"Food Is Our Love Language": Using Talanoa to Conceptualize Food Security for the Maori and Pasifika Diaspora in South-East Queensland, Australia.

ABSTRACT: Queensland is home to the largest diaspora of Māori and Pasifika peoples in Australia. They form an understudied population concerning experiences and challenges of food insecurity. This community co-designed research aims to explore the conceptualization of household food security by Māori and Pasifika peoples living in south-east Queensland. Participatory action research and talanoa were used to collect and analyse forty interviews with leaders representing 22 Māori and Pasifika cultural identities in south-east Queensland. Eight key themes emerged that conceptualise food security as an integral part of the culture and holistic health. These themes included: spirituality, identity, hospitality and reciprocity, stigma and shame, expectations and obligations, physical and mental health and

SUBMITTER: Akbar H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9143296 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature