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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel
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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor
A woman whose great-grandparents -- all eight of them -- were Girmitiya labourers has put their stories into...
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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor
A woman whose great-grandparents -- all eight of them -- were Girmitiya labourers has put their stories into...
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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel
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A woman whose great-grandparents -- all eight of them -- were Girmitiya labourers has put their stories into...
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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel
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