Church hymns, food and caretaking mental health in Western spaces


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Dec 11 2024 29 mins  

For proud Samoan Fa'afafine and trans woman of colour, Amao Leota Lu, Islander food and church hymns kept her connected to her Samoan heritage whilst growing up in Australia.

And then there's the heart bells that rang when Amao journeyed back to Samoa after many years away; where seeing her beloved Fa'afafine community proudly represented on billboards and in influential roles across society couldn't stop her from smiling.

Sistas Let's Talk discusses connection — but also isolation, when living in a Pacific diaspora.