Box 69
Container
Contains 24 Results:
No. 670 Losaline Hafoka, 2008
File — Box: 69, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents
Line mostly describes her home life growing up. Education was the most important thing to her parents and they instilled the same belief in their children. Her parents believed knowing English was extremely important and only spoke English, never Tongan, with each other and their kids. Line’s parents made her take piano lessons, even though she didn’t want to, because they believed that’s what girls do. They didn’t...
Dates:
2008
No. 671 Fatafehi Tuavao, 2008
File — Box: 69, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents
Fatafehi Tuavao was born in Reno, Nevada, lives in Orem, Utah, and has three children. She’s Tongan and grew up in Tonga and Samoa, as well as Nevada. She grew up speaking Samoan and Tongan and talks about learning English. Fatafehi discusses her family’s culture and the traditions they kept. She talks about her experiences, and her parents’ experiences, with education. She also talks about her membership in the...
Dates:
2008
No. 672 Eleni Toluta’u, 2008
File — Box: 69, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents
Eleni Toluta’u is a senior at Kahuku High School in Laie, Hawaii. She plans to apply to college at BYU or another Utah school so she can be with her family. Eleni was born in Tonga and her family moved to Hawaii when she was two months old. She talks about growing up and living in Hawaii. Her father was an example of the Tongan culture for Eleni and her family. She talks about her experiences at Kahuku High School....
Dates:
2008
No. 673 Jeff Lowe, 2009
File — Box: 69, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents
Legendary Utah-based climber Jeff Lowe talks about his experience and observations on the development of climbing gear. Lowe did not just observe major significant developments that pushed the sport further; he was an innovative and driving force behind them. From shoes to portaledges, and his first soft-shell jacket which changed everything for regulating body temperature, Lowe maintains that all along climbing...
Dates:
2009