Ads by Google Ads by Google

Linking Samoans

Stephanie Floor
Leone High School Class of 2018 Valedictorian, Stephanie Floor of Ili’ili, American Samoa and Marlboro, New York, posed with her plague, after being awarded the 2020/21 Gannon University Women’s Wrestling Most Improved Wrestler. Read story In Monday’s issue. [photo: courtesy Danielle Floor]
 Savanda Taupau from Leone with her daughter
Le tamaitai o Savanda Taupau mai Leone, fa’aiu mai a’oga i Leone ae o lo’o faigaluega nei i Washington State i le Falema’i mo tagata matutua. Ua fiafia i latou e asia le nofoaga ua tafafao i ai le to’atele Silverwoods Park i Idaho i le aso Sa na te’a nei ma ua fiafia si ana tama o Ariahanna i le...
Fa'anana Jerome Grey
Tacoma, WASHINGTON — Renowned Samoan-born entertainer Fa'anana Jerome Grey has been awarded the Polynesian Artist of the Decade award by the Asia Pacific Cultural Center in Washington. The award was one of the highlights of the Samoan Cultural Week held recently. The organizers say the award...
Members of the Peau Family
Members of the Peau Family after the church service for the family’s reunion July 31 - August 1, 2021. Information provided by a family member states that the Peau Family celebrated their 40th Family Reunion with over 80 family members in American Samoa attending the 2-day event at the family...
Jacinta Setu and her husband Ofo
New South Wales, AUSTRALIA — A Samoan mother has taken the courageous step of sharing her family’s experience with COVID-19, in the hope of sending a strong community message, to “please get vaccinated”. “Please, especially as a mother, you have to do it for your children”. Jacinta Setu and her...
screenshot from ASG Registry website
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG has released the “Safe Travels American Samoa” quick reference guide with a link  — as shown in this screen-shot — on it’s homepage  saying that the government is actively monitoring travelers for public health and safety. And it focused on required checks points for...
Health Department personnel pose for a staff photo last Saturday
Health Department personnel pose for a staff photo last Saturday during the “Protect AS One” festival at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Tafuna. This photo was posted to the DoH Facebook page. [photo: DoH]
Imo Bros mai Nuuuli
O se va’aiga i le auuso, Imo Bros mai Nuuuli ma uo mamae, lea ua fa’aipoipo le tasi o i latou Eddie Jr Imo ina ua mafai ona to’ai i fanua matua, Fou ma Ed Imo mai le la’ua malaga sa oo atu ai i Tokyo mo le Olimipeka 2020. Sa faia le fa’aipoipoga lea i Washington State i le aso To’ona’i na te’a nei...
Nakoa and family at birthday party
O le fa’amanatuina o le atoaga o le tasi le tausaga o le aloalii e fa’asino i le tamaitai Fitafita Tiute i le USArmy i le Base a le Malo i Siamani, Kimberly Morris, lona alo o Nakoa. O se vaaiga lea i malo fa’aaloalogia, O lona tama ma le uso o lona tama ma lona to’alua, ma Kimberly ma Nakoa i lana...
 (L-R) Mayor Blangiardi, Governor Lemanu, Lt. Governor Josh Green, Rev. Elder Falelua Lafitaga
Honolulu, HAWAII — Since the Coleman-Tufele Administration, the American Samoa Government (ASG) Hawaii Office has served one primary purpose, to cater to the needs of the greater [American] Samoan population of Hawaii and according to a press release issued by the Governor’s Office this week, that...

Pages