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Mothers' Darlings of the South Pacific

The stories of the children left behind by American GIs in the South Pacific. Mothers' Darlings of the South Pacific traces the stories of loss, emotion, longing and identity.

Americans enjoy a feast of local food at Aitutaki, March 1943

An American serviceman and a Māori woman enjoy a regatta on the Waikato River, Ngaruawahia, March 1943. (Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand)

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Arthur Beren Sr (centre) with Mere Taunga and other friends, c. 1945, Aitutaki

Doughboys’ dance in Fiji.Photo by Harry Poague, Red Cross correspondent

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