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American Samoan Charity Anna Porotesano has been selected as a 2013 Pacific Young Leader on Disarmament. She is a recent graduate of Grinnell College in Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in political science.
 
She was also the recipient of the prestigious Truman Scholarship, a graduate study scholarship sponsored by the Harry S. Truman Foundation. Since graduation Charity has returned to American Samoa to work for educational change and is a youth representative on the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council.
 

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska — Fort Wainwright will celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month at a special event May 28 at 1:30 p.m. at the Physical Fitness Center.
 
American Samoa is also honored during the month, but since it has a population of approximately 60,000 people, it’s occasionally overlooked due to its comparatively small size.
 

“If there is anything I would like to emphasize to our graduates today, it is the fact that atamai, tōfā mamao and fa’autaga loloto represent the best of our Samoan culture,” said Congressman Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin, to the 120 American Samoa Community College graduates. He was the main speaker at the 85th Commencement Ceremony, held last Friday, at the ASCC gymnasium.
 
Reverend Atina’e Sheck conducted the invocation for the ceremony, with hymns sung by the ASCC Glee Club.
 

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — Bright leis of pink, yellow, green and blue draped the necks of service members attending the Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration at Tommy B’s Community Center.

Soldiers and airmen replaced their uniform blouses for a more celebratory Hawaiian shirt to honor the occasion May 13. With island music and spicy scents, participants converged on a buffet of Asian and Pacific cuisine and cultural experiences.