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My Samoan Chief by Fay G. Calkins

My Samoan Chief by Fay G. Calkins

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This is an engaging autobiographical account of a young American woman's life in her Samoan husband's native home. Fay Calkins, a descendant of Puritan settlers, met Vai Ala'ilima, a descendant of Samoan chiefs, while working on her doctoral dissertation in the Library of Congress. After an unconventional courtship and a typical American wedding, they set out for Western Samoa, where Fay was to find a way of life totally new and charming, if at times frustrating and confusing.

Published by University of Hawaii Press, second ed. 1980. Paperback, 207pp. VG

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