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Linking Samoans
The Vailoa village malae provides the ultimate Samoan village setting to live and experience village life with its customs, activities, and recreation. A new Vailoa village sign was recently installed. It is part of the current ASG Beautification Appreciation island-wide effort. Efforts are in sync...
Des Sepulona Faoa (Tuanai and Faleula) scored Manu Samoa's winning Try in Extra Time defeating Great Britain 12-7 in the 9th Place Semi Finals at the HSBC Hong Kong SVNS, Day 2, Hong Kong Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong SAR, China. [Photo by Barry Markowitz]
During the final week of Women’s History Month, DYWA Manu’a Coordinator Sina Upuia Fuiava Howe organized an event and fellowship dinner at Tu’umumusu Loimata O Le Alofa Hall in Faleāsao Manu’a. Manu’a women from diverse backgrounds and age groups gathered to celebrate and empower one another. This...
Jurors award $11.5 million to former LAPD K9 handler who claimed discrimination over Samoan heritage
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA — A jury this week awarded $11.5 million to a former Los Angeles police K-9 handler who sued the city alleging that his supervisors retaliated and discriminated against him in part because of his Samoan ancestry.
The officer, Mark Sauvao — pronounced "su-VOW" — alleged he...
Longdale, NEVADA — Evotia Annie Tuiteleleapaga, age 79, died Monday, March 11, 2024 in Logandale, Nevada. She was born March 3, 1945 in Pago Pago, American Samoa to Maiava Aimalefoa and Tumua Matu’u Toleafoa. On April 10, 1965 she married Teofilo Nikolao Tuiteleleapaga in San Diego, California....
Filomenaleonisa Iakopo and her mother Priscilla pose proudly with the American Samoa flag at the recent 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Read story in Sports. [courtesy photo]
Presentation of Amata’s Matai Taule’ale’a in the village before Utaife’au and the Pago Pago Aumaga Leadership on Saturday, March 10, at 11a.m. Her Matai Taulealea is Savaliga Afu. [courtesy photo]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The month of March is dedicated to celebrating and honoring the remarkable contributions that women have made to the history of this great nation.
Women's History Month is a time to reflect on the tireless efforts of women from all levels of society who have fought for...
The Kapolei High School Hurricanes softball team won the 2024 Kaua'i Softball Tournament in February. The team’s catcher, Kendalyn Cordeiro- Felise (#5), a junior at Kapolei High School, is the great-granddaughter of Paulo Felise & Naisuni [Sesepasara] Felise from the village of Pago Pago....
Thousands of dollars were showered upon rugby Hall of Famer and Manu Samoa 7s Head Coach, Muliagatele Brian Lima and his player son, BJ during a Taualuga with Southern California Samoans at the Carson Community Center, Carson, California. Manu Samoa 7s has expressed their sincere gratitude to all...