The Auckland Region has a population of 1.3M, consisting 1/3 of New Zealand. Over 37% of its residents were born overseas making it the most culturally diversed place in the country.
Yan ang topic ng series of seminars dito sa opis namin. As a “new kiwi”, it is important to me to know what the other cultures. If you know more about them, you learn to respect and blend with them.
Samoan ang una naming pinag-usapan. Ito ang ilan sa mga natutunan ko tungkol sa kanila.
Migration. The first leg of Samoan migration in NZ happened in the 1950’s. In search of better opportunities, many Samoans travelled to their neighbouring Aotearoa by boat. They worked hard in NZ to give their children nourishment (kaya malalaki sila :D) and education. Kaya maraming nakapag-aral na mga second generation Samoans dito. Sila yung nasa 30 – 40 age group.
There’s an NZ immigration policy that allows them to go here through raffle. Every yr, 1100 samoans go here through that channel. Ka-swerte naman ng mga yon. However, sila yung mga nahihirapang mag-settle dito kaya madalas ay beneficiary sila ng govt assistance. If I understood it right, sila rin yung nai-involve sa mga gangs.
Settlement. Nasa South Auckland ang kanilang community. They find safety, security and belongingness in this area.
Culture. Si tatay ang nagtatrabaho at disciplinarian, si nanay ang taga pag-alaga at taga-instill ng values sa mga bata. They have extended family kaya madalas madaming occupants ang isang bahay. The head/s of the family are always consulted in major family issues. The eldest child looks after the welfare of his younger siblings while the youngest do the chores.
Humor. Samoans is a very happy culture. They laugh at almost anything. May madapa, tatawa. May pipilay-pilay maglakad, tatawa. This is their way of coping with life’s adversities.
Religion. Most of them are Christians. Church plays a big influence in their decision making.
Clash with the Tongans. Meron daw pero di sinabi bakit.
It’s not difficult to embrace the samoan culture coz I see similarities in our pinoy culture. I esp. like the humour part. Kaya nga kami ni Samoan friend ko ay nag-click right away.
Maori ang next topic namin. This will be really interesting. Gusto kong malaman kung ano ang tingin nila sa mga immigrants.
2 comments:
uy excited ako sa next topic mo. Dito rin ibat ibang culture nasa 3K workers namin and asa payroll kase ako kaya nakakainteract ko iba ibang tao. Yep I found Samoans nice and (dambuhala) nga tawag namin ng Filipina officemate ko he he he. Me maori blood ang hubby ko & dami ko maori events na na-attendan but di ko alam ano tingin nila sa migrants. Kaya i look forward with your next blog.
Hi Wheng,
wow, ang laki ng company nyo. I can't imagine something that big here in NZ.
Akala ko noong una pare-pareho (at magkakamukha) ang lahat ng polynesians, hindi pala. Ngayon unti-unti ko ng nakikita ang differences nila.
I'll takedown notes on the next seminar. Nakalimutan ko kasing magdala noong una kaya konti lang ang naalala.
cheers.
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