Young people learning from tradition at Samoan Arts Summer Program
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2025 Children’s Samoan Arts Summer Program, created to immerse students in the vibrant cultural heritage of Samoan arts and traditions, concludes after four

![Some of the enthusiastic young participants in the 2025 Children’s Samoan Arts Summer Program — coordinated by the American Samoa Arts Council in collaboration with various government departments and agencies — have brought vibrant energy and creativity to this year’s activities. The program concludes for Tutuila and will continue in Manu‘a on July 16 and 17, marking the first time the initiative will be implemented in the island group. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Some of the enthusiastic young participants](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_2702.jpg?itok=yWGhB4Z7)





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