Our guests, Ama & Sipoga (Simi), share their experiences about contracting COVID-19 and what recovery has been like for them. We also have community leader, 'Alisi, with us to speak about COVID-19 and the work being done to educate and empower the Pacific Islander community. Follow @pacificislandercovid19 on InstagramWatch via YouTube: https://yout…

Nana & Nikki said, "Lez start a family, Lez Inseminate, and Lez go half on a baby!" We are rooting for y'all! Our guests, Filiaga (Nana) & Nikki, chop it up with us about queer love and acceptance, marriage, and starting a family. Watch via YouTube: https://youtu.be/fTupCmGEVfoPor BexxBumble & DBoy

Our guests, Teyonna and Will, join us to chop it up about navigating their Black and Sāmoan identities in their respective families and in the concrete ocean (Pacific Islander diaspora). The goal of our Virtual Talanoa (conversation) is to listen in love, listen in community, and listen in solidarity. #AllBlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterWatch via…

Social distancing has pushed our creativity. We are introducing an extension of our podcast: KEEPIN' IT 💯asking our guests 100 spitfire questions. Our first guest is recording artist, A DOUGH, reppin for the East Side of San Jose 🦈. You can also watch the live https://youtu.be/yCIccX9OHzU TAP IN!TAP IN to our Instagram Live on Sundays @ 6PM PST.…

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Hairstylist & make-up artist, barber, and manicurist, Keke Vasquez-Tamali'i, joins us on set of the podcast to chop it up about her career in the film & television industry and about her experiences working in Hollywood. Keke has worked on a myriad of film sets such as The Last Black Man in San Francisco (Talbot, 2019), Us (Peele, 2019), Sorry To B…

SPULU, ALL CAPS, is back again to chop it up about his experience working with Nike and designing his shoe, Nike OAK. "OAK is: Ohana. Advocacy. Knowledge. We search for the family that will embrace us exactly for who we are. In this journey, we end up fighting for a space to exist exactly as we are. With that knowledge, we share our truths. OAK is …

IKUNA means victory, to overcome, to achieve in Tongan. Elevating culture, For the qultures! The Lauti brothers, Jay, Tai, and Feke are 3 dedicated men who founded IKUNA, an organization that advocates for successful outcomes for the Pacific Islander community. Rooted in Oakland, C.A., The Lauti Brothers talanoa with us about their victorious work!…

The sensational fashion designer extraordinaire, Epeli Tuibeqa, talanoa-s with us about his love for fashion and how Pacific culture informs his aesthetic with his line, KuiViti. Epeli also introduces us to Jaqueline La Queer Dubois. Securrrity!!!Tap in with Epeli Tuibeqa on Instagram @kuiviti_couture or @etuibeqa or on his website www.kuivitipr.wi…

Our girl Ruby se'e-s(slides) her way into the podcast to chop it up with us about being Fa'afafine, Trans, a Christian, and a founding member of Tifa i Moana Dance Group. Tap in with an open mind and open heart. Hate will not be tolerated!!!Tap in with Ruby on social media @tifaimoanadance or tifaimoanadance@gmail.com<<>>Bunga by SWIDT (Spycc): htt…

Long Live The Fupa! lol. We choppin it up with Lupe Katoa about her live video, how life has been after going viral, and what it's been like to have a hefty size of humble pie. Lupe recently went live at the Donna Marie concert and was talking hella shit. She claimed to have wasted her outfit and called a group of women who were living their best l…

O le ala i le pule o le tautua (The path to leadership is through service) - Samoan Proverb. Epi & Faga speak about their tautua to the Samoan community in the Bay Area and how their servant hearts have been providing solutions for the past 12 years. Tap in with all things Samoan Solutions: https://linktr.ee/samoansolutions…

"The only real revolution happens right inside of you." - J. ColeWe chop it about Black culture, appropriation vs. acculturation, anti-Blackness in our Pasifika communities, and how we can do/be better in solidarity with the Black community! Tap in w/ AfroTeine's podcast: The Real Tautala https://soundcloud.com/user-753101404…

We sit down with the Brown Skin Lady w/ the Brown Skin Baby, Rocky Rivera, to chop it up about Rocky's Revenge and more. Peep her latest video "Best Shot" directed by @been.milky: https://youtu.be/7h3_mkorQV4Tap in with all things Rocky Rivera: https://rockyrivera.bigcartel.comApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/rockys-revenge/1437848066S…

We are humbled and honored to chop it up with Director, Na'alehu Anthony, about the new film, Moananuiakea, and his kuleana (one's personal sense of responsibility) as a filmmaker. "Mālama Honua" is simply translated as "to care for our island earth" but the Hawaiian language is beautiful and complex. Mālama Honua means to take care of and protect …

We get to Faika (gossip)with Nackie & Carl of the Faika Podcast. They bring so much heat you can hear the fan in the background 😂Tap in and subscribe to them by downloading the Faika app. You can also subscribe to them on Apple Podcast, Google, and SoundCloud. All things PolyByDesign, tap in to www.polybydesign.com…

⚠️TRIGGER WARNING⚠️ Our "Would You Rather" deals with sexual violence. Be advised!Tears, giggles, and music with the amazing soulstress, Lady Saane. www.soundcloud.com/ladysaaneRegister to get your free tickets to the screening of Moananuiakea: One Ocean, One People. One Canoe. playing in San Francisco on Tuesday, 9/24 and in Oakland on Wednesday, …

