Author: Lana Lopesi

Right now, our islands need us to stay away

Posted by Lana Lopesi | Mar 22, 2020 | Comment & Analysis

“Whether we like it or not, Aotearoa is a disease gateway to the Pacific,” writes Lana Lopesi.

False Divides — how do we get to know each other again?

Posted by Lana Lopesi | Sep 2, 2018 | Reflections

“On Twitter, I found my community. False divides established through imperialism clearly exist across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, and maybe the internet provides an opportunity to jump across those.”

My DNA results are in. I’m whiter than the milkman.

Posted by Lana Lopesi | Apr 23, 2016 | Identity, Reflections

As some of you will know, I recently had my DNA tested. Well, I got my results back, and I had a...

Is my identity in my DNA?

Posted by Lana Lopesi | Mar 26, 2016 | Identity, Reflections

My family has no real secrets – that I know of, anyway. Mum and Dad are both my birth-parents. I...

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