Ofa Hafoka Kanuch
Biographic Data
| ID | 8229554 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ofa Hafoka Kanuch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ofa Hafoka |
| FAMILY NAME | Kanuch |
| SIGNATURE | KANUCH O H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7464-0479 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“We’re Trapped”
Mothers raising children with developmental disabilities in American Samoa navigate caregiving within fa’a Samoa ( the Samoan way of life ), where family, culture, and spirituality are deeply intertwined. Yet, the lived experiences of these mothers remain largely undocumented. This study explored how mothers make meaning of caregiving and its implications for holistic well-being within this unique cultural and geographic context. Using interpreta…
Navigating the Cocoon
This study examines how mothers raising children with disabilities in American Samoa experience the processes of seeking diagnosis, navigating special education, and advocating for services within an insular rural context. American Samoa, an unincorporated U.S. territory located 2600 miles from Hawaiʻi with a population under 50,000, represents a case of what we term insular rurality—a condition in which the structural disadvantages of rurality a…
Disaggregating mental health outcomes
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Disaggregating mental health outcomes
“We’re Trapped”
Mothers raising children with developmental disabilities in American Samoa navigate caregiving within fa’a Samoa ( the Samoan way of life ), where family, culture, and spirituality are deeply intertwined. Yet, the lived experiences of these mothers remain largely undocumented. This study explored how mothers make meaning of caregiving and its implications for holistic well-being within this unique cultural and geographic context. Using interpreta…
Navigating the Cocoon
This study examines how mothers raising children with disabilities in American Samoa experience the processes of seeking diagnosis, navigating special education, and advocating for services within an insular rural context. American Samoa, an unincorporated U.S. territory located 2600 miles from Hawaiʻi with a population under 50,000, represents a case of what we term insular rurality—a condition in which the structural disadvantages of rurality a…
Disability Rights and Representation (2 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (2 works) · American samoa (1 work) · Asian americans (1 work) · caregiving (1 work) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (1 work) · cultural belonging (1 work)