This group of paintings by Tali Alisa Hafoka centers on containers, connecting different ways of presenting and serving Samoan food, between traditional and mass-produced styles. The clamshell plate (bottom right) is a common mode of food presentation at important Samoan community events.
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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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