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Podcast: Behind the Lavalava
Episode: Episode 59. Embracing or Exploiting? Non-Pacific Islanders and Graduation Leis
Description: Send us a textWelcome to our first-ever in-person podcast episode, recorded in a proper studio! We tackle a topic that tends to stir up conversation every graduation season: non-Pacific Islanders wearing or selling lei necklaces. Join us as we dive into this issue and hear what people had to say on Facebook.During our discussion, we pose a question that sparked quite a response: "How do you personally feel when you see someone who is not of Polynesian descent wearing a lei to celebrate their graduation? What are your thoughts on this, considering the...