Samoans

I, Rigoberta Menchu An Indian Woman in Guatemala I recently finished reading I, Rigoberta Menchu for another class I am taking. It was written by Rigoberta Menchu and was published in 1983. I felt like this was a good book to review in light of reading about Women’s Rights and Poverty in the modules. Take a person out of their element and force them into an environment that is far from their norm, and typically you’d expect them to fail. “I was incapable of disobedience. And those employers…

Connections Connections across standards: ● Common Core: Speaking and Listening: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas: 1.SL.4: Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. ● HCPS III: Fine Arts: FA.1.3.5: Analyze the dramatic elements of culture that exist in stories, songs, fairy tales, fables, and nursery rhymes Connections with prior learning and skills: Last year, my first-graders also studied Filipino culture. They…

In 2005, a study was conducted by the World Health Organization involving 1,640 Samoan women (“Samoa” 2005). In this study it was reported that 41% of women had experienced physical violence at the hand of a partner, 20% experienced sexual violence, and 46% experienced both (“Samoa” 2005). As a result of this alarming data, Samoa implemented…

This essay will talk about the three principles of Te Tiriti and why they are relevant in my chosen profession within New Zealand. The purpose of this essay is to help me as a person, as a Samoan living in New Zealand and as a future nurse, to ensure I am able to work effectively with Māori and non-Māori weaving in the principles of Te Tiriti O Waitangi to help me with my engagement. Showing my understanding of the principles of Te Tiriti O Waitangi within the health sector is about utilising…

Sonny is a 38-year-old male who has been involved with mental health services since the age of 19. Over the years he has had input from varying services on a regular basis, including admissions to acute units. Multiple medical diagnoses have been made, namely; schizophrenia and substance abuse disorder. His schizophrenia is classified as an Axis 1 disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Sonny experiences…

1. Chapter 7 “Invitation to the Lifespan” section “A Healthy Time,” emphasizes middle childhood health between the ages 6-11. Berger explains that that “fatal diseases and accidents are rare.” The death rate for 5 – 14-year-old children was less than half of the rate for ages 1 – 4 back in 2010. In contrast, genetic diseases are more threatening in early childhood and of old age, in which during the middle childhood years’ infectious diseases kept away (Berger, 240). In this section, it…

In the article Simply, Chamorro: Telling Tales of Demise and Survival in Guam by Vicente M Diaz, he narrates the history of Guam through various tales. The tales describe the culture of Guam, narrates how Guam is before and after the war. Furthermore, they also recount how the war erased Guam’s culture. Specifically, the tales indicate that this drastic change in Guam’s culture was caused by American capitalistic and military oriented perspectives, and cultural assimilation. This is significant…

The U.S. Possession in the Pacific Ocean closest to Japan prior to 1898 because U.S wanted to import and export goods so there were major shipping routes in the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the United States and it passes by the Hawaiian and Samoan Islands. There are also ports and bodies of water with land all around where U.S. and Japan competes against each other for territory in order to gain power and wealth. The United States annexed a lot of islands for possessions. Alaska was…

area have type 2 DM which is around five times higher than the national level of 6.1% (Ministry of Health [MOH], 2013). Moreover around 100,000 people in New Zealand remain undiagnosed with DM (Taal et al., 2011)). In New Zealand, the Polynesian (Samoans, Tongans, Cook Island Maori and New Zealand Maori) population have three times prevalence of type 2 DM than the total population. Furthermore, these populations also have higher burden of diabetes co-morbidities and complications which has…

As I read through the first section of the book "Helping Skills", I found two things that stood out above the rest. The first was self-awareness and the second was cultural awareness. Self-awareness goes deeper than the surface and explores the beliefs and feelings of oneself. Where cultural awareness is knowing and understanding those around you. Both are extremely beneficial and needed by one another, especially in the process of counseling. As I evaluated myself, I came to the conclusion that…