Taika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins’ introduces audiences to American Samoan culture, including its third-gender fa’afafine community Presley Ann/Getty; Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Courtesy of Searchlight ...

Bright lights, glittering dresses and dazzling smiles are a feature of every beauty pageant, but Samoa's Miss Fa'afafine is a pageant with a difference - an annual celebration of the island nation's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kaimana, who is making their acting debut in the film, identifies as fa’afafine, a person who does not identify as male or female.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. David Huebner, born May 7, 1960 in ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- "What are you?" The question was posed to Tafi Toleafoa by a young woman across the computer lab. People often want to know, but they rarely ask: Students look quizzical.

APIA, Samoa, July 31 (Reuters) - Keyonce Lee Hang is busy finishing preparations for the to'ona'i, a traditional lunch served after Sunday church in Samoa, and attending to her elderly, bed-ridden ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In a Samoan TV studio, a talk-show panel is discussing Paul Gauguin. Amid “oohs” and “aahs”, and talk of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But along with immersing audiences in the natural beauty and cultural quirks of American Samoan culture, Waititi’s comedic ...

Kaimana, who is making their acting debut in the film, identifies as fa’afafine, a person who does not identify as male or female. It is considered a third gender in Samoan culture and often referred ...

Taika Waititi has cast Kaimana, a fa’afafine or non-binary person in his upcoming sports film “Next Goal Wins.” Kaimana, who uses one name, will portray Jaiyah Saelua, the first non-binary player to ...