Restoring New Zealand citizenship rights to Samoans celebrated
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Over 300 elderly Samoans who have been granted New Zealand citizenship were honored this week at a community gathering organized by the ASA Foundation’s FALIU L

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