The Tongan ILL NANA slid through the podcast to slay this episode. We chop it up with her about her Chiefdom as a Leiti. Tap in and subscribe to her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/GSTaufaTap in to Giosifa & Eni's comedy videos: Melenaite: The Live-In Nurse: https://youtu.be/myBSZ_xzM_4Gangsters & Leitis/Faafafine: https://youtu.be/2X…

Celebrating our 1 year anniversary, reflecting on the journey. Here's to another great year of building, creating, and developing For The Qultures.Por BexxBumble & DBoy

It's our 50th episode y'all! The shape shifter, SPULU, all caps, hailing from Oakalani, slid through the studio to talk about fashion, identity, and hoodrat shit. Tap in to see SPULU's Black vs. Blue performance: https://youtu.be/u1ZJ6upPELAPor BexxBumble & DBoy

Bexx speaks out about the negativity regarding her tattoo. Tap in to hear what she has to say!!! For more about Bexx's tattoo, tap in to these links below. The Real Tautala by Afro Teine Episode 3 (aired 7/29/2019): https://soundcloud.com/user-753101404/the-real-tautala-3-my-aunt-bexxs-tattoo-and-the-difference-between-contemporary-and-traditional-…

Lee Kava will begin her work as a tenure-track faculty member in Fall 2020 in the Departments of Race and Resistance and Asian American Studies within the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. Shout-out to all the students, faculty, and community who fought for this position to exist for Pacific Islanders. What a time to be a…

Dear Jean, You have been accepted to the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Lights, Camera, Action, we're so proud of you!Por BexxBumble & DBoy

We chop it up with Ruta-Lauleva about her experiences as a doula as well as an afatasi. Tap in with her Masina Fou Birth Services at masinafou13@gmail.comMauna Kea information below provided by Sheridan Noelani Enomoto: - Mauna Kea is a mountain located on the Big Island of Hawai'i and it has profound sacred significance to Native Hawaiians. - The …

Alex put us on about his business, TOA Strength, and many involvements in the community, including dance company, Tifa i Moana. Join us, Saturday, July 20, 2019 from 1:30pm - 5pm in San Leandro, CA at the Senior Community Center for TIFA I MOANA'S PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY PROGRAM SHOWCASE. This is a family event. All ages welcome. We will be your…

The Wayfinders Scholarship is a collaboration of The Wayfinders brand and scholars, Levalasi Loi-On & Andrew Vai. As Pacific Islander students in higher education, you have accepted your identity as a Wayfinder in pursuit of a college degree. As former students in higher education, they founded the Wayfinders Scholarship to recognize your work and …

As PRIDE month comes to end, we want to close out this month celebrating Pasifika Queer Lives! We have special guest, David Utuone, with us to share the importance of knowing your status. Tap in with David on Instagram: @no1zprodigyHappy PRIDE 365!Por BexxBumble & DBoy

We venture into several discussions around Anime, Sexuality, Transitioning, Finding Your Worth and much more with Chauncé and her partner, Jerry. Dr. Chauncé Phoenyx has been a licensee Chiropractor since June 2005 and has since, been freeing people from pain in her San Jose, CA clinic. She is a champion for health & wellness in our diverse Bay Are…

We are choppin' it up with entrepreneur, Mikias Alipate. To book an appointment and to learn more about Mikias Alipate, tap in to his website www.mikias.co and on IG @ali.pateCheck out his work as a creative director for EcoCo on IG @ecocobeautyPor BexxBumble & DBoy

Bexx chops it up with local artist TishaInkk and returning guest, AfroTeine.Por BexxBumble & DBoy

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BexxBumble's new tattoo got people's panties in a bunch! Our I SEE YOU this week goes out to JOSIAH VEMLI. Check out his non-profit organization www.tyrellsangels.orgPor BexxBumble & DBoy

Rest In Love, Faddy! https://ktla.com/2019/05/04/man-shot-to-death-in-carson-investigation-underway/Our "I SEE YOU" this week goes out to EPI AUMAVAE & FAGA MISA of Samoan Solutions!Por BexxBumble & DBoy

Choppin' it up w/ Tai about the impacts of alcohol on mental health. For National Poetry Month, Samantha Jane Milo, WE SEE YOU! Samoa, Tula'i: https://youtu.be/xvspOOOWw0QPor BexxBumble & DBoy

Keep going, no matter what. - Reginald Lewis, Virginia State University 1965For National Poetry Month, Grace Taylor, WE SEE YOU!Bedding the Poet: https://youtu.be/DR7T5VXwfigPor BexxBumble & DBoy

In honor of Alcohol Awareness Month, we're choppin' it up about Alcoholism and our experiences with it. For National Poetry Month, The South Auckland Poetry Collective, WE SEE Y'ALL! Caramel by Malia: https://youtu.be/5voYuvIy_NcIsrael "Izzy" Folau, you are the FUAM of the year. UFA!https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/14/sport/israel-folau-rugby-unrepe…

Tī of the Day: Dismantling the term "Sāmoan-ish"We used this term to describe our level of Sāmoan-ness as Sāmoan-Americans who did not grow up fully immersed in our Sāmoan culture. Kiana is here to deliver the tī and dismantle the term "Sāmoan-ish."For National Poetry Month, William Nu'utupu Giles, WE SEE YOU! https://youtu.be/oUCEXa1EzTEWhite Supr…