Listen to Fijian Radio!

Curious what kind of music they listen to in Fiji? It's a great mix of Island and tribal music and contemporary American pop.

Check out the Radio Fiji website (http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/)!

You can listen online to a number of different Fijian stations.

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What do YOU know about Fijian culture?

Thank you for being such good students and participating in our Into! As a follow-up, we would love for you to answer a couple questions for us.

1) Do you have any personal experiences with Fijians or Fijian culture? If so, what?

2) What are some things that you think of when you think of Fijian people or culture? Do you have any assumptions or perceptions about their intelligence, talents, interests, vices?

Please post your responses as comments on our blog. Have a great Spring Break!

Interesting Story

Here's a link to a story published in the Press Democrat about Fijian caregivers in Sonoma County.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080923/LIFESTYLE/809170266/1034/NEWS?Title=For_Fijians__caregiving_runs_in_family

Cool links

Here are some links to check out:

An excerpt from a guidebook on Fiji:
http://books.google.com/books?id=IMVBrlFiD2EC&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=fijiian+cheek+biting&source=bl&ots=o7FHqdzCQ4&sig=wtZWkrE10McaUiEQ_61dGlaMpBU&hl=en&ei=OrzTSYugIKWatAPK-pGmCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7#PPA64,M1

A facebook page with a list of "You know you're a fijian when..." facts:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5883335060

A NY Times article about the impact of tv on Fijian girls:
http://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/20/world/study-finds-tv-alters-fiji-girls-view-of-body.html

An interesting page about Pacific Islander history and culture:
http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Le-Pa/Pacific-Islander-Americans.html

A short video about Fijian immigrants in Washington DC:
http://stuckinfijimud.blogspot.com/2008/06/fijians-in-america.html