Linking Samoans
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Samoa donated 10 pallets of tuna products on Friday, Feb. 4 for the Fesoasoani Mo Tonga relief drive.
The pallets contained 1,010 cases of tuna with a total value of $27,500. Starkist management team led by Plant Director Jason Kim made the presentation on...
Tafuna High School’s Interact Club presenting in-kind donations to the local Tongan Community. Interact members gathered non perishable food items that will be shipped to the Kingdom of Tonga in the aftermath of last month’s volcanic eruption. Interact clubs are sponsored by Rotary to give students...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The worldwide attention and support of ASA Olympian Nathan Crumpton is humbling and much appreciated. There have been many obvious references to Pita Taufatofua, the Tongan flag bearer, which is an honor given who he represents, the person he is, and what he is fighting...
Lynchburg, VIRGINIA — Speed alone may be the factor that draws many sports fans to the bobsled, luge and skeleton events at this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics. But beneath the thrilling descents of the winding, ice-covered track, a myriad of concepts from physics are at play. It is how the...
The Olympic participants prepare for their formal introduction at the Beijing Winter Olympic's Opening Ceremonies. Covered temporarily in a Columbia Sportswear down parka wearing Samoan traditional attire underneath, American Samoa's Flag Bearer, Nathan Ikon Crumpton, was one of the crowd focused...
ASNOC's Skeleton competitor Nathan Ikon Crumpton became a popular figure amongst his fellow international Olympians as many sought to capture an image with Nathan prior to the Territory of American Samoa's introduction on the World Stage at the Beijing Winter Olympic's Opening Ceremony at the...
American Samoa Beijing Olympic Skeleton competitor, Nathan Ikon Crumpton is surrounded by the USA Women's Alpine Ski Team inside the Beijing National Stadium (Bird Nest) complex prior to participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies. [ASNOC 2/4/22 7:15pm]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This historic photo shows the flag raising in American Samoa in 1900, which is an official holiday in the Territory. However, if Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata’s request is granted by President Biden — American Samoa’s Flag Day, April 17th — will be honored on its...
Barry Markowitz (Media Attache, American Samoa NOC, Beijing Winter Games with American Samoa Flag), Nathan Ikon Crumpton (Skeleton competitor representing Am Samoa and Flag Bearer at the Opening Ceremonies), Ryan Leong (Chef de Mission, ASNOC Beijing Winter Games, Bonnie Leong (COVID Officer, ASNOC...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More then $53,000 was raised on day one, Wednesday, for the 2022 Humanitarian Relief Fundraising drive for Tonga — which is spearheaded by ASG. Government personnel returned yesterday to the Fale Samoa at Suigaula o le Atuvasa Park in Utulei for day two of the...