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And wow, did they have some beautiful responses:</span> </h2> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-5 " data-keywords="cleaning" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">4.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">Alex Tarrant (Māori, Samoan, and Niuean)</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-9 " data-keywords="fast fashion" data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="subbuzz__number">8.</span> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">Oscar Kightley (Samoan)</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div><div class="js-subbuzz-wrapper"><div> <div class="subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image subbuzz-index-11 " data-module="subbuzz-image"> <h2 class="subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title "> <span class="js-subbuzz__title-text">You can read the full <i>Voices of the Pacific</i> interviews here.</span> </h2> <figure class="subbuzz__media"> </figure> </div></div></div></div></div></article></div></div></main></div></div></body></div> <br>[ad_2] <br><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/morgansloss1/pacific-islander-celebs-favorite-part-of-culture">Source link </a>
