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Tafa Tupuola and her lovely mother (left), then Senator Tom Harkin, Congresswoman Amata and Norma Lagafuaina Smith
Washington, D.C. — Last week Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a grant for American Samoa Community College for the American Samoa No Wrong Door Initiative, an assessment of long term care, services and access factors in light of COVID-19. This $300,000 grant is from the Health and Human Services...
Isa-Lei is pictured with her sisters, brother, and mom, Divine.
Isa-Lei Otilia Falaniko is a Spring 2020 graduate of ASCC. The list of graduates was made public last week by ASCC president Dr. Rosevonne Makaiwi Pato. The current restrictions placed on mass gatherings due to the Covid-19 State of Emergency means no graduation ceremonies for ASCC and local high...
Pauline Felise,Jemisa Vaka,Tau Pisinisi,Kordell Velega
O le to’atolu o i latou nei e toafa o lo’o la’ei lanumoana, o i latou na o le a fa’au’u mai ma fa’ailoga i Kosi tau pisinisi mai le ASCC i le masina nei. O Abigal Moleli [tupito taumatau] e fa’auu ma le fa’ailoga fa’apitoa i mataupu tau Suetusi/Tausitusi. O Pauline Felise ma Jemisa Vaka ogatotonu e...
ASCC instructor Valentine Talamoni (left) advises student Henry Aiava on his work
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For most of the spring 2020 semester, students at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) have been working from home, with courses administered online through the College’s MOODLE system. While results have varied among the individual courses, at least one...
Congresswoman Aumua Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata on Monday welcomed another vital CARES Act coronavirus relief grant, this time $1,617,855 through the U.S. Department of Education to aid the American Samoa Community College, with $808,943 (half of the total) specified as assistance for the students. “...
The six new members of the ASCC chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) has hosted the Alpha Epsilon Mu chapter of the international Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society since the 1980s. During the spring and fall semesters at ASCC, the PTK usually holds a public ceremony to celebrate the induction...
(l-r): MSG Sheri Hoddle, Tauaitala Leasiolagi (the first Am Samoan 2020 National Guard enlistment), Fotuoatua Afioa’e, and ORARNG American Samoa recruiter SFC Steve Mann
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Oregon Army National Guard continues to help American Samoa’s students fulfill their dreams of attending college. On February 5th, the military branch enlisted v at the Konelio Pele Army Reserve Center in Tafuna. According to SFC Steve Mann - the American Samoa...
Mrs. Tamari Mulitalo Cheung
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week, Independent State of Samoa newspaper the Samoa Observer announced the winners in its 2019 Tusitala Short Story Competition. The competition, in place since 2015, offers awards for unpublished fiction from writers living in the Pacific region countries of...
ASCC students portray the Three Wise Men meeting with King Herod
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Just prior to the declaration of the Territory’s current State of Emergency, students taking Fine Arts classes at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) enlivened the holiday season with their stage production “Iesu le Mesia”, a celebration in the Samoan language of...
(l-r) Lotoa Lotoa, Roger Sagaga, Tai Williams, Malaia Vaiau, Leon Fuata, and Darnall Fuiava
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Student Veterans Organization (SVO) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) held a club activity last week going by the theme of “Celebrating our Student Veterans on Campus”. The event included recognition of the contributions and service of the student...

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