No. 782 Steve Kaufusi, 2008

File — Box: 73, Folder: 25

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Mr. Kaufusi was born in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, and moved in Salt Lake City in 1972 at age eight. He describes his early life in Tonga and his initial reaction to Utah. In Utah, his father worked in construction and landscaping; his mother worked occasional odd jobs until illness forced her to stop. He went through the Salt Lake City school system. He describes the Polynesian community in Salt Lake and his family's transported values. He describes issues of using the Tongan language as well as learning the English language.
Note: the interview is not complete. The audio stops at 34:19.
Project: Pacific Islanders oral history project.
Interviewer: Savani Aupiu

Dates

2008

Conditions Governing Access

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