Pacific Island women embracing their culture and community

The latest statistics show that nearly twice as many people identify as having Pacific Islander ancestry in Australia than a decade ago.

Miriam Kauhiva and Burnie Taufa Source: SBS

And while the majority of the over 200,000 Pacific community resides in Queensland, Western Australia is also home to a large proportion.

But Pasifika women in Perth did not have their own cultural event until very recently.