Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
Brushes with military and government service
[Story by Mike Foley, originally published January 21, 2010] First, let me pay tribute to all those currently serving and who have served in the military, especially including my dad, the late F. W. “Mike” Foley — who met my mom while he was stationed at the U.S. Army’s Fort Douglas in Salt Lake […]
What a ‘wero’!
Over the past 40-plus years I’ve seen Maori at the Polynesian Cultural Center welcome many visiting groups of their countrymen with traditional greeting ceremonies, but I think the wero or challenge-and-acceptance protocol the PCC and Maori from the surrounding communities put on for Te Panekiretanga O Te Reo Maori on July 27, 2010, was one […]
Keys to doing business in Asia
[Story and photo by Mike Foley: Published originally in the BYU-Hawaii online “Newsroom,” November 5, 2002] A BYU-Hawaii alumnus originally from Hong Kong, who now lives in Japan, told current School of Business students that respect for the cultures and networking are the keys to doing business in Asia. “In a lot of ways Brother […]
Upu ‘afakasi: Samoan “half-caste” words
A few posts back I blogified about Samoan pronunciation and names. Now I’d like to do a little follow-up on ‘upu ‘afakasi — Samoan half-caste words.