Caught between cultures
Subtitle: a New Zealand-born Pacific Island perspective
By: Jemaima Tiatia ; [editor, Gwen Deverell]
Publisher: Christian Research Association
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Auckland [N.Z.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Pacific Islanders; Cultural assimilation; Social life and customs; Religion; Christianity and culture
Notes: "Adapted from an MA thesis presented to the University of Auckland. Church: friend or foe for our Pacific Island youth?"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-177).
Table of contents: title: The role of the Christian Research Association; title: Caught between cultures (Culture & the church ; Education ; How can the churches respond?); title: Brief historical background; title: The siamese twin : church and Fa'aSamoa; title: Two shades of brown (Being a Pacific Islander in education al settings ; Being a NZ born youth within the church ; The link between church and education); title: Authority and power (Parental authority ; The politics of voice ; The Minister's power ; Gender issues); title: One people two minds (Aiga relationships ; Conflicts : Island born, and New Zealand born youth ; The language barrier ; The old versus the new ; The financial strain ; Who is God to me?)