Oceans Between Us: Pacific Peoples and Racism in Aotearoa

Editor: Sereana Naepi

Authors

  • Latafale Allyssa Verner-Pula Sāmoa (Lepea, Saoluafata, Lotofaga, Faleapuna); Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15286/jps.135.1-2.120-123

Author Biography

Latafale Allyssa Verner-Pula, Sāmoa (Lepea, Saoluafata, Lotofaga, Faleapuna); Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland

Latafale Allyssa Verner-Pula (she/her) is a proud tama‘ita‘i Sāmoa (Sāmoan woman), occupying a range of spaces. Currently a PhD student in Pacific studies at Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland, Allyssa is an award-winning podcaster, emerging researcher and community advocate. Based in Manurewa, South Auckland, Allyssa is passionate about serving, empowering and telling the stories of Pacific communities in Aotearoa, through storytelling, scholarship and media.

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Additional Files

Published

2026-08-06

How to Cite

Verner-Pula, L. A. (2026). Oceans Between Us: Pacific Peoples and Racism in Aotearoa: Editor: Sereana Naepi. Waka Kuaka, 135(1 and 2), 120–123. https://doi.org/10.15286/jps.135.1-2.120-123

Issue

Vol. 135 No. 1 and 2 (2026): Waka Kuaka | The Journal of the Polynesian Society

Section

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