Auckland Goethe Society Presentation

SAUERKRAUT AND SALTWATER: THE GERMAN-TONGAN DIASPORA SINCE 1932

Chapters

1. Introduction

2. Historical Context

3. The Living Diaspora

4. Conclusion

WORDS

Diaspora (n): The dispersion of any group or community to a place outside their homeland

Mixed-race; Mixed; Mischlinge (German); Hafekasi (Tongan); 'Afakasi (Samoan): A person or people with mixed-race parentage or ancestry

INTRODUCTION

WHY GERMANS IN TONGA?

Stan Wolfgramm Director - Producer - Actor Fourth-generation descendant Gustav Friedrich Eduard (Lui) Wolfgramm

The Jets Recording Artists Fourth-generation descendants Friedrich Gustav Ludwig (Fritz) Wolfgramm

Vai Sikahema Former professional athlete Current News Anchor: NBC 10 Philadelphia Fourth-generation descendant Otto Wolfgramm

Research Questions

1. To what extent do modern descendants identify as German, Tongan, or something else?

2. Do mixed-race German-Tongan individuals experience a unique form of identity based on their heritage? If so, how has that identity affected these individuals’ career and life choices?

3. Can there accurately be said to be a German-Tongan diaspora?

CHAPTER 2: HISTORICAL CONTEXT

CHAPTER 2

The Growth of the German-Tongan Diaspora

New Zealand

WRITE A TITLE

1. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
2. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
3. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
4. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
5. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
6. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
7. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
8. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.