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Aloha! Grab your grass skirt and lei and head over to Jaco Pastorius Park for the Polynesian Annual Cultural Festival! This festival is the brainchild of Tama Leao, President of the Polynesian Culture Association, located here in our own backyard of Oakland Park. He created the PCA to create awareness of the Polynesian Culture. The…
To say that Oakland Park resident Tama Leao, from the Polynesian Cultural Association, has led an exciting life is an understatement. Born in American Samoa, in the Polynesian Triangle, to the son of a Marine, he is one of 10 children. When he was a child, he and the family moved to the bigger island…
Most people hang up their spooky skulls the night of October 31st, but that’s when the fiesta is just beginning in Mexico. Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a holiday celebrated throughout Mexico to honor those who have passed on. Instead of being a somber experience, this Mexican tradition celebrates the…
History of the Taco Friday, October 4th is National Day! The history of tacos predates the arrival of Europeans in Mexico. Anthropological evidence shows the native people living in the lake region of the Valley of Mexico traditionally ate tacos filled with small fish. When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mexico, Bernal Diaz del…
