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Khmer VoicesAll Things Cambodian with @allthingscambodian Creator Ryan SamnRyan Samn is an Asian American writer, educator, and cultural practitioner. Ryan also runs the Instagram account @allthingscambodian where he shares impactful and insightful posts on Cambodian culture exploring themes of culture, identity, and language.In this episode, Ryan shares his career journey from starting as an English language instructor in Faa'a Tahiti, French Polynesia to now a College Recruiter, managing the Outreach office and collaborating with local high schools.We also delve into the complexities of Cambodian identity, the nuances of ethnic labels and language, and indigenous Khmer tribes. And importantly, he t...
2025-04-151h 21
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 2: The Importance of Ma'ohi Genealogy - Terava CaseyKura Ora! Season 2 continues with our next episode featuring Terava Casey. This episode is all about genealogy & the importance of our families guarding family history, records & photos as we think about passing down this sacred knowledge & information to the next generation. This is a topic I highly revere, I started diving deep into learning my own children's Ma'ohi genealogy to better understand who they are. I am so grateful I had a chance to interview Terava Casey who is a Pa'umotu/Kanaka Maoli scholar finishing er PhD on Pa'umotu history, oral traditions & genealogy in the Pacific History Department at...
2024-08-061h 37
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 1: Language & Culture Without Borders - Moenau Rivera'ia ora na! Season 2 kicks off STRONG with Moenau Rivera, CEO & Founder of Porinetia Adventures as well as Poly-Lingual, the 1st online platform to learn Reo Tahiti (the Tahitian language). Moenau was raised on the islands of Tahiti & Ra'iatea before coming to the USA in 2006. We talked a lot about her thoughts & observations on how the Ma'ohi culture is portrayed here in California. In addition, she has put a call out to the fellow Tahitian families living in the States to also support the perpetuation of Reo Tahiti the way she & her husband have greatly done so....
2024-07-301h 24
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 18: Manuia To Tere! - Heimiri Tiauhau AguayoKura Ora! In our final episode of Season 1, we have reached the sunny state of New Mexico where we hear from Heimiri. Heimiri was raised on Mo’orea island & is now here in the USA raising her beautiful family with the love of her life, Rafael. This episode is named “MANUIA TO TERE” not only to mark the success of our Podcast’s first season but it is also a phrase to mark the end of a successful journey for Heimiri. In this case, Heimiri’s personal journey led her across the Pacific to where she is today: a life of cu...
2023-12-2057 min
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 17: A Polynesian Love Story - Kapeka & Tinomana Hoffmann‘ia ora na! In this episode, we hear from husband & wife duo: Frantz Emile Tinomana Hoffmann & Maydean Elikapeka Kia Hoffmann. Tino & Kapeka’s journey has led them through the decades all over the world. From meeting on Tino’s home island (fenua ai’a) of Tahiti - to then moving to Hawai’i - then going back to Tahiti together to live - until 2016 when they left for Atlanta, Georgia & then finally round trip to Pearl City on the island of O’ahu where they currently reside. Both well versed in their cultures, Tino & Kapeka’s love story carries a powerful messa...
2023-06-071h 00
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 16: Continuing A Legacy - Terevarevahaunui Jacobson'ia ora na! In Episode 16 we have a special guest featured, my friend Terevarevahaunui Jacobson. Tereva has been on Maui for the last two decades, having moved to the state of Hawaii from Tahiti, French Polynesia. Tereva comes from a strong family of cultural practitioners in the dance world of ‘ori Tahiti. Today she is a self made real estate investor, a wife, a mother & the fa’atere pupu (director) of an all girls dance group TE ‘OHI NUI. Terevarevahaunui Jacobson / Maui, HI
2023-06-061h 04
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 15: Knowing Who I've Always Been - Rose PerreiraKura Ora! In this episode, we hear from Rose Perreira. Rose is a wife (to her husband John), a mother (to Kim, Johnny & Christian), she is a Tahitian dance master, business woman & pioneer in the Tahitian dance world that was imported to Hawai’i. Coming from a strong Pa’umotu lineage in the Vahitu region (Takaroa island), Rose was raised in Tahiti until she was of age to go to BYU Hawai’i where her family was in charge of the Tahitian Village at the Polynesian Cultural Center. Today she is known as an icon, teacher & judge often sought after in the...
