ANA.
MOTHER, WIFE, SISTER, AUNT, AND DAUGHTER.
FAMILY COMES FIRST IN MY LIFE.
I'M PROUD OF MY POLYNESIAN HERITAGE AND MY MAORI/SAMOAN MIXED BLEND.
I AM OF TWO NOBLE TRIBES IN NEW ZEALAND: NGATI POROU & NGATI KAHUNGUNU.
THROUGH MY MOTHER,
I AM A DESCENDANT OF THE WHALE RIDER - PAIKEA,
AND THIRD GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE RANGATIRA - PIRIPI TE MAARI.
THROUGH MY FATHER,
I AM THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF AIONO - MATAI OF FASITO'O-UTA ,
AND A DESCENDANT OF THE VILLAGE OF VAITOGI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TURTLE AND SHARK.
I AM AN INDIGENOUS PACIFIC ISLANDER BORN IN SAN DIEGO AND RAISED IN L.A.
I HAVE BEEN A LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST SINCE 2003 AND LIVED AND WORKED IN PLACES LIKE:
SAN ANTONIO, PHOENIX, HAWAII, AND CATALINA ISLAND.
I LOVE MUSIC, ART, FOOD, AND FASHION.
I VALUE THE UNIQUENESS OF DIVERSITY AND OTHER CULTURES,
AND FIND BEAUTY IN THE WAYS WHERE THESE THINGS INTERSECT.
I ENJOY INFUSING CULTURAL EXPRESSION WITH FASHION IN AN AUTHENTIC AND MEANINGFUL WAY
I SUPPORT INDIGENOUS ARTISTS AND PEOPLES.
I'M MAKING A STATEMENT WITH CULTURE.
MOTHER, WIFE, SISTER, AUNT, AND DAUGHTER.
FAMILY COMES FIRST IN MY LIFE.
I'M PROUD OF MY POLYNESIAN HERITAGE AND MY MAORI/SAMOAN MIXED BLEND.
I AM OF TWO NOBLE TRIBES IN NEW ZEALAND: NGATI POROU & NGATI KAHUNGUNU.
THROUGH MY MOTHER,
I AM A DESCENDANT OF THE WHALE RIDER - PAIKEA,
AND THIRD GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE RANGATIRA - PIRIPI TE MAARI.
THROUGH MY FATHER,
I AM THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF AIONO - MATAI OF FASITO'O-UTA ,
AND A DESCENDANT OF THE VILLAGE OF VAITOGI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TURTLE AND SHARK.
I AM AN INDIGENOUS PACIFIC ISLANDER BORN IN SAN DIEGO AND RAISED IN L.A.
I HAVE BEEN A LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST SINCE 2003 AND LIVED AND WORKED IN PLACES LIKE:
SAN ANTONIO, PHOENIX, HAWAII, AND CATALINA ISLAND.
I LOVE MUSIC, ART, FOOD, AND FASHION.
I VALUE THE UNIQUENESS OF DIVERSITY AND OTHER CULTURES,
AND FIND BEAUTY IN THE WAYS WHERE THESE THINGS INTERSECT.
I ENJOY INFUSING CULTURAL EXPRESSION WITH FASHION IN AN AUTHENTIC AND MEANINGFUL WAY
I SUPPORT INDIGENOUS ARTISTS AND PEOPLES.
I'M MAKING A STATEMENT WITH CULTURE.
Photos by Bleudog Photography.
