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What Do Google Users Know About Fiji and Fijians?
Searching Google for Fiji? Try stopping for answers here. Where do Fijians Come From? I am sure the question above is asked by Americans the most. Where do Americans come from? Fijians come from the South Pacific Island country of Read More …
"Twice-Removed"
I think a lot about this somewhat forced migration–first from India to Fiji on indenture ships and then from Fiji to the United States by modern aircrafts. There is a real crisis of identity and belonging. I had an epiphany Read More …
Fiji Falls On the Press Freedom Index
The latest press freedom index rankings released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has Fiji plunging 73 places to 152 after a crackdown on the media by Fijian dictator Frank Bainimarama. No criticism whatsoever is allowed of Commodore Bainimarama or the Read More …
A Fijian Miss Idaho Teen USA 2010
“Fiji is my home. I love Idaho but my heart will always be home in Ca’audrove.” –Hosanna Kabakoro This story about a 16-year old Fijian-American teenager winning a beauty contest in the USA was a much-needed break from the quick-scanning Read More …
DownFall of Fiji: Coup Culture or PostColonial Failure?
In response to the fourth coup in the Fiji Islands in as many as seventeen years, the international community demanded the restoration of democracy and order in the country. While Sitiveni Rabuka, Fiji’s first coup leader, expressed regret over introducing Read More …