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POETRY SLAM

Maluseu Doris Tulifau (right) and Anncelitta Meli
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the institutional learning values of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) is that its graduates acquire skills as critical thinkers, and, among other specific qualities, “they recognize the need for multiple voices and seek opportunities for those voices to...
Miss ASCC Grace Lagai (front, far left) and members of the judging panel congratulate the Samoana High School students
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Institutional Core Values of American Samoa Community College (ASCC) state the goal of students learning to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, global citizens and responsible leaders. All of these qualities involve an engagement with pressing social...
Organizer Doris Tulifau (right) celebrates after the conclusion of a successful Poetry Slam at ASCC in late April. Joining her are guest speaker Sala Pa’au (left) and Sina Auva’a Hudson of the ASCC Student Services Division. The Poetry Slam, which featured students from ASCC and local high schools, went by the theme “Embrace Your Voice” to empower young people to speak out about domestic and sexual violence.  [photo: J. Kneubuhl]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local advocacy group the Alliance for Strengthening Families, in collaboration with the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) Student Services Division and Health & Human Services Department, organized a “poetry slam” in late April at the College that went by the...