2023-05-2352 min
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 14: Mo'orea to Los Angeles - Lauretta Smith'ia ora na! In this episode, we hear from Lauretta Smith. Lauretta (we call her Lolo) has been in Los Angeles for a few decades. Being raised on Mo'orea island, she had come to the United States with her son's father in the early 1980s. Tatie Lolo is a huge supporter of our Tahitian American Families and Couples group and she has been a big proponent for our big Tahitian American families gatherings starting with the big (unofficial) one that happened in L.A. last year in 2021.Lauretta / Los Angeles, CA (USA)
2022-06-2839 min
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 13: A Fine Life of Respect - Tyrone "Boy" TemanahaKura Ora! In this episode, we hear from Tyrone a.k.a Boy. Boy’s parents left Tahiti in the 70’s to come to Hawaii, where he was born. After spending his early childhood years in Tahiti, he went back to Hawaii to go to school and has been there ever since. Boy is a well respected leader in the Tahitian drumming world, known for his knowledge & years of experience with his family troupe TE VAI URA NUI he learned from his parents how to weave the Ma’ohi culture into the fabric of his life outside of their homela...
2022-06-1700 min
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 12: Let's Talk About Visas - Ryan Samn'ia ora te nuna'a! A quick and small break from the interview episodes, we dissect everything about visas between the U.S. and French Polynesia. I also go into a little history about why some Tahitians have come to live in the U.S. -Disclaimer: this episode is not to be taken as LEGAL advice but rather as just documented experiences and tauturu (support). If anyone wants to get in contact please email me at 999x24k@gmail.com - mauruuru roa!
2022-06-0721 min
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 11: Dreams to Reality in Rangiroa - Anthony Waipa ManaoisKura ora! In this episode we hear from Anthony Waipa Manaois. A 1st generation Hawaiian raised in the Bay Area, Uncle Anthony gives us to a powerful oral history of his family's background, the creation of their Halau (Hula Halau O Nalua) and how the group Otea Api also gradually became one of the most well known & loved traditional Tahitian dance groups outside of French Polynesia. We learn about he & his wife (Nathalie Teura)'s love story & how she came over to the U.S. from French Polynesia - only to also set and establish roots in both the...
2022-06-031h 10
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 10: Making Our Tupuna Proud - Malia Erena TafuaKura Ora! In this episode, we hear from Malia Erena Tafua. Calling in from St. George, Utah, Malia currently resides there with her four sons and husband. She carries her family's legacy of directing the Polynesian dance group "Te Fano O Te Ra", passed on to her from her late father Uncle Alex Tekurio, great leader of the troupe "Hitiaa O Te Ra". Malia recounts her parent's love story, her upbringing in Southern California and the ways in which she does her best to put in heart and soul to make her ancestors proud.Malia / St. George...
2022-06-011h 04
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 9: Walking Backwards Into The Future - Vehia Wheeler'ia ora na te nuna'a! Our brave friend and aito vahine Ma'ohi Vehia Wheeler called in all the way from the beautiful island of Moorea! Like many other Tahitian Americans, Vehia comes from an American father and a Tahitian mother + was raised in Hawai'i. She has now relocated to her fenua 'ai'a of Moorea & is the President of her own Association Anavai, which focuses on the environmental sustainability of Ma'ohi Nui by using research & cultural knowledge from the Ma'ohi ancestors.
2022-05-2443 min
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 8: Bringing Tahiti to Vegas - Julie Manea Charles‘Ia ora na! On our 8th episode, we hear from the very talented Julie. Julie was born and raised in Tahiti & left French Polynesia to be with the love of her life, Kaniala in Las Vegas where they currently are raising their 3 beautiful daughters. Julie is the Fa’atere Pupu (Director) of Pupu ‘ori Te Nati where she is able to share the love of her Ma’ohi culture & dance traditions with her students. She is also one of the founding members of our rapidly growing groups on Facebook “Tahitian American Families and Couples”.Julie / Las Vegas, NV (USA)
2022-05-2044 min
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 7: Ma'ohi Way of Living - Vaihere Swider'ia ora na! On our 7th episode, we hear from the amazing Vaihere. Vaihere left Mahina (on the island of Tahiti) at a very young age and was back + fourth to the USA and Tahiti throughout her youth. In college she met her American husband Tim & they eventually settled in Florida for many years raising their 3 daughters Leilani, Hinanui and Anavai before picking up and going to Tahiti then to California. Vaihere's valuable insights on her culture, how her girls are being raised paints a vivid portrait of the Ma'ohi way of living: even outside of French Polynesia.
2022-04-201h 11
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 6: Ma'ohi Naming Traditions - Ry & Vairea'ia ora na! Happy Easter Sunday to all. As a special episode in between all our wonderful guests, your hosts (Ry and Vairea) share a little about Ma'ohi naming traditions for children and the relevance of embracing old traditions vs. abandoning them for our families. We hope you enjoy our discussion and some of the traditions that Vairea's family follows when it comes to naming their children in the family.
2022-04-1735 min
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 5: Dance & Speak with Love - Steve Rivera'ia ora na! On our 5th episode, we learn about Steve's amazing story. Steve was born and raised here in the U.S. and is partner/spouse to Moenau from Tahiti. Steve makes one half of this power couple who established Porinetia Adventures Travel Agency and Poly-Lingual: the 1st online learning platform for learning the Tahitian language outside of French Polynesia. Steve takes us on a journey through his years of involvement in the Polynesian dance community in Southern California, to spending time in Tahiti & finally to moving Moenau to California where they currently raise their two talented daughters...
2022-04-151h 11
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 4: A Place In the Middle - Tylon Teaitu BuendiaKura ora! On our 4th episode, we hear from Ty, whose mother is from the Tuamotu region in French Polynesia and his father was born & raised in Hawai'i. Ty is one of most supportive & actives members of our Tahitian American Families and Couples Group on Facebook. In this episode he shares a little about what it was like to be raised in Florida & how finally returning to his mother's homeland of French Polynesia filled a void in his life. From love to loss & back to love, here is Ty's story.Tylon Buendia / Los Angeles, CA (USA)
2022-04-0555 min
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 3: Tahiti to Fiji to Hawaii - Heiani Bernabe'ia ora na! On our 3rd episode, we hear from our friend Heiani, who was born and raised in Tahiti and came to the U.S.A. on a K1 Visa to be with her husband Vinny from Hawai'i. Heiani is one of the Tahitians who helped to create the Tahitian American Families and Couples Group on Facebook. In this episode she shares a little about what it was like to file the K1 Visa (also known as the "90-Day Fiance" Visa) and how it was to go to Suva, Fiji - which is where the U.S. Embassy...
2022-04-011h 18
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 2: 5 Years Abroad - Vairea Tupana Samn'ia ora! On our 2nd episode, we hear from Ryan's wife/partner: Vairea, who came from French Polynesia to the United States in 2017. Vairea is founder of the 1st Tahitian Cultural Center in the U.S.A and also helped to create the Tahitian American Families and Couples Group on Facebook. In this episode she shares a little about what life has been like moving away from home and arriving in the U.S. as an immigrant with no family present.Vairea Tupana Samn / San Francisco, CA.
2022-03-2837 min
Te Reva Nei Au: A Podcast for Tahitian American FamiliesEpisode 1: About The Host - Ryan Samn'ia ora na! On our 1st episode, I will be sharing about ME (Ryan, the host and creator of this Podcast) and what led me to create this platform for us to share our stories.Ryan Samn / San Francisco, CA.
2022-03-1138 min