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Khalia Strong: Confessions of a ‘token’ Tongan – the rest is up to you

September 13, 2021

This Tonga Language Week, Pacific Media Network asked several people how they are celebrating being Tongan. PMN news journalist Khalia Strong shares her story. “Grandma, can I say I’m ‘afakasi?” I’m in the kitchen of my grandmother’s home on the North Shore, preparing for a video journalism piece on the Tongan tau’olunga. “No, you’re palagi”, she ... <a title="Khalia Strong: Confessions of a ‘token’ Tongan – the rest is up to you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/13/khalia-strong-confessions-of-a-token-tongan-the-rest-is-up-to-you/" aria-label="Read more about Khalia Strong: Confessions of a ‘token’ Tongan – the rest is up to you">Read more</a>