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Team Funkfit American Samoa posing for a photo after a rigorous day of competing. Team Funkfit American Samoa placed 8th in the Oceania Cup - Pasifikia Games. Read story in today’s Sports for details. [courtesy photo]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Originally from Pago Pago, Paris Mae Mackie Te'o Yandall was crowned the new Miss Island Goddess 2023 - 2024 at the Federal Way Performing Arts and Events Center in Seattle, Washington on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
In addition to winning the title, Paris Mae also took...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — if you’re a native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander you may be eligible to take part in one or two health research studies, both of which take place online thru Washington State University.
To participate in either study you must:
• Self-identify as Native...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASCC students Fouiamalo Luamanu and Lawrence Talatau, who are both sophomores, were selected to participate in the Health Equity Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Research Training (HEART) program offered by the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)....
(Left) It was a bountiful atule harvest in Manu’a last week where Samoan protocol was followed. Atule is never sold — each family is given a share of the harvest. (Right) An Olosega Villager who with others gathered last week to weave tapaau traps to be used as a lau to catch a school of atule....
Providence, RHODE ISLAND — Over 3.5 million Americans currently live in the United States territories, a number that is roughly equivalent to the populations of the five smallest states combined. These residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana...
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata greets Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) Scholars on their arrival to Capitol Hill this week. “Our Pacific Islander youth can face geographic and economic obstacles to higher education. It’s important to continue to build better access, and keep encouraging...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs in celebration of International Women's Day, this week acknowledged the work of women whose drive is behind living healthy.
Ola Malosi, the Fit Family coach and mentor, Mrs Leuila Ioane and 684 Xtreme Hip Hop instructor, and Nu...
Samoans from all over came to the Vancouver, Canada Sevens — including Aiga Tuia and a former Samoa News delivery driver! [photo by Barry Markowitz in Memory of Howard Helg]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Western District Governor Fuamatu Joseph Vito Fuamatu passed away over the weekend.
This was confirmed in a post on social media by his daughter Jacinta Faumatu Mailo.
“It is with such deep sorrow, on behalf of our Mother Tinoi Fuamatu, siblings Evelyn, Iona, Tiseolyn,...