regiment and
Critical Discourse Analysis as Curriculum Development: Critical approaches to culturally relevant curricula in the Pacific Dr. Kevin Smith Abstract In 2010, I conducted a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of a curricular document produced by the Welsh Government intended to provide teachers with guidance on how to enact a “Curriculum Cymreig” (a culturally relevant curriculum initiative) in schools in Wales. There is a multiplicity of postcolonial commonalities that have complicated curriculum development
The Immigration and Job Loss Debate A debate that always seems to raise its ugly head when the issue of "foreign labor" is discussed concerns the types of jobs that immigrants take and whether they are actually taking these jobs away from American workers. I look at it as jobs they are "left with", not ones they are taking. The debate always shows an American family that has been displaced or lost their livelihood because they can no longer compete with cheaper labor. In reality the jobs that