TCP [The Contemporary Pacific], 1998 - Volume 10, Number 1
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Item 10:1 Contributors - The Contemporary Pacific(University of Hawai'i Press, 1998)Item 10:1 Table of Contents - The Contemporary Pacific(University of Hawai'i Press, 1998)Item An Interview with Patricia Grace(University of Hawai'i Press, 1998) Grace, Patricia; Hereniko, VilsoniItem Conspiracy, Class, and Culture in Oceania: A View from the Cook Islands(University of Hawai'i Press, 1998) Sissons, JeffreyItem Cook Islands in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997(University of Hawai'i Press, 1998) Crocombe, Ron; Crocombe, Marjorie TuainekoreItem Creating Their Own Culture: Diasporic Tongans(University of Hawai'i Press, 1998) Morton, HelenThe impact of migration on the construction of cultural identities is examined by focusing on Tongan migrants in Melbourne. Within contexts such as the church and the family these immigrants are shown to be self-consciously defining, reconstructing, and contesting the nature of anga fakatonga (the Tongan way). Significant variation is revealed within and between families in definitions of and adherence to anga fakatonga, and the effect of this on child socialization is explored. Attention is paid to the younger Tongans who have been brought to Australia by their parents or who have been born in Australia. Although some individuals are clearly rejecting at least some aspects of their Tongan identity, others are experiencing a resurgence of interest in “Tongan culture” and in being Polynesian.Item Do Migrants' Remittances Decline over Time? Evidence from Tongans and Western Samoans in Australia(University of Hawai'i Press, 1998) Brown, Richard P.C.There is concern that Pacific Island economies dependent on remittances of migrants will endure foreign exchange shortages and falling living standards as remittance levels fall because of lower migration rates and the belief that migrants’ willingness to remit declines over time. The empirical validity of the remittance-decay hypothesis has never been tested. From survey data on Tongan and Western Samoan migrants in Sydney, this paper estimates remittance functions using multivariate regression analysis. It is found that the remittance-decay hypothesis has no empirical validity, and migrants are motivated by factors other than altruistic family support, including asset accumulation and investment back home.Item French Polynesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997(University of Hawai'i Press, 1998) Von Strokirch, KarinItem Guam in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997(University of Hawai'i Press, 1998) Wyttenbach-Santos, RichardItem Hawaiian Issues in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997(University of Hawai'i Press, 1998) Kame'eleihiwa, Lilikala