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Healing Cultural Shame Passed Down Generations
colonisation in Samoa cultural pride cultural shame Faasamoa identity healing intergenerational trauma reconnecting to heritage Samoan diaspora Samoan language
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Have you ever felt proud to be Samoan… but also a little ashamed? Ashamed you don’t speak the language well.Ashamed you don’t know your village history.Ashamed you don’t feel “Samoan enough.” If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Cultural shame did not appear out of nowhere. It was not born inside you. For many Samoan families, shame came from survival. When Fitting In Felt Safer Than Standing Out Our parents and grandparents often did what they had to...