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Ni sa Bula Vinaka. Happy Fijian Language Week!!!  🇫🇯  

This week on the #ReadswithRosaPodcast I sit down for a korero with best selling New Zealand author Vanda Symon who is of Fijian and European descent. She is a mother, crime writer, presenter, radio host, fencer, and research fellow at the Va’a o Tautai Pacific Centre at the University of Otago.  We talk about everything from writing, being a broadcaster, books, Copyright NZ, advocacy and having a seat at the decision-making table, academia, Fijian Language Week + the importance of reconnecting with her culture and language, AND crime scene forensics 😅.   

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•   Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/vandasymon

•   Twitter:   @vandasymon 

•   Website:   https://www.vandasymon.com

•   Va'a o Tautai:  https://www.otago.ac.nz/healthsciences/pacific/vaa-o-tautai.html 

Intro beat by Lani Alo:

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