The Palatable "Native"
Essay regarding the impact of respectability politics on one's self-determination and body autonomy.
Celebrating phenomenal Fijian Women of the World
• FIJIAN WOMEN OF THE WORLD •
Isabella Naiduki
- Feb 9
- 2 min
A Penny For Your Thoughts
... It portrays us as a monolith and implies that we can only be defined by the Eurocentric worldview ...
Isabella Naiduki
- Feb 5
- 4 min
I Heard A List Sing My Name
There’s a saying when they leave the nest, you realise that you’ve spent an entire lifetime wearing a cloak that motherhood forces on you.
Isabella Naiduki
- Nov 15, 2020
- 4 min
Too Dark To Be Loved
I read a quote online which went, "Just a reminder to set boundaries, audacity is at an all time high!" I forget who it was written by...
Isabella Naiduki
- Oct 14, 2020
- 6 min
Milestones
...Maybe this was just me trying to find a way to tell my Na, that my eldest sat her first exam on Tuesday and she said it went well...
Isabella Naiduki
- Jun 7, 2020
- 5 min
Land of the Milk & Honey
My parents acquired a farm when my siblings and I were much younger, they felt it was important that we had this separate from our Mataqali
Isabella Naiduki
- Apr 20, 2018
- 6 min
Fashion & Style From The Isles
Oscar de la Rente, world famous doyen of fashion has been known to say "Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style...
Isabella Naiduki
- Mar 23, 2018
- 5 min
Crossroad of Dreams
Our Fijian Women Of The World being celebrated this week lives by co-founder of Apple, Steve Job's quote, "If you are working on...
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