Tai Mulitalo: My Own Shade of Brown

By MARGIE THOMSON

A photojournalistic essay on Samoan identity within New Zealand, this book offers the reflections of three men and three women on the importance of cultural identity and the challenges of living in an overwhelmingly Palagi environment.

The irony of living in a multicultural society is that the different cultural groups actually have little to do with each other in any deep sense, so a book like this has a huge, positive contribution to make to our sense of community.

It's a pleasure to read and to look at, and is a real insight into the lives and outlook of Samoan New Zealanders.

Shoal Bay Press

$29.95