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'''Emma Kruse Va'ai''' is a Samoan chief (''matai''), writer<ref name=pi>{{cite book
'''Emma Kruse Va'ai''' is a Samoan chief ('high matai'), writer<ref name=pi>{{cite book
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|title= Pacific Islands writing: the postcolonial literatures of Aotearoa/New
|title= Pacific Islands writing: the postcolonial literatures of Aotearoa/New
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|title=Samoa's national business faculty wins global award
|title=Samoa's national business faculty wins global award
|date=2 September 2009
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|accessdate=12 January 2010}}</ref> She has a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in English from the [[University of New South Wales]] in [[Australia]] and is a former director of Samoa Polytechnic. Currently, she is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the [[National University of Samoa]] following the polytechnic's merger into the university in 2006. Also a lecturer in English at the university, she is a strong advocate for bilingual education in both English and the [[Samoan language]].
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}}</ref> She has a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in English from the [[University of New South Wales]] in [[Australia]] and is a former director of Samoa Polytechnic. Currently, she is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the [[National University of Samoa]] following the polytechnic's merger into the university in 2006. Also a lecturer in English at the university, she is a strong advocate for bilingual education in both English and the [[Samoan language]].


As a writer, she has published poetry and stories which have been translated into other [[Pacific Islands]] languages.<ref name=bk1>{{cite book
As a writer, she has published poetry and stories which have been translated into other [[Pacific Islands]] languages.<ref name=bk1>{{cite book
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|title= Writing the Pacific: an anthology
|title= Writing the Pacific: an anthology
|first= Kavita Ivy
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|year=2007
|year=2007
|publisher=University of the South Pacific
|publisher=University of the South Pacific
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}}</ref> She is also an executive committee member of the Samoa Association of Women Graduates (SAWG).<ref name=sawg>{{cite web
}}</ref> She is also an executive committee member of the Samoa Association of Women Graduates (SAWG).<ref name=sawg>{{cite web
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Letuimanu’asina was born and raised in Samoa in a family of eight siblings. Her primary and secondary schooling was at the Marist Missionary Sisters. Later, she studied at [[Victoria University of Wellington|Victoria University]] in [[New Zealand]] before undertaking her doctorate in Australia.<ref name=bk1/> She is married to lawyer Alo Vaimoa Va'ai and they have four children.<ref name=nzepc>{{cite web
Letuimanu’asina was born and raised in Samoa in a family of eight siblings. Her primary and secondary schooling was at the Marist Missionary Sisters. Later, she studied at [[Victoria University of Wellington|Victoria University]] in [[New Zealand]] before undertaking her doctorate in Australia.<ref name=bk1/> She was married to judge [[Vaepule Alo Vaemoa Vaai|Alo Vaimoa Va'ai]] and they have four children.<ref name=nzepc>{{cite web
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|work=New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre
|work=New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre
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==Publications==
==Publications==
*1998 ''Palolo Time, a poem from Samoa''; Learning Media, Ministry of Education (NZ), ISBN
*1998 ''Palolo Time, a poem from Samoa''; Learning Media, Ministry of Education (NZ), ISBN 0478227086
*1998 ''Ready for School, a story from Samoa''; Learning Media, Ministry of Education (NZ), {{ISBN|0478227116}}
0478227086
*2011 ''Producing the text of culture: the appropriation of English in contemporary Samoa''; National University of Samoa (Lepapaigalagala, Samoa), {{ISBN|978-982-9003-33-1}}

*1998 ''Ready for School, a story from Samoa''; Learning Media, Ministry of Education (NZ), ISBN 0478227116
*2011 ''Producing the text of culture: the appropriation of English in contemporary Samoa''; National University of Samoa (Lepapaigalagala, Samoa), ISBN 978-982-9003-33-1


==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:35, 7 March 2024

Letuimanu’asina in 2020

Emma Kruse Va'ai is a Samoan chief ('high matai'), writer[1] and educator in Samoa. Her matai chief title is Letuimanu’asina.[2] She has a PhD in English from the University of New South Wales in Australia and is a former director of Samoa Polytechnic. Currently, she is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Samoa following the polytechnic's merger into the university in 2006. Also a lecturer in English at the university, she is a strong advocate for bilingual education in both English and the Samoan language.

As a writer, she has published poetry and stories which have been translated into other Pacific Islands languages.[3] She is also an executive committee member of the Samoa Association of Women Graduates (SAWG).[4]

Letuimanu’asina was born and raised in Samoa in a family of eight siblings. Her primary and secondary schooling was at the Marist Missionary Sisters. Later, she studied at Victoria University in New Zealand before undertaking her doctorate in Australia.[3] She was married to judge Alo Vaimoa Va'ai and they have four children.[5]

Publications

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  • 1998 Palolo Time, a poem from Samoa; Learning Media, Ministry of Education (NZ), ISBN 0478227086
  • 1998 Ready for School, a story from Samoa; Learning Media, Ministry of Education (NZ), ISBN 0478227116
  • 2011 Producing the text of culture: the appropriation of English in contemporary Samoa; National University of Samoa (Lepapaigalagala, Samoa), ISBN 978-982-9003-33-1

References

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  1. ^ Keown, Michelle (2007). Pacific Islands writing: the postcolonial literatures of Aotearoa/New. Oxford University Press US. p. 201. ISBN 9780199276455.
  2. ^ Lepou, Misa Vicky (2 September 2009). "Samoa's national business faculty wins global award". Pacific Scoop. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b Nandan, Kavita Ivy (2007). Jen Web (ed.). Writing the Pacific: an anthology. University of the South Pacific. p. 74. ISBN 978-982-366-016-5.
  4. ^ "Leadership". Samoa Association of Women Graduates. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Mango Mission poem by Emma Kruse Va'ai". New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre. Retrieved 12 January 2010.