1. One of the key points that was explored within this lecture was the over sexualisation of Pacific women and the way in which they have been stereotyped. The term ‘Dusky Maidens’ was used to describe these women. Western me would see women as desirable because of their sexual freedom. Naked painting of Pacifica women were also very popular within western culture, these where known as velvet paintings.(Cocker)

Cocker, Cath. The Dusky Maiden and The Noble Savage: Conversations about Archetype and Fetish. Academeia. Otago Press2.

2. In response to the racial tension and socio-political situation in the late 20th-century Designer, Siliga David Setoga created a range of t-shirts. He took derogatory terms that were often used to describe Pacifica people, then put a humorous twist to them to make them reliable and they become a way of displaying pride.

3. Synopsis of ‘Dawn Raids’ (Fepulea’i, D. 2005)

The documentary of the ‘Dawn Raids’ displays the racial tension that occurred in New Zealand within the 70s. The raids where directed at Pacific people and this community of people where targeted by the government for the economic problems that where occurring because of immigration. Raids took place in early hours of the morning (hence the name ‘dawn raids’ they were performed  at the crack of dawn).