'Consent of the Governed'
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The briefing, What does 'Consent of the Governed' mean in U.S. territories? was organized in coordination with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and held on June 4th at the U.S. Senate. Congressman Pablo José Hernández (D-PR)...

![New York Times bestselling author Daniel Immerwahr, author of How to Hide an Empire, also presented and highlighted how the failure to recognize the significance of people in U.S. territories is not just a matter of history, but an issue that has ongoing consequences today as the White House considers territorial expansion to places like Greenland. [courtesy photo] New York Times bestselling author Daniel Immerwahr](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/daniel_immerwahrjpg.png?itok=A1AWfea7)