Tali Alisa Hafoka is an artist of mixed Samoan heritage. This painting of ʻula lole (candy leis) depicts a Samoan cultural practice in diaspora. These leis include American bills and an array of mass-produced American candies.
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The Asian American Studies Center acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and pay our respects to the honuukvetam (ancestors), ‘ahiihirom (elders), and ‘eyoohiinkem (relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.
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