Don't forget to read Part One of my interview with Tevita!
L: So Ti, your graduation weekend was crazy fun, wouldn't you say?
T: Definitely. I'm so so glad I went.
L: Me too. What would you say was your favorite part of the graduation?
T: There were several favorites actually. One was when my Aunties wrapped traditional Tongan mats around me before the department graduation ceremony and I got to wear them for my hooding.
They brought several mats from Salt Lake City and while they were in Tonga a couple of months ago, they had royal leis made especially for this occasion.
L: Oh yes, I must say, your hunkieness wearing fused Western and Pasifik regalia had my stomach all a flutter. You looked great.
L: So Ti, your graduation weekend was crazy fun, wouldn't you say?
T: Definitely. I'm so so glad I went.
L: Me too. What would you say was your favorite part of the graduation?
T: There were several favorites actually. One was when my Aunties wrapped traditional Tongan mats around me before the department graduation ceremony and I got to wear them for my hooding.
They brought several mats from Salt Lake City and while they were in Tonga a couple of months ago, they had royal leis made especially for this occasion.
L: Oh yes, I must say, your hunkieness wearing fused Western and Pasifik regalia had my stomach all a flutter. You looked great.T: Thanks Liz. I felt great wrapped in the tradition of my forefathers combined with my own doctoral robes. It meant something to wear the symbols that honor the past as well as my present experience.
The other favorite part was when I got hooded by the Chair of my committee, Mimi Kahn.
Wow, come to think of it, all those directly involved in making my graduation possible were women. You, my Aunties, and Mimi.
L: Are you just saying that because your wife is a big fat feminist?
T: Totally.
L: HA HA HA
T: Seriously though, I just realized now, that I've done so well in academia because of all the strong, smart women in my life.
L: True dat, Tevita. Truuue dat.
To Be Continued
The other favorite part was when I got hooded by the Chair of my committee, Mimi Kahn.
Wow, come to think of it, all those directly involved in making my graduation possible were women. You, my Aunties, and Mimi.L: Are you just saying that because your wife is a big fat feminist?
T: Totally.
L: HA HA HA
T: Seriously though, I just realized now, that I've done so well in academia because of all the strong, smart women in my life.
L: True dat, Tevita. Truuue dat.
To Be Continued
3 comments:
right on for the shout out to the supportive women in life! loved the picture with the auntie's! powerful symbolism with the robes of forefathers and present self. Congratulations Tevita! -Mark and Patria
wow liz, i don't think i have stumbled across this blog of yours before, just your style pacifica.
that is really neat how tevita was wearing traditional tongan and his doctoral robes, very cool.
AWESOME, it was so great to see Tevita wearing his traditional Tongan and Doctoral robes, WOW! such powerful photo!
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