How to pronounce “tongan” in English

So that is the legacy of a Tongan.

And so that's something that is ingrained in us as Tongan Americans.

If you are my cousin, in the Tongan culture, you are my brother or my sister.

So with that said, as a Tongan American, being born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, naturally

named Raymond Uno, who both rallied around the Tongan and Japanese communities on my behalf.

And he says, because I'm Tongan.

And he just mentioned it, as a Tongan American, one thing as Pacific Islanders, our people historically travel to certain islands.

Now, one interesting fact about Tonga is that there's actually no word in the Tongan language for "cousin", "aunt", or "uncle."

Thankfully, local advocates-- there was a lady named Fahina Pasi of the National Tongan Honor Society, and a very prominent local Japanese judge

And essentially, as I go back to my background as a young Tongan kid in Glendale, Utah, I finally felt like sales was really a legal hustle.

And so in closing, and my thoughts is that basically with my Tongan heritage and Japanese heritage, not only am I blessed with this element--

If you don't know him, he is one of the first Tongans to play in the NFL.

and I know all of you, all of you Tongans or Pacific Islanders are-- that there's an element of fearlessness, but also

I remember in high school when we would gather around the lunch table with all of my fellow Tongans or Samoans

I love the picture that you painted there at the end with Vai Sikahema saying that there's no way that he's going to lose because he's Tongan,

He says, "Malo toko," which means, "Thank you, brother," in Tongan.