Linking Samoans
(AP) — What's believed to be the first dual-language Samoan preschool on the US mainland has started, with a goal of preserving Samoan language and culture.
Savaii, SAMOA — The Wednesday morning routine was like no other for many Samoans, especially at this time of the year when everyone is on the lookout for a seafood delicacy.
For people on the big island of Savai'i, many of them were waking up as early as 3.00 am to head out to sea, in the hope of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Alega Preservation Institute and Tisa’s Barefoot Bar invite you to the 16th Annual Tia’s Tattoo Festival this weekend — for tattoos, music, organic food and beach time for Tatau families and supporters at Tisa’s Barefoot Bar and beach in Alega Village.
Rain or shine, the...
UH Rainbow Warriors Justus Tavai, Djuan Mathews, Gene Pryor, Kohl Levao, and Solo Vaipulu kneel to give thanks through prayer after their University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football team defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 48-34 at Clarence T.C. Ching Complex, Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii. [Photo...
"Trust the Facts, Get the Vax" were just some of the posters at the wave along the roadside in Tafuna on Saturday, Oct 23, 2021, urging the American Samoa community to get their COVID-19 Vaccination. The Wave was spearheaded by the Tagata Tutu Faatasi Alliance (TTFAAS) and Le Fetuao Samoan...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Oakie Salave'a verbally committed to San Diego State in June, but the Colorado Buffaloes gave him something to think about on Thursday. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Tafuna High School senior added an offer from Colorado, where his father Okland Salave'a starred as a defensive...
WASHINGTON — Over the next several weeks the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether denying Supplemental Security Income benefits to residents of U.S. territories is unconstitutional, and Congress will decide whether to include the extension of SSI benefits to residents of U.S. territories in the...
Le ali’i talavou o Jolando Ta’ala lea ua koleni ma tapenapena lelei o ia aua se ai o Amerika Samoa i fusuaga fa’apolofesa fa’avaomalo. Mae’a lana taumafaiga muamuai Mexico ma ua manumalo ai, ae o lo’o toe koleni fa’apitoa lava o ia i Las Vegas ina ia saunia ai mo nisi fusuaga o lumana’i. Ia tuu atu...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoan musician Leonard “Leon” Miller, of Auburn, New York, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 4th at the age of 45. “He was too soon gone,” according to an obituary in the Auburn-based publication, The Citizen.
Born Jan. 31, 1976 in Samoa, Leon and his family moved to...
Spokane, WASHINGTON — In downtown Spokane, Washington, in front of a private social club, stands a statue honoring the 19th century US Navy sailor John R. Monaghan.
Most of the city's residents have no idea who Monaghan was. But for many Pacific Islanders in the area, his legacy is one of violence...