Tongan Culture
This value emphasizes respect toward elders and family members.
What is faka’apa’apa?
Migration increased after this global event.
What is World War II?
People moved to California mainly for these things (name one).
What are jobs / money / education?
This helped many interviewees succeed in America (name one).
What is family / church / community / faith?
One major challenge was learning this.
What is English?
Families often do this together before meals and when leaving or returning home.
What is prayer?
A shortage of this resource pushed many Tongans to move.
What is agricultural land?
Freedom in America was described as being more this.
What is regulated?
Hanui Vave found success through this activity in church.
What is singing / choir?
Veiongo faced discrimination when doing this.
What is finding jobs?
This concept means carrying out your responsibilities within the home.
What is fatongia?
The first migration step was from smaller islands to this type of island.
Question: What are main islands?
Tonga is known more for this, while America is known for wealth.
What is resilience / strong community?
Veiongo credited this relationship as part of her success.
What is her husband?
In America, people noted a lack of this compared to Tonga.
What is community / knowing neighbors?
Tonga has this many inhabitable islands.
What is 36?
Name one country Tongans migrated to besides the U.S.
What is Australia or New Zealand?
Both California and Tonga share this climate feature.
What is having no snow / similar seasons?
Job support and this belief helped Umufuke thrive.
What is faith?
In Tonga, people felt joy most on this day of the week.
What is Sunday?
The capital city where about 1/10 of Tongans lived.
What is Nuku’alofa?
Migration helped solve this issue in Tonga.
What is rapid population growth?
In Tonga, freedom meant doing this kind of work.
What is working for yourself and family?
A strong support system of these people helped Hanui.
What is family (brothers, sisters, wife)?
Hanui’s joy came from learning this in school and bringing it to America.
What is music?