Tres Generaciones/Three Voices: From Invisibility to Visibility: The Rise of the Vasa in SF

This episode of the RAMA Blueprints Podcast features the 4th community discussion of the Tres Generaciones / Three Voices live podcast series. This powerful conversation explores the history and recent rise of the Pacific Islander—also known as the VASA—community in San Francisco, as shared by three pivotal community leaders: Gaynor Siataga from SALT, Anna Mahina from San Francisco Tongans Rise Up (SF TRU), and Tino Felise from the Samoan Community Development Center (SCDC).

Together, they reflect on cultural responsibility, deep community engagement, and the ongoing fight for self-determination—working to extinguish invisibility, decolonize education, and uplift narratives that honor lived experience. This discussion reminds us that success goes far beyond academics, centering character, family, culture, and collective community strength.

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