Members of Samoa Fa'afafine Association with president Alex Su'a second from left. Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Samoan-speaking Australians.

The fa'afafine of the Samoa islands in Apia, Samoa in 2005-Tara and her parents at their home. (Olivier CHOUCHANA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Source: Getty Images Ua iloa i se su'esu'ega fa'a ...

Angie Enoka became the first Samoan fa’afafine at Massey University to receive a Doctor of Philosophy in Media Studies. Angie graduated from the village of Togafu’afu’a on the island of Upolu in Samoa ...

Waititi’s film also features one of the island nation’s biggest trailblazers, center-back Jaiyah Saelua who identifies as fa’afafine, a third gender in the Samoan culture often referred to ...