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Podcast: The Collection with Brad Gilmore
Episode: Kaimana, "Next Goal Wins"
Description: NEXT GOAL WINS also introduces Kaimana as Jaiyah, the team’s striker, who is really the most influential person on the island. Jaiyah is Fa’afafine, which in American Samoan culture are people who have fluid genders that move between male and female worlds, showing two spirits in one person that coexist. “It is a sacred part of their culture, it is just accepted,” explains Waititi.NEXT GOAL WINS is Kaimana’s acting debut, as she steps into the shoes of Jaiyah Saelua, the world’s first transgender football player in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match. Kaimana drew upon individual a...