Tag: Sina
Posted on March 29, 2016
What Is Our FATONGIA To Our Health?
By Sina Uipi Last week FAB had its seventh session, and we explored the Tongan concept of Fatongia and how it relates to our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. FATONGIA/responsibility – accountable for something within one’s power…. Read More
Posted on March 7, 2016
#HerHeartMatters
By Sina Uipi I’d like to thank our friends at Empowering Pacific Islander Communities for organizing the #HerHeartMatters campaign in February, which is Heart Health Month. There was a challenge to post as many selfies with important women… Read More
Updated on February 2, 2016
Tufunga Fonua
Illness has been a stealth killer of many of our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and children. This can either continue to be our reality or we can create solutions for our families and our community…TOGETHER. The Faith Advisory… Read More
Posted on February 2, 2016
Tauhi Fonua
Illness has been a stealth killer of many of our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and children. This can either continue to be our reality or we can create solutions for our families and our community…TOGETHER. The Faith Advisory… Read More
Updated on February 2, 2016
Langa Fonua
Illness has been a stealth killer of many of our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and children. This can either continue to be our reality or we can create solutions for our families and our community…TOGETHER. The Faith Advisory… Read More
Posted on February 2, 2016
Kumi Fonua
HAPPY NEW YEAR from the FAITH ADVISORY BOARD (FAB)!! So far, we have done a total of five sessions, but the photo below was taken last week at our very FIRST session of 2016! Our first two themes… Read More
Updated on December 23, 2015
A Sense of Urgency
By Sina Uipi Last week, FAB wrapped up the last session of 2015, which was about creating a sense of urgency for the health in the Tongan community. In our first session on December 10th, we had special… Read More
Updated on November 24, 2015
Our Stories vs “Their Stories”
By Sina Uipi Last week, we continued another great session of POTOPOTO ‘A NIU MUI. The theme was still the same, which was to explore our aka (roots), but this time we had a different proverb, which was… Read More
Updated on November 24, 2015
Youth Environmental Equity Tour
A few weeks ago, APIOPA was apart of organizing a youth environmental equity tour from Lennox to Koreatown. Some local Tongan youth joined us and they enjoyed the tour and learned about the different projects going on in… Read More
Posted on November 10, 2015
Community Building from a FABulous Perspective
By Sharayne Tuala Two weeks ago I attended the first Faith Advisory Board (FAB) session. I had no idea or expectations for this first session. All I knew was that I was attending this session to show support… Read More