SISTER MALIA TU'IFUA DESCENDANT OF CHIEFS, DAUGHTER OF GOD

SISTER MALIA TU'IFUA DESCENDANT OF CHIEFS, DAUGHTER OF GOD

This portrait of Sister Tu'ifua (1924-2007), explores the life of high-ranking Halakihe'umata Tu'ifua from her inauspicious birth in Lapaha, Tonga, to her profession in becoming a Roman Catholic nun and her subsequent work for the church. The account details several features of her ea...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Polynesian Society 2014-06, Vol.123 (2), p.169-183
1. Verfasser: KAEPPLER, ADRIENNE L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Attitudes
Biography
Catholicism
Children
Convents
Dance
Fathers
Happiness
Marist Missionary Sisters
Mothers
Nuns
Sisters
Twins
Women
Women in development
Women in missionary work
World War (1939-1945)
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Zusammenfassung:This portrait of Sister Tu'ifua (1924-2007), explores the life of high-ranking Halakihe'umata Tu'ifua from her inauspicious birth in Lapaha, Tonga, to her profession in becoming a Roman Catholic nun and her subsequent work for the church. The account details several features of her early life: her love of dancing and performing, her interaction with American servicemen during the Second World War, and her reason for becoming a nun. It then follows Sister Tu'ifua's career: teaching children, development work with Tongan women and, latterly, her international role and work for the betterment of the poorest of Tongan people.
ISSN:0032-4000
2230-5955