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Group B: Participants Five-Eight
This group consists of four mothers.
Participant Five:
She is a mother of two children. According to her, her mokopuna (grandchild) is one of
her children. Her youngest daughter is in primary school, while the eldest attends one of
the universities in Auckland, New Zealand. Her family migrated from Tonga. She is a
registered nurse by profession. She and her husband both work fulltime.
Participant Six:
She migrated from Tonga, met and married her husband in New Zealand. She is a
mother of one child. Her son attends one of the primary schools in West Auckland. She
does not work fulltime, is self-employed, gifted with a talent for quilt making, and who
awaits her son arrival home after school.
Participant Seven:
The participant is the mother of six children. Two of the children attend primary school
in West Auckland. She and her family migrated from Tonga. The participant does not
work, but stays home while her husband works fulltime.
Participant Eight:
She is the mother of six children. She participated in the study because she is also a
mother to her two makapuna (grandchildren). Her makapuna’s mother remarried
leaving her two children to the grandmother to raise. The makapuna attend a West
Auckland primary school. She does not work fulltime, but takes sewing courses. She is
a widow. She is a Tongan migrant.